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OPINION: Time for firms to up their game on AML compliance
Following a recent FCA review into firms’ money laundering defences, Tony McClements gives advice on how to stay ahead of the regulatory curve.
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Unexplained Wealth Orders should be used more frequently
UWOs are used to great effect in other countries, it’s time for the UK to make greater use of them, says Tony McClements.
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OPINION: Failure to prevent fraud offence – well intentioned or naive?
Will the UK’s new failure to prevent fraud offence help or hinder companies? Tony McClements states his case.
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OPINION: In defense of the UK’s head of Serious Fraud Office: I can both “confirm and deny”
Criticism of SFO’s current chief Nick Ephgrave says more about the critics than him, writes Tony McClements.
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What can be learned from the SFO and ENRC saga
The UK SFO’s bungled investigation into Kazakh mining operation ENRC offers lessons for financial compliance professionals.
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High-value UK money laundering cases are on the up
Tony McClements says the increase in money laundering cases indicates that the UK is finally getting to grips with money laundering as an indictment.
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What will the new government do to tackle the scandal of fraud in the UK?
Tony McClements says the Labour administration should seek out advice from experts with practical experience of investigating fraud.
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Opinion: Will common sense prevail in the UK’s long overdue review of disclosure rules?
Tony McClements makes a case for fraud investigators at the coalface to be helped to get the job done.