“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
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
Another good read
Tag Archives: Transparency International
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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Tagged AML, bribery, CDD, corruption, money laundering, monitoring, National Crime Agency, NCA, OCCRP, PEP, Russian Laundromat, Transparency International
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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
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
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
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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Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, financial crime, government, legislation, publications, research, Transparency International
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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
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
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
Beware Greeks bearing bribes
I’ve just had a week’s holiday in Crete – lovely, thank you for asking. The town we visited – Chania, in the west of the island – seemed to be doing well, albeit slowing down for the end of the … Continue reading
My AML review of 2013
The end of the year is traditionally a time for pause and reflection, for looking back and assessing whether it has been a good year or a bad. So what have been my AML high spots in 2013? It started … Continue reading
