Global Threat Assessment by John Cusack Despite the limitations presented in estimating criminal activity designed to be hidden, the results in the Global Threat Assessment…

On a recent trip to Australia, Financial Crime News caught up with ANZ’s Guy Boyd, now Chief Compliance Officer, in Melbourne, with responsibility also for…

Illegal Fishing represents one of the largest markets open to and exploited by organised criminal groups, but beyond overfishing and the environmental challenges this brings,…

Correspondent Banking  The Wolfsberg Group has now published materials supporting the implementation of the Correspondent Banking Due Diligence Questionnaire (CBDDQ) – Watch the video overview…

FCC Leaders Interview: Assurance & Testing – An Interview with Natalie Merrylees Financial Crime News sat down with Natalie Merrylees to discuss her thoughts on…

Some people have argued that the next frontier in the fight against financial crime is using new technology to detect money laundering. New technology could…

Having attended the FATF Consultative Forum on the 6-7th May, 2019, I was invited to present on “the latest trends / priorities in the Public…

In search of a Model to Measure Effectiveness This paper sets out what effectiveness could mean in terms of a Bank’s response to fighting financial…

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…

The Guidance was published in Jan 2019 and highlights: • whilst sanctions screening is a primary control, it is not foolproof and needs to be…