Money laundering

Laundering goes virtual

Multiplayer sites such as Second Life might have started out as a bit of innocent fun, but the potential for criminals to use them for underhand financial means demands serious consideration

The Feds are coming

Regulators in the US are cracking down on banks in their stringent anti-money laundering campaign. Nick Kochan looks at the civil penalties being imposed on financial institutions and wonders whether they are entirely justified

In the line of fire

In the global fight against money laundering, financial institutions are developing various hi-tech weapons. Peter Madigan reports

Fighting off the AML bug

Banks that create a positive compliance culture make a vital ally to law enforcement in the fight against money laundering. Nick Kochan reports

Keeping an eye on complacency

When it comes to AML initiatives, companies are displaying a worrying disregard for the perils of this criminal threat, despite recognising it as such. By Ellen Davis

Bonds and... bondage

When I lived in New York City – for most of my 20s – I remember a Thai dinner with a university friend who moaned about the demise of her most recent relationship. Her complaint, oddly enough, was not that her boyfriend had cheated on her. She was…

Basel moves on disclosure

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recently announced two significant revisions to its new capital adequacy framework (new Basel Capital Accord or Basel II), which are set to have positive and far-reaching implications for the global banking…

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