Level 1 vs Level 2 Investigations
“Two heads are better than one”, as the old saying goes. However, in anti-money laundering and risk...
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...
A More Powerful User Experience
We are delighted to announce the release of our upgraded Sigma Open Search capabilities. This...
Getting On Board
Over the last decade, gender diversity on corporate boards has become one of the most talked about...
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...
From "Trade War" to "Tech War" and Back Again
Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it added 7 Chinese companies in the...
5 Years Ago...
This week, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) marked the 5th...
Seamless Access to Global Risk News and Insights
We are excited to announce a host of new features that significantly improve the experience and...
The Role of International NGOs in the Fight Against Financial Crime
At first glance, one may not think that NGOs are big players in the anti-money laundering (AML)...
The e-New Normal
This week, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global AML/CFT watchdog founded by the G7,...
EU Export Control Modernization
Throughout the last few years, export controls have taken heretofore unseen prominence in news...
Sanctions Flex
This week, the United States, EU, UK and Canada announced coordinated sanctions against key Chinese...
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...
Memes & Dreams
The world has changed. Since COVID took us all into lockdown about a year ago, everything from...
Shell Companies
For years shell companies have been at the heart of both legitimate business activity and money...
The Three Silos of Defense
With the SEC whistleblower program setting new records in 2020 and with a renewed focus on...
The €6,500 billion Grand Duchy
€6,500 billion. It is the amount of assets managed by sometimes secretive investment funds in...
