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The banking sector in the Netherlands knows it has to take tough action against money laundering. A series of scandals in the country have resulted in tough regulatory sanctions – and concern that trust in Dutch banking could be

The EU’s latest changes to money laundering regulations underline the need for asset managers to defend against constantly changing financial crimes with effective due diligence systems. The push to strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) regulation is not confined to the EU

Come January each year, the issue of global corruption comes under the media spotlight. The reason - the annual release of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by the global watchdog Transparency International. Newspapers around the world churn out articles indicating

Following up from our first post, Amy Guttman looks further into money laundering through the illegal wildlife trade and what banks can do to help. South Africa is considered ground zero in the fight against wildlife crime and money laundering

In the first of a two-part article, Amy Guttman takes an in-depth look into the continuing fight against money laundering through the illegal wildlife trade. Global governing bodies, NGO’s and the private sector are stepping up the fight against

Recently, a very odd news article from China received a lot of coverage in Western online platforms. It was about a lawsuit involving a gamer who had spent over $1.4 million on a single video game character. Video game microtransactions

The battle against money laundering often feels like an extended game of “Whac-a-mole”. Crack down on one problem area and another one inevitably pops up elsewhere. Witness the rise of trade-based money laundering: as governments have got tougher on

The Netherlands is widely regarded as one of the most peaceful and law-abiding nations on earth. The Dutch are very rarely exposed to violent crimes of any sort. Even the modern specter of terrorism has a very low threat

The art business is not only lucrative but also a target for unscrupulous individuals that seek to launder illegally-attained money. In 2018, the business had an estimated turnover of $67.4 billion making it one of the most thriving global

Are Britain’s private schools and colleges being used to launder the proceeds of crime? The National Crime Agency certainly fears so: last year its economic crime unit warned the UK’s independent schools were regarded as easy pickings