The Dark Money Files

<p>One for the geeks! </p><p>Changes in company formation levels are often use to justify/criticise different governments' economic policies.</p><p>We go behind the headline figures to see if this is justified or not...

<p>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...

<p>Today we tackle some colourful risk lists or, to be a bit more precise, some black and grey ones, along with some strange differentials. </p><p>Like how come the UK has a high risk third country list when there are...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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.</p><p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Support...

<p>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...

<p>The UK Insolvency Service does a lot more than just oversee insolvencies and, in a recently published five year strategy document, they outlined some ambitious future goals which we thought were well worth a...

<p>The FCA recently published new guidance specifically in relation to UK PEPs which we decided needed a closer look. So we did!</p><p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Support the show</p><p>Follow us on LinkedIn at...

<p>In this episode we explain how we supported a major BBC investigation into a Hungarian organised crime group which was systematically forging wills and stealing the assets belonging to the estate from under the noses...

<p>In this episode, we chat about a recently published report by Transparency International (see: https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/trust-issues-tackling-final-frontier-secret-property-ownership) and how it impacts...

<p>We bring you our latest deep dive into the world of crazy company incorporations and weird worldwide coincidences by way of North London, New Zealand and a much loved British sit-com.</p><p>Send us Fan...

<p>SARs!</p><p>Search and rescue services?</p><p>Subject access requests?</p><p>Sudden acute respiratory syndrome?</p><p>No - suspicious activity reports! That's what we are talking about this time. And there's a lot...

<p>In this episode we look at the FCA's latest thematic review of the National Fraud Database and money mule account detection tools and summarise what we think firms can take from it and what actions they might...

<p>"...Because every day we pay the price, we’re the living sacrifice"<br/><br/>Taking inspiration from Bob Marley (sorry about the pun) we've done a little episode about scams and scammers (and some hints on how to...