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“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
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Recent posts
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: procedures
Systems to manual
I have a confession: I love writing AML manuals. I know, I know – it’s akin to saying that for Sunday lunch I enjoy a nice roast kitten with puppy gravy, but there it is. Who knows when it started, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged AML, CDD, certification, KYC, manual, MLRO, money laundering, procedures
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It’s just how we’re made
In a normal AML training session I do not have time to deal with the more philosophical aspects of the subject, but when I run extended workshops – as I have been recently – there is scope for delving into … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged AML, CDD, compliance, KYC, MLRO, money laundering, Money Laundering Reporting Officer, procedures, record-keeping, training
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Pour encourager les autres
In the world of prosecution, it’s sometimes damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Since the Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011, the UK authorities have had access to the corporate offence of failing … Continue reading
Moving the goalposts
I’m as fond of AML measures as the next person. Actually, that’s a fib: I’m probably a thousand times fonder of AML measures than the next person. But more than two decades of AML endeavours have taught me one important … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Legislation, Money laundering, Uncategorized
Tagged AML, financial crime, Fourth Money Laundering Directive, money laundering, procedures
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Knowing when to know
After a recent training visit to Gibraltar, I was sitting in the departure lounge at the airport. A woman sat down next to me and – seeing me not reading and assuming that I wanted to chat (actually, I was … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence
Tagged AML, due diligence, money laundering, procedures
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