Identifying Russia-Related Risk through Derived Data
On November 21, 2024, the U.S. Treasure Department escalated its sanctions compliance efforts by...
The Next Trump Presidency: Strategic Considerations for Sanctions & Financial Crime Risk Operations in the First 100 Days
Without the need for a drawn out political process post Election Day, the Trump transition team can...
Getting Adverse Media Screening Right
5 Key Steps to Ensure Operational Success Adverse media screening is a core component of a...
Russian Sanctions Evasion - Know Your Risk
On March 9, 2024 the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force released a general...
Adverse Media Screening - Myths vs. Realities
Monitoring adverse media (also known as negative news) can feel like searching for grains of sand...
2024 Financial Crime Predictions and Trends - The Convergence of New Technology and an Expanding Risk Surface
Risk managers faced significant challenges in 2023 and also experimented more deeply with the...
Network Approaches to Detecting Global Crime
Knowing your clients and knowing your risk go hand-in-hand.
Staying Ahead of Terror Finance Risk
A flurry of activity by the Biden Administration and other allied nations following the October 7,...
Tracking Terrorism Financing News & Networks
Unsurprisingly, “terrorism related events” are being reported and covered from every corner of the...
Staying in Front of 'The Evergrandes'
From Wirecard to the Adani Group, staying ahead of changing risk - both direct and indirect - has...
Leveraging Global Media to Detect and Contextualize Entity Risk
Fighting financial crime and enabling a more proactive risk management posture benefits from...
Sigma Ratings’ 2023 Risk & Compliance Trends
For the past 5 years, future predictions in risk and compliance is something that we have fun...
What is Enhanced Due Diligence
Enhanced Due Diligence is a process that happens as part of Know Your Customer requirements and...
Does Using Google Search Strings for Adverse Media Screening Work?
Adverse media is increasingly important for financial institutions and global corporates. Google...
Guide to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)
Politically exposed persons are political or public figures and high-powered senior executives,...
EU Considers Blacklisting the United Arab Emirates Following the ‘Dubai Uncovered’ Leaks
Last week, the EU considered blacklisting the United Arab Emirates. The suggestion comes following...
The Tax Justice Network Releases the 2022 Financial Secrecy Index
This week, the Tax Justice Network (“TJN”) released the 2022 Financial Secrecy Index, which ranks...
What is the Difference between Shell, Shelf and Front Company
After the release of the Panama Papers in 2015, the terms “shell company” or “shelf company” became...
How to Identify a Shell Company and the Associated Red Flags
In the aftermath of the 2016 Panama Papers data leak, the term "shell company" rapidly emerged in...
Top 10 Compliance Podcasts for May 2022
Need some inspiration for Fincrime, compliance and risk podcasts in May 2022? Here's what the Sigma...
Guide to Potential Russian Sanctions Evasion
Vladimir Putin's recent deadly aggression against Ukraine has put pressure on the international...
