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Indonesian AML and counter terrorist financing efforts
In February, the Financial Action Task Force placed Indonesia on its list of jurisdictions with strategic anti-money laundering deficiencies. Despite the potential impact on financial aid the listing...
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There’s gold in them there hills… how to acquire bitcoins
Following on from the last ‘blog about Bitcoins, I spoke to a Bitcoin user and enthusiast to get the low down on acquiring, using and losing Bitcoins. Getting your hands on a Bitcoin is easier now than...
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News round up – corruption focus
English: This is a picture I took when I went to Iguazu Falls myself. Let me know if you like this one, because I have several other pictures I could add also. You are free to use this picture anywhere...
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CTF/Hawala: India-US crack down on Pakistan terror financing networks
India and the US held a side meeting at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary last week to finalise plans for cooperation on identifying and closing down sources of funding to Pakistan...
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Myanmar: Amended Anti-Terror Bill passes lower house.
The Lower House of Parliament in Burma passed an Anti-Terror Bill on Monday. Drafting of the bill began during a spate of bombings across Burma in 2013, including bombs in Rangoon’s Traders Hotel on...
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Compliance Carols
This is the time of year to roll out the platitudes and look back over the past 12 months, at the high points and low points and this blog is no exception. 2014 has been a great year for compliance,...
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When Basic AML Training Just Isn’t Enough
Deutsche Bank is reportedly leading an internal investigation into an alleged USD6bn laundry, using ‘relatively simple transactions’ to clean cash. Simple transactions used to launder money should be...
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States of terror – terrorist resourcing, groups vs lone wolves
The biggest terrorist stories to hit the global media in the last few weeks have been the Charleston and Tunisia attacks, carried out by individuals, at least one of whom had set out his intentions in...
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