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We look at how the recent implementation of identity verification either direct or through an Authorised Company Service Provider (ACSP) at Companies House, might have changed the landscape of incorporations (HINT: it ha…
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In this episode we couldn't resist a deep dive into the recent UBS fine by four (yes, four) US regulators and what that means for anyone working in the Financial Crime Compliance space
Partners in crime
In a slightly longer than normal episode we do a deep dive into partnerships of various flavours and how the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act is going to change things. Partnerships are not straightforward (…
Document or detect?
We take a look at the effect of human behaviour on our ability to stop criminals gaining access to the financial system and why that system is more likely to produce comprehensive documents than effective detection.
The verification game
We look at the role of Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs) in the new regime at Companies House and explain why understanding both its strengths and weaknesses is important to anyone responsible for onboarding…
Is Companies House an economic bellwether?
One for the geeks! Changes in company formation levels are often use to justify/criticise different governments' economic policies. We go behind the headline figures to see if this is justified or not (HINT: not!).
Happy birthday OFSI
Ten years after the creation of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, we look at how the UK sanctions regime has evolved—from early uncertainty to strict liability enforcement, sanctions list complexity, and …
It's a grey(list) area
Today we tackle some colourful risk lists or, to be a bit more precise, some black and grey ones, along with some strange differentials. Like how come the UK has a high risk third country list when there are no second co…
Crime on the high street - part two
In the second of a two part, end of year podcast, we continue to explain how we helped with a major BBC investigation into crime on the high street, involving the sale of illicit cigarettes and vapes, modern human slaver…
Crime on the high street - part one
In the first of a two part, end of year episode, we explain how we helped with a major BBC investigation into crime on the high street, involving the sale of illicit cigarettes and vapes, modern human slavery, people tra…
A fine fanfare - Coinbase and JP Morgan SE
We examine two recent final notices issued by two different regulators relating to two quite different enterprises and find a surprising amount of commonality in their thinking.
The Dark Money Files meets (Episode 1)... The Laundry
In the first of a new, occasional series, in which we sit down and chat to fellow anti-financial crime professionals, we kick off with Marit Rødevand from Strise to talk about AI and other new fangled gizmos.
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