2022 Corruption Perceptions Index Released – Things are Still Not Improving
This week Transparency International released its 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The CPI uses a number of criteria to evaluate the status of corruption in 180 countries. For 2022 the global ...
3 Feb 202314min
What Do A Retired FBI Agent And Real Estate Have In Common?
his week a retired senior FBI agent Charles McGonigal was arrested on charges of money laundering and violating US sanctions. Also this week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a...
27 Jan 202314min
Human Smuggling Along the US Southwest Boarder – A FinCEN Alert
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert focused on human smuggling along the southwest board of the US. John and Elliot review the major elements of the alert – including SAR...
20 Jan 202313min
Eurasia Group’s Top Risks for 2023
The Eurasia Group, a consultancy focusing on political risk, has published its Top Risks - 2023. John and Elliot look at the purpose of the report and how it can be helpful to the financial crime comp...
13 Jan 202310min
US Banking Agencies Increase Their Focus on Crypto-Assets
The primary US bank regulators - the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC - issued a joint statement on crypto-asset risks to banking organizations. The statement lists several risks on which the regulators...
6 Jan 202313min
FATF Updates its Guidance on the Real Estate Sector (Archive Edition)
This episode originally aired on July 29, 2022. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recently issued updated Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to the Real Estate Sector. The updated guidance focu...
30 Dec 202213min
Basel AML Index 2022 – Moving Backward (Archive Edition)
This episode originally aired on October 7, 2022. This week, the Basel Institute on Governance published its 2022 AML Index. The index assesses countries’ money laundering and terrorist financing ri...
23 Dec 202213min
Danske Bank – Why Correspondent Banking Can Be High Risk
The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have announced resolution of charges against Danske Bank. The Bank pled guilty to fraud on US banks and agreed to forfeit $2 bil...
16 Dec 202213min
