Chatterbox – Edition 3 Volume 2

Our latest edition of Chatterbox is now available to read online. All of us involved in the international fight against financial crime are inundated with an enormous volume of news about regulatory changes and emerging threats. The team at Great Chatwell...

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How often is AML training required?

The recommended frequency of AML training organised by an MLRO (Money Laundering Report Officer) is dependent upon several factors that we will cover below – but it is recommended by the Academy that training takes part at least annually. The objective...

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What is tax evasion?

Tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax efficiency, tax arbitrage, tax rationalisation, tax management – these are all terms used to describe the various methods of reducing the tax bill of a legal or natural person. But how do you distinguish between them? ...

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What is money laundering?

Much has been written about money laundering and what it actually is – in terms of the concept itself and the offences of money laundering. It seems simple – it has been drilled into employees, in financial services particularly, that money laundering...

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What is trade based money laundering

Trade, the global economy of import/export, has been described as a ‘readymade vehicle for laundering’. So what is it and how does trade based laundering work? Trade based laundering aims to move value through the use of the financial sector.  It requires...

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What is Bribery and Corruption

Often spoken about as partners in crime (pun intended), bribery and corruption are not the same.   Corruption is the umbrella term for various activities conducted by those in positions of power, quite often those with political power, by abuse of...

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What is Terrorist Financing?

What is terrorist financing? Terrorist financing, as a concept, is concerned with the provision of funding or resources to proscribed terrorist organisations.  The devil, however, is in the detail, e.g.: There is no internationally agreed upon definition...

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A perfect regulatory storm is brewing

The British are obsessed with the weather, it dominates our conversation, our lives and recently the news headlines. Apocalyptic weather has been reported in Central America, the Caribbean Islands and across the state of Florida, whilst in Asia devastating...

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“Land Ahoy!”

The unchartered and unregulated seas of virtual currencies have until now provided rich pickings for those peddling illicit goods, sanctions and tax evaders and money launderers. With the notable exception of the rulings provided by FinCEN and the...

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