Out now! “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: white collar crime
Conspiring against criminal cash
I have written a few times before about the interesting stage that all countries go through as their criminals (alongside ordinary people, but I’m less interested in them) transition from cash to non-cash working patterns. As a jurisdiction’s AML regime … Continue reading
Queen of all I survey
I’ve been doing this AML malarkey now for a quarter of a century. It was never the grand plan, but it seems that I have devoted my working life to keeping criminal money out of the financial and related systems. … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering
Tagged AML, communication, financial crime, MLRO, money laundering, proceeds of crime, research, white collar crime
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Idling in neutral
One of the difficulties of running a specialist, one-person business is providing relevant training for the staff – i.e. me. If an AML conference looks particularly ground-breaking I will sign up, but many of them go over (what is to … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering
Tagged AML, communication, criminology, financial crime, money laundering, suspicion, training, white collar crime
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Still selling their souls
In my spare time I think about financial crime, because I am the author of a series of historical financial crime novels set in London in the 1820s. When I tried to interest publishers in the first in the series, … Continue reading
Artful dodges?
I have written before about the potential for money laundering presented by the art world. Of course, I know this in theory only: I have never once been the customer of an art auction house. (I spent some childhood years … Continue reading
When legislation lets you down
For a couple of years I have been tracking the fortunes of “Les W”. The Wildensteins are one of the highest-profile families in France; Wildenstein & Co was one of the most successful and influential art dealerships of the last … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Money laundering, Tax, Uncategorized
Tagged AML, legislation, money laundering, PEP, tax evasion, white collar crime
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Forget the carrot – where’s that stick?
Years, nay, decades ago, when I started out in AML training, I vowed to myself that my training would be different. It would not concentrate on money laundering penalties, or feature the phrases “clapped in irons”, “bread and water” or … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering, Training
Tagged AML, communication, financial crime, money laundering, training, white collar crime
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Cash tales from the Raj
I am often asked whether what we are doing in the world of AML – namely due diligence, record-keeping, staff training and reporting of suspicions – is actually having a positive impact. I’ve mulled on this before, and no doubt … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Bribery and corruption, Money laundering
Tagged AML, cash, corruption, disclosure, financial crime, government, money laundering, proceeds of crime, tax evasion, white collar crime
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Don Donald?
I’m not going to hide it from you: I’m devastated by the Trump win. Devastated and not a little scared. I’m no fan of career politicians – I’d rather people did a proper job before turning to public service – … Continue reading
Diamond geezers
I have been working in AML now for, well, let’s just say more than two decades. People often ask whether I find it boring, and I can perfectly honestly say that I don’t. And for that, I have to thank … Continue reading
