The Man Behind the Curtain
This week, the WSJ rightly highlighted that the biggest impediment to the U.S. Treasury’s plans to...
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...
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...
Shell Companies
For years shell companies have been at the heart of both legitimate business activity and money...
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,...
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...
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...
Reflections & Predictions
What you should be paying attention to in 2021: For ease of reading, we divide predictions between...
Shifting The Burden
This week, both the United States House of Representatives and Senate, through the “must-pass”...
