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“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
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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
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Tag Archives: Paradise Papers
Boxed into a corner
What else could I write about this week except the Pandora Papers? The initial focus will be on the individuals named in the leak, but away from the gory headlines will be the real work: looking at the enablers. The … Continue reading
Leak technique
I’ve been doing some remote training recently for a new MLRO, which has been great fun: we’ve covered all the essential and then plenty of those fun, tangential topics that concern MLROs – including beneficial ownership and (our topic for … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence, Money laundering
Tagged AML, disclosure, due diligence, financial crime, ICIJ, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, money laundering, Offshore Leaks Database, organised crime, Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, PEP, proceeds of crime, research, risk-based approach, tax evasion, white collar crime
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Paradise polluted
Last week I went to a new gathering of people (oh, go on, you forced it out of me: I’ve joined the Women’s Institute) and when they asked what I do and I gave the potted description, several of them … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Legislation, Tax
Tagged AML, due diligence, financial crime, government, legislation, Paradise Papers, proceeds of crime, tax avoidance, tax evasion
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