All #RISK: Financial Risk Hub articles
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FeatureMoney Laundering Fines Against Solicitors’ Firms More Than Tripled Last Year
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published its annual anti-money laundering (AML) report this week. Part of the SRA’s role is to ensure solicitors and law firms are meeting their increasingly extensive AML obligations. This year saw a significant increase in the number of investigations resulting in “internal outcomes”, which can include anything from formal advice to rebukes and fines.
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Video#RISK Founder Nick James in conversation with Julien Haye, Fidelity International
Julien Haye is Global Head of Non-Financial Risk at Fidelty International. He has over 20 years’ experience in the financial industry and has worked across companies such as DWS Group, Deutsche Bank and RBS.
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Feature5 Takeaways From the Basel AML Index 2022: ‘Depressingly Little’ Progress, But Some Grounds for Optimism
The Basel Institute on Governance released its 11th annual Basel AML Index on Tuesday, and the report presents a mixed picture of global attempts to tackle money laundering.
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FeatureThe Complex World of NFTs and Financial Crime
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are perhaps best known as a way to assign digital “ownership” to pictures of cartoon monkeys. But a new report from Elliptic claims that NFT-based platforms are being used to launder millions of dollars of illicit funds.
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FeatureCrypto Service Sanctioned In a Complex and Evolving Risk Landscape
Image Source: Imgur - The US Treasury Department has sanctioned a “virtual currency mixer” for failing to prevent money laundering by foreign cybercriminals. The developer behind the project was arrested in Amsterdam two days after the sanction was announced.
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FeatureGambling Firms’ Inadequate Systems and Processes Lead to £17m Money-Laundering Settlement
Gambling business Entain Group reached a £17m settlement with the Gambling Commission on Wednesday after an investigation found numerous failings around social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.
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FeatureAnother Bad Week Underlines Crypto’s Security Problem
Two crypto heists this week caused nearly $200 million in losses. Seemingly every week there are stories about similar incidents. But is there a security problem with the blockchain itself, or with the software and systems designed to facilitate its use?
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NewsFinCrime World Forum @ #RISK
#RISK – Europe’s Leading Risk-Focused Expo: November 16 & 17, ExCeL, London
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FeatureLaw Firm Fines Quadrupled Over Two Years, Mostly Due to Money-Laundering Compliance Failings
Data from the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) shows a substantial increase in the number and amount of fines issued to law firms. A look at the data reveals the main cause of the increase: law firms are failing to meet their obligations to detect and prevent money laundering.
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FeatureESG is Becoming a Magnet for Financial Crime
When policy is in the process of shifting from a broad principle-based concept to rules-based law it often becomes an open window of opportunity for criminality.
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FeatureRisk and Resilience in a Dynamic Environment
Effective risk and resiliency within an organization is arguably the heart and soul of success.
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Video#RISK Founder Nick James in conversation with Oliver Bullough
Nick James, founder and event director of #RISK talks with financial crime journalist and author Oliver Bullough.
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FeatureThe Crackdown on the Illicit-Finances Aiding Oligarchs
The United States Department of Treasury has outlined actions it plans to take to address illicit finance, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had underscored the need to close regulatory loopholes and step up the fight against related financial crime and transnational corruption.
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Video#RISK Founder Nick James in conversation with Annie Machon
Nick James, founder and event director of #RISK talks with Annie Macon, writer and former MI5 intelligence officer.
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FeatureThe Expanded Threat of Money Laundering through NFTs and Digital Assets
It’s a tale as old as time how to cheat the state. Real estate and art have long been a common refuge for financial sleight of hand.
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Event#RISK London
Our flagship event series #RISK is where the whole ‘risk’ community comes together to meet, debate, and learn, to break down silos and improve decision-making.
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VideoBuilding an Accurate Risk Profile as part of a Future Proofing Strategy To Protect your Organisation from Fraud and Loss
Having a reputation for integrity is crucial to safeguarding market confidence and public trust. Unfortunately, fraud and misconduct can seriously undermine such efforts, exposing an organisation to legal, regulatory, or reputational damage.
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VideoThe Network-Centric Approach to Identifying Risk
Recent events such as the Pandora Papers have highlighted the importance of being able to identify increasingly complex criminal networks. Blackdot will explore what a network-centric approach means, where it can be useful, and how it looks in action.
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NewsAustrac updates ML/TF risk assessments for banks
Australia’s financial crime watchdog Austrac has released four new money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) risk assessments for the banking sector.