Oh what tangled webs we weave!
Following on from our last episode looking at Bitcoin and the Blockchain, this week we look at the surface web, deep web and the dark web, explain what these different terms mean and then delve into t...
16 Jun 201918min
Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptography - Time to look forward
This week, with some trepidation, we embark on an overview of some of the more esoteric elements of financial crime risk management. We attempt to explain the blockchain, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin...
2 Jun 201923min
Deutsche Bank's "Glitch" and Lithuania's "Pitch" - a week in AML
In this week's episode we talk about the glitch that was discovered in Deutsche Bank's transaction monitoring system (and a couple of other Deutsche Bank related news stories) as well as Graham's rece...
27 Mai 201920min
Laundromats and Legal Entities - part three: Scottish Limited Partnerships
The one you've all been waiting for! A detailed explanation of SLPs, their history, construction and how they are used to launder money - plus a further explanation of a Scottish Limited Partnership c...
19 Mai 201919min
The good, the bad and the companies - The Global Witness Report
In this special episode we review and comment on the recent Global Witness update to its reports from last year on the effectiveness of the Companies House PSC regime. For more see:Global Witness blo...
12 Mai 201918min
Laundromats and Legal Entities - part two: Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
In an extended episode, we delve into the intricacies of UK LLPs and, using real examples, explain how the rules allow them to be constructed in a such a way as to hide ultimate ownership behind a ser...
6 Mai 201925min
Laundromats and Legal Entities - part one: Limited Companies
We begin our analysis of how legal entities, in locations which have transparent corporate registers can still be used to mask ultimate ownership and control while still providing a veneer of respecta...
28 Apr 201922min
Ali Moulaye: The man, the myth and the method
In this first episode of season 2 we discuss Ali Moulaye, the man whose signature is at the base of Companies House account filings for a multiplicity of LLPs identified as being involved in a wide va...
22 Apr 201921min
