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...
What is OSINT and how is it used for investigations?
As the Internet has come to play an increasingly central role in people’s lives across the globe,...
Improved Filters for the Modern Investigator
We are excited to announce a number of new features that are purpose built for the modern...
Rather Grim
It is that time of the year when Transparency International puts out its latest country ratings...
Challenges of OSINT
Open-source Intelligence (OSINT) is an incredibly powerful tool for both the public and private...
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...
FT Feature: Fitch invests in AI start-up to improve bank misconduct detection
Fitch Ratings has struck a partnership with a US artificial intelligence start-up as it seeks to...
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...
Reflections & Predictions
What you should be paying attention to in 2021: For ease of reading, we divide predictions between...
When The Feds Come Knocking
This week, media reports alleged that both the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI were...
Shifting The Burden
This week, both the United States House of Representatives and Senate, through the “must-pass”...
