“The Solo Squid: How to Run a Happy One-Person Business”
“Heir Apparent” – the sixth Sam Plank novel
FREE Official Guide to the Sam Plank Mysteries – sample chapters and glossary
New e-boxset of first three Sam Plank e-books! Click image to buy…
“Faith, Hope and Trickery” – the fifth Sam Plank novel
New piggy in the sty! This one is for UK estate agents
Collection of columns: “Susan in the City: The Cambridge News Years”
“Portraits of Pretence” – the fourth Sam Plank novel
Sam speaks! New audiobook of “Fatal Forgery”
“Worm in the Blossom” – the third Sam Plank novel
AML for NEDs in five editions: Guernsey, Isle of Man, International, Jersey and UK
AML books for UK staff
AML books for Guernsey staff
AML books for Jersey staff
AML books for Gibraltar staff
“The Man in the Canary Waistcoat” – the second Sam Plank novel
“Fatal Forgery” – the first Sam Plank novel
Edward’s adventures now out in 6-part e-format
Another good read
Tag Archives: NCA
Outside, looking in
Regular readers will know what a fan I am of Brexit. I think it is the work of the devil, second only to “The One Show” for its ability to take something wonderful and then ruin it for everyone. As … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, EU, European Commission, European Union, FIU, MLRO, money laundering, NCA, tax evasion, white collar crime
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Save our SARs
I am a fan of the philosophy of SARs: I think it is correct that businesses handling client money should be obliged to report to the authorities if they suspect that that money is the proceeds of crime or connected … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, banking, Hong Kong, investigation, legislation, money laundering, National Crime Agency, NCA, reporting, SARs, suspicious activity report, terrorist financing
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The new crimino-normal
Much as I try to ignore it – otherwise it absorbs our every waking moment, and some of our nightmares – I do occasionally find that there is an interesting nexus between the coronavirus and money laundering. And this week … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering
Tagged AML, bureau de change, due diligence, financial crime, money laundering, MSBs, National Crime Agency, NCA, organised crime, proceeds of crime
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No, no, no to UWO, UWO, UWO
Most of us in the world of AML have welcomed the advent of the Unexplained Wealth Order – the court order introduced by the Criminal Finances Act 2017, which can be served to compel either a PEP or someone involved … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Bribery and corruption, Money laundering
Tagged AML, Azerbaijan, beneficial ownership, corruption, due diligence, financial crime, government, Kazakhstan, money laundering, National Crime Agency, NCA, PEP, Politically Exposed Person, proceeds of crime, suspicion, tax evasion, Unexplained Wealth Order, UWO
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The topic will be sin and that’s what I’m ag’in
At the beginning of April 2020 the UK’s National Crime Agency published its “National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2020”. Of course, much of this report looks at the damage being done by criminals but – as instructed … Continue reading
The special joy of damage joy
I remember the first time I was told what schadenfreude means – pleasure derived from another’s misfortune. I quickly realised what an essential component of life it is, and thought how odd it is that only the Germans have seen … Continue reading
Inside the tent but still p***ing in
In my guise as a magistrate I have become familiar with a thrilling document called the “Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines”. It’s an entirely public, well, publication, as justice is meant to be transparent and accessible to all. And if you … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering, Organised crime
Tagged AML, communication, corruption, due diligence, MLRO, money laundering, National Crime Agency, NCA, organised crime, suspicion
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The plain un-SAR-nished truth
Remember when Hugh Grant was PM in “Love Actually” and he found out that his tea-lady’s ex-boyfriend had been nasty to her and offered to have the scoundrel assassinated by the “absolutely charming” SAS? “Ruthless trained killers are just a … Continue reading
The Brexit bonanza for baddies
You have probably guessed from recent tear-stained posts that I am not a fan of Brexit. Having lived an international life surrounded – very happily – by people from all over the world, I rear up at the thought of … Continue reading
