Tag Archives: research

The young and the riskless

Posted on March 24, 2021 by ihatemoneylaundering

I never thought I’d say this, but there are two great advantages to being 55: (a) I’ve had my first covid jab (one shivery night afterwards but apart from that – woohoo!), and (b) I’m not being targeted quite as … Continue reading →

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All in the mind

Posted on January 20, 2021 by ihatemoneylaundering

I have a daily Google alert that sends me anything containing the phrase “money laundering”, and earlier this month it sent me down the rabbit-hole of reading about “mental money laundering”. It’s not – as sometimes happens – the simple … Continue reading →

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Ethics girls and boys

Posted on September 30, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

With the recent headlines concerning Mr Trump’s tax arrangements and Mr Johnson’s awarding of government contracts to chums, you can imagine that the issue of morality has been much on my mind. I come from mixed stock: one half of … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Uncategorized, White collar crime | Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, ethics, financial crime, fraud, money laundering, research, risk-based approach, suspicion, training | 4 Comments

Latest leak lessons

Posted on September 23, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

This is a tricky time to write a blog post, as everywhere is swirling with stories from the “FinCEN Files”. I have explored the leaks on the ICIJ website, read the reputable (and disreputable) press sources and watched the “Panorama” … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Money laundering, White collar crime | Tagged AML, communication, corruption, due diligence, Economist, financial crime, government, legislation, MLRO, money laundering, organised crime, Panorama, PEP, proceeds of crime, research, SARs, suspicion, suspicious activity report, white collar crime | 4 Comments

AML for the autodidact

Posted on September 9, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

I’m a big fan of surveys and reports: give me a sniff of a group of compliance types being asked for their take on AML, and I’m there with my hand in the air, begging for the results, like the … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Training | Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, financial crime, LexisNexis, money laundering, publications, research, training | 5 Comments

Data doom and delight

Posted on June 24, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

With writing a post once a week only (I’ve fallen into writing longer posts less frequently – hope that’s OK), there’s sometimes a bit of a delay until I get round to dealing with something that’s been in the news. … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Money laundering, Training | Tagged AML, communication, disclosure, due diligence, financial crime, government, money laundering, organised crime, Politico, proceeds of crime, research, SARs, suspicion, tax evasion | 5 Comments

A most tempting offer

Posted on June 10, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

The name of my company is the result of a family joke: my father observed one day that I was always thinking about crime. I wasn’t sure I’d be allowed to have the name but I was, and it’s memorable … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Due diligence, Fraud, Money laundering | Tagged AML, disclosure, due diligence, financial crime, fraud, money laundering, proceeds of crime, research, suspicion, Thinking about Crime Limited, white collar crime | 5 Comments

Webinar woes

Posted on June 3, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

Like many of you, I am trying to ensure that I keep my skills and knowledge as current as I can. I don’t have CPD obligations, but it’s easy to get stale or set in our ways, and there is … Continue reading →

Posted in AML, Money laundering, Training | Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, money laundering, publications, research, training, webinar | 4 Comments

Leak technique

Posted on May 27, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

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 | Leave a comment

Calculators at the ready

Posted on May 13, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

Sometimes words enter your vocabulary and you can’t remember where or when you first heard them but suddenly they’re there and you’re hearing and using them all the time. I’m not talking about “lock-down” or “social distancing” or “flattening the … Continue reading →