Tag Archives: PEP

I beg your pardon

Posted on February 26, 2020 by

Baron Black of Crossharbour is not my favourite person, as you may imagine, and it was a dark day in May 2019 when Donald Trump granted him a full pardon, citing Black’s “broad support from many high-profile individuals who have … Continue reading →

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The smile on the crocodile

Posted on October 2, 2019 by

As regular readers will know, last month I spent two weeks in Botswana, on safari.  We saw all the usual amazing beasts (elephants using their trunks as snorkels!), but perhaps the most alarming were the crocodiles – enormous, prehistoric and … Continue reading →

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Family values

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

As I hope is clear from this blog, I work with clients from all over the regulated sector – although I will admit that I have very few law firms (because lawyers like to be trained by other lawyers) and … Continue reading →

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Exceeding slow

Posted on June 26, 2019 by

You remember the summer of ’98.  The European Central Bank was founded in Brussels, Pete Sampras won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon, “Sex and the City” premiered on the telly – and Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha died at the … Continue reading →

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Los Pinos of Sherwood Forest

Posted on May 29, 2019 by

Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen – I bet you’re all humming now.  And even though historians have suggested that our Robin was not quite the champion of the poor we choose to believe, the legend persists – … Continue reading →

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Something good written by Committee

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

As you are surely aware, the UK is currently convulsed (almost to the point of turning itself inside out) by a frenzy of self-analysis.  And AML has not escaped the mood of introspection: on 8 March 2019, the House of … Continue reading →

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Best foot forward

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

In recent weeks I have worked in Guernsey and Jersey and I am rather fond of both places – not least because they have rather strict AML regimes, and you know how I feel about taking AML jolly seriously.  Despite … Continue reading →

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The award no-one wants

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

As you know, we are deep in awards season.  (Is anyone else baffled by the all-conquering success of “The Favourite”?  I like Olivia Colman as much as anyone, and the film is certainly entertaining and lovely to look at, but … Continue reading →

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Chaos theory?

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

Regular readers will know that I do a lot of work in Guernsey, and that in general I am a supporter of that jurisdiction’s approach to AML.  However, one issue on which we – Guernsey and I – have long … Continue reading →

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The tarnish on golden visas

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

I have mentioned before the concept of “golden visas” and passports-for-sale.  In today’s politically uncertain world they are becoming ever more popular, and last month Transparency International published a report called “European Getaway: Inside the Murky World of Golden Visas”.  … Continue reading →

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