Category: Money Laundering
Selected Facts and Figures – from 2014
Key Facts and Figures on Financial Crime and contextual comparisons, from “Red Alert” published in 2014 (not yet updated) by John Cusack. Please contact the…
Wolfsberg Annual Forum 2019
This Wolfsberg Annual Forum was held in Thun, Switzerland on 22-24 June, 2019 including 3 days of a public private conversation critiquing, problem solving, information…
Trade Finance Guidance
Over the two years since the publication of the 2017 Trade Finance Guidance, the working group made up from Wolfsberg members, BAFT and ICC began…
FATF News – An open ended Mandate
On 12th April, 2019, Ministers agreed an open ended mandate for the FATF, marking its 30 year anniversary. The indefinite extension which takes effect in…
Malaysia’s former PM finally stands trial on Grand Corruption charges
On 4th April 2019, after a two-month delay, the trial of the former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak finally began. Overall Najib has received 42…
Panama papers recoveries exceed US$1.2 billion
According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), recoveries fines & penalties arising out of the Panama Papers, has exceeded US$1.2 billion. The announcement…
Future of Financial Information Sharing (FFIS)
In late 2017, the FFIS programme published the first international comparative study of public-private financial information-sharing partnerships and their impact in tackling economic crime, drawing…
Does the EU need a new AML Authority?
In the wake of a number of recent high profile money laundering scandals, that involved EU based Banks, the EU is proposing to extend powers…
US INCSR 2019 Published
The US Department of State published its 33rd annual report (INCSR for 2018) in March 2019 listing 81 Countries which are considered “Major Money Laundering…
Book Review – The Sarawak Report by Clare Rewcastle Brown
The Sarawak Report (available here) by eco journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown (CRB) describes her investigations to uncover the 1MDB scandal which has been described as…