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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: tax evasion
Underfunded, under-supervised and over here
I know, I know: who thought I would spend my last few months as an AML-er shaking my fist impotently at the madness that is freeports? But here we are. I’ve written before (here and here) about why they’re such … Continue reading
If money laundering were legal…
Well, I’m back, having spent a week in the Suffolk countryside, which encourages a slowing of the pace and a contemplating of the navel. Just before I went away, a fellow AML enthusiast called Dev Odedra posed this question in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged AML, due diligence, financial crime, legislation, MLRO, money laundering, proceeds of crime, tax avoidance, tax efficiency, tax evasion
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Calling a spade an earth spoon
If you’re a fan of the current UK government – and particularly the Eton mess whose name shall not be spoken – I suggest you stop reading now. For my part, I consider them a corrupt regime equal to that … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, corruption, Good Law Project, government, kleptocracy, money laundering, tax evasion, Transparency International
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Outside, looking in
Regular readers will know what a fan I am of Brexit. I think it is the work of the devil, second only to “The One Show” for its ability to take something wonderful and then ruin it for everyone. As … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, EU, European Commission, European Union, FIU, MLRO, money laundering, NCA, tax evasion, white collar crime
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Made for the job
As regular readers will know, I harbour a little fantasy about life as an academic – I imagine quiet afternoons of deep thought, preferably in an ancient room overlooking a college garden… It’s very unlikely to come to pass, but … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, business, criminology, financial crime, money laundering, tax evasion, white collar crime
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Waiting on the outside
I have been doing some research into SCPOs. No, not the gold chap from “Star Wars” – I mean Serious Crime Prevention Orders. Once a convicted criminal has served his time in prison, it is often wise not only to … Continue reading
Another fine mess
If I were sitting in a mountain-top lair, twirling my moustaches and cackling evilly, I don’t think I could devise an environment more conducive to financial crime than the UK in late 2020. Put to one side the spinelessness of … Continue reading
Sixth sense
Right, here’s a little quiz for you: as of today, it’s 78 days until what? Points deducted if you simply say, “Thursday 3 December” – although points added if you know that that’s my mother-in-law’s birthday [note to self: remind … Continue reading
Is that why it’s called a PEP rally?
I am of An Age where every working surface in our house has been equipped with a cheap pair of reading glasses – who knows when I will need to read that care label, cooking instruction or baffling piece of … Continue reading
Data doom and delight
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
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