Tag Archives: research

Plane addictive

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

I sign up for all sorts of informational updates – sanctions alerts, Google search alerts, blog posts, RSS feeds – to make sure that I am reading widely about money laundering (and AML).  Some I try for a while and … Continue reading →

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The sands of time

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

I know everyone laughs about jargon – business bingo, anyone? – but I think we’re all guilty of it to some extent.  I know I expect everyone to understand me when I talk about AML, MLROs and the regulated sector, … Continue reading →

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Is evidence self-evident?

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

I’m in a lather of indecision, and I am hoping that you will be able to help.  As regular readers will know, I do love a consultation, and at the moment my very own government is running one that is … Continue reading →

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Well, I know I’m working for you

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

My husband runs a children’s cycle training programme in tandem (tee hee!) with the Department for Transport, and so he likes to know whenever cycling is discussed in the corridors of power.  To this end, he subscribes to updates from … Continue reading →

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Stubborn as a…

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

For those who roll their eyes when I explain my job, and say that it’s all a load of government-sanctioned nonsense to appease the do-gooders (yes, I’ve heard all of that), Santander has done some handy research.  Big Red (other … Continue reading →

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A tweet farewell

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

As you may have gathered, I have been away for the past month.  With only intermittent wifi access, and a long-overdue need for some downtime, I tried to take a complete break from work.  Of course, I was not completely … Continue reading →

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The AML rank and file

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

So here we are, with the final piece of analysis of our AML survey.  The last question was the most complicated: I asked “There are various things that could be done to change the way we approach AML (in principle, … Continue reading →

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Cloudy, with a chance of optimism

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

I’m not an early adopter, as you probably know: my blog came late to the game (started in 2011, although I hope I have made up for it since then with my doggedness), and my website is rather old-fashioned (I’m … Continue reading →

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The law is just the law

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

For my next survey question, I moved into the realms of fantasy (or at least, I hope it’s fantasy – with Brexit, nothing’s certain any more): “If all the AML obligations were removed from legislation and regulation, what would you … Continue reading →

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Power to the AML people

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

Now that I have whetted your appetites with that first course of participants in my little AML survey, let’s move on to the first meat course: why you do what you do.  The survey question was: “Being totally honest, please … Continue reading →

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