Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
A Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is a report made by a regulated institution in a variety of...
It’s Not Me, It’s €.U
This month, the European Union revealed its plan to set up a new agency, the Anti-Money Laundering...
The Financial Action [Tech] Force
Last week, following its latest plenary, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global AML...
Getting The Priorities Straight
This week, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released the inaugural...
ESG: Enabling Solid Governance
Last week, Reuters reported that investor groups have asked for more ESG disclosures from the US...
State of the Unit
This month, a new report titled the ‘True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Global Report’...
A Digital Goldmine!
This week, the European Central Bank, in its push for supervisory technology, stated that “national...
The Culture War
This week, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) released a report...
The Man Behind the Curtain
This week, the WSJ rightly highlighted that the biggest impediment to the U.S. Treasury’s plans to...
Adopting a Perpetual KYC Approach
During a recent industry workshop, several leading institutions, including Goldman Sachs, HSBC and...
Survey Says
Last month, David Lewis, the executive secretary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), called...
5 Years Ago...
This week, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) marked the 5th...
The e-New Normal
This week, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global AML/CFT watchdog founded by the G7,...
The Smallest Country You've Never Heard Of
8 miles off the coast of Britain lies the Principality of Sealand, the world’s smallest...
No Representation Without Taxation
This week, the Tax Justice Network, a “group funded by donations and campaigning for transparency,”...
Too Big To Fail...Small Enough To Jail
The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) released the ‘ACAMS...
The Three Silos of Defense
With the SEC whistleblower program setting new records in 2020 and with a renewed focus on...
From the Balance Sheet to the Value Sheet
This week, the World Economic Forum kicked off its annual summit with the theme of "A Crucial Year...
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
This week, as the United States’ Senate held the confirmation hearings on presidential nominations,...
History of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Laws
As the Biden administration prioritizes the recently enacted Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020...
Fire & Ice
This week, the outgoing U.S. administration has continued its “aggressive use of sanctions” with a...
