Regulation of Antiquities – The ANPRM
This week FinCEN published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding anti-money laundering regulations for the trade in antiquities. John and Elliot look at some of the questions in the ANPRM...
24 Sep 20217min
Wildlife Trafficking
In this episode of AML Conversations, John Byrne, Debra LaPrevotte, and Dr. Louise Shelley discuss environmental crime and the need for a more cohesive approach. Wildlife trafficking continues to enab...
22 Sep 202133min
Basel: Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk
This week the Basel Institute on Governance published its 10th AML Index. The Index looks at activities by 112 countries to effectively operate AML/CFT systems. John and Elliot share some insights int...
17 Sep 20218min
Some Thoughts on 9/11
This week is the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The events of that day impacted many lives and changed how people view the world and the threats in it. It also impacted how the financial crime compliance c...
10 Sep 20218min
FATF: Mutual Evaluation Report - Japan
This week FATF issued a Mutual Evaluation Report for Japan. John and Elliot discuss the findings in the report, the report process, and the focus of the process on assessing the effectiveness of a nat...
3 Sep 20217min
Cybersecurity: A Global Challenge
This week saw a White House summit on cybersecurity making clear the connection between cybersecurity and national security. John and Elliot discuss the importance of connecting the domestic focus wit...
26 Aug 20217min
Afghanistan - From Bad to Worse
This week saw the rapid fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban. John and Elliot discuss the collateral damage from this sudden change, examining the impact on financial access for individuals, N...
20 Aug 20217min
Fact-checking the debate over de-risking.
This conversation with two of the authors of a recent article for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta that examines claims of the connection between bank de-risking and AML regulation. John Byrne talk...
16 Aug 202141min
