Tag Archives: Transparency International

Boxed into a corner

What else could I write about this week except the Pandora Papers?  The initial focus will be on the individuals named in the leak, but away from the gory headlines will be the real work: looking at the enablers.  The … Continue reading

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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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Back to school

When I was eleven I spent four terms in a girls’ boarding school in Worcestershire – as an only child I did not take well to the lack of privacy, and by far my fondest memory is of a day … Continue reading

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Take my word for it

I have written before about the reliance dilemma – the fact that nearly everyone’s AML legislation and guidance says that although you can delegate some or all of your AML work, you cannot delegate the responsibility for that work being … Continue reading

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Adding some blacking to the UK pot

Any crime that generates money can lead to money laundering, but one of the biggies – and one of the most worrying for governments, with its reputational implications – is corruption.  We tend of think of high-level, regime-toppling corruption (naming … Continue reading

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Money launder-bling

Working in Guernsey this week, I was talking to a client about the concept of the High Value Dealer (under local legislation, those who “[trade] in goods where there is received… a payment or payments in cash of at least … Continue reading

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Don’t look – but must look

I’m going to state my position from the outset, so that if you don’t agree you can get your snarls over and done with now, rather than building up a head of steam and perhaps doing yourself a mischief.  I … Continue reading

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Tales of the unexplained

“When did you stop beating your wife?”  Famous as the question to which there is no right answer, this is now joined by “Don’t you support civil liberties?”.  Of course we all agree that there should be civil liberties, but … Continue reading

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Wonky perceptions of risk

I’ve been mulling, as you do, and I’m a bit concerned about the Corruption Perceptions Index published annually by Transparency International.  It is a fine index, to be sure, and one I consult regularly myself, but it’s not the answer … Continue reading

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Happy Democracy Day!

Today in the UK is Democracy Day, marking the 750th anniversary of the first parliament of elected representatives at Westminster, the de Montfort Parliament.  (In homage to my readers in the Isle of Man, I should point out that we … Continue reading

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