What Internal Audit Really Does: Independence, Assurance, and Value Creation - Compliance Officers Playbook
In this Compliance Officers Playbook podcast episode, we break down the core purpose of internal auditing—from its foundation in independence and objectivity to the two key services it provides: assur...
6 Dec 202512min
Risk Appetite vs. Acceptable Risk: The Fundamentals Every Leader Should Know | Compliance Officers Playbook
In this Compliance Officers Playbook podcast episode, we break down the essential difference between risk appetite—the level of risk a board is willing to take—and acceptable risk, the amount an organ...
6 Dec 202512min
Crypto Mixers Under Fire: Privacy Tools, Illicit Finance, and the Global Crackdown | Compliance Officers Playbook
In this Compliance Officers Playbook podcast episode, we dive into the complicated world of cryptocurrency mixing services—tools like CoinMixing and CoinJoins that promise enhanced privacy by obscurin...
6 Dec 202512min
Cocaine in the Banana Boxes: Inside the Noboa Trading Smuggling Scandal Exposed by OCCRP | Your Compliance Officers Playbook
In this Compliance Officers Playbook podcast episode, we unpack a gripping cross-border investigation from OCCRP and KRIK that reveals how Balkan organised crime networks allegedly used banana shipmen...
5 Dec 202514min
The Myth of the Risk Heat Map: Why Those Colorful Charts Can Undermine Real Risk Management - Compliance Officers Playbook
Freemium Episode: In this Compliance Officers Playbook podcast episode, we take a critical look at one of the most widely used—but deeply flawed—tools in corporate governance: the risk heat map. While...
5 Dec 20255min
AMLD6 and the Rise of AMLA: How the EU’s New Framework Transforms Beneficial Ownership Transparency
In this episode, we break down the European Union’s sweeping overhaul of its anti–money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework under Directive (EU) 2024/1640 (AMLD6). The new rules usher...
4 Dec 202512min
Freemium - Inside the SFO’s Corporate Compliance Playbook: How Companies Are Evaluated—and Why It Matters
In this episode, we unpack the Serious Fraud Office’s newly detailed guidance on how corporate compliance programmes are evaluated across England, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The SFO relies on this f...
3 Dec 20254min
EU Designates Russia High-Risk for Financial Crime
The European Commission announced in December 2025 that it has officially designated Russia as a high-risk jurisdiction due to serious strategic weaknesses identified within its anti-money laundering ...
3 Dec 202512min
