All Financial Risk 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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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?