In this post we will examine real cases where social media has been exploited by criminals. A couple of types of exploitation are social engineering and criminal intelligence gathering. We will explore both and also establish links to money laundering and white collar crime. It is estimated criminals earn over $3 billion annually from exploiting… Read More
We’ve noticed that despite our target audience being the financial compliance industry, when we post with a heading to attract criminal attention, it gets read more! So welcome to this post. In it we will discuss the steps that criminals take to use technology to hide their assets. Firstly, a basic understanding of Placement, Layering… Read More
Research into money laundering goes deeper than reading ACAMS or Linkedin. Here we have provided links to the 60 Best Money Laundering Research Papers, books and web articles. In the coming weeks we will be blogging about these articles and what they mean to the industry. Stay tuned and register with the site (bottom of… Read More
Avoiding OFAC/UN sanctions is like a game of cat and mouse played out on the world stage. The players are office-bound analysts checking transactions for sanctioned individuals/nations, shipping lines trying to disguise their routes, customs and excise on both sides of the trade and the regulators honing in on troubled states. Currently we have Iran… Read More
AML Resources U to Z A to E – F to J – K to O – P to T – U to Z Bring yourself up to date with this useful list of AML resources and help documents. We design training packages for your staff, the below is just a small section of our… Read More
AML Resources K to O A to E – F to J – K to O – P to T – U to Z Bring yourself up to date with this useful list of AML resources and help documents. We design training packages for your staff, the below is just a small section of our… Read More
AML Resources F to J A to E – F to J – K to O – P to T – U to Z Bring yourself up to date with this useful list of AML resources and help documents. We design training packages for your staff, the below is just a small section of our… Read More
AML Resources P to T A to E – F to J – K to O – P to T – U to Z Bring yourself up to date with this useful list of AML resources and help documents. We design training packages for your staff, the below is just a small section of our… Read More
Sanctions Screening Guidance – Introduction Sanctions screening is a control employed within Financial Institutions (FIs) to detect, prevent and manage sanctions risk. Screening should be undertaken as part of an effective Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) programme, to assist with the identification of sanctioned individuals and organisations, as well as the illegal activity to which FIs… Read More
What is an FIU? What is a Financial Intelligence Unit and what do they do? FIUs are jurisdictional intelligence units who collate SARs/STRs across a region, have analysis departments to make sense of the information and coordinate with law enforcement agencies to instigate executive action. Financial Intelligence Unit A jurisdictional intelligence organisation that coordinates SAR/STR… Read More
