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Review of the senior managers & certification regime (2023)
Journal Article
Ryder, N., Johnson, D., Bourton, S., & Hall, D. (2023). Review of the senior managers & certification regime. Journal of Economic Criminology, 2, Article 100029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconc.2023.100029

Following the 2022 Edinburgh Reforms, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a set of reforms designed to drive growth and competitiveness in the financial services sector, both HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with t... Read More about Review of the senior managers & certification regime.

Higher education institutions and the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations (2023)
Journal Article
Ryder, N., Bourton, S., Hall, D., & Hillman, H. (2023). Higher education institutions and the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations. Criminal Law Review -London-, 9, 560-580

To tackle money laundering and terrorism financing, the United Kingdom has implemented global mechanisms introduced by the United Nations and the Financial Action Task Force. These mechanisms viewed financial institutions as gatekeepers to the financ... Read More about Higher education institutions and the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations.

To exchange or not to exchange – that is the question. A critical analysis of the use of financial intelligence and the exchange of information in the United Kingdom (2023)
Journal Article
Ryder, N., & Bourton, S. (in press). To exchange or not to exchange – that is the question. A critical analysis of the use of financial intelligence and the exchange of information in the United Kingdom. Journal of Business Law,

This article examines the international standards relating to information exchange, identifying its importance in relation to combatting financial crime. The paper critiques the results of the Financial Action Task Force’s Fourth United Kingdom Mutu... Read More about To exchange or not to exchange – that is the question. A critical analysis of the use of financial intelligence and the exchange of information in the United Kingdom.

Corrupt corporations and the facilitation of tax crimes: A review of the United Kingdom's enforcement mechanisms (2023)
Journal Article
Bourton, S., & Ryder, N. (in press). Corrupt corporations and the facilitation of tax crimes: A review of the United Kingdom's enforcement mechanisms. Law and Contemporary Problems, 101-134

Financial crime is synonymous with the seminal work of Edwin H. Sutherland, which used the term “white-collar crime” in 1940. Sutherland defined the term as “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his... Read More about Corrupt corporations and the facilitation of tax crimes: A review of the United Kingdom's enforcement mechanisms.

Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown (2020)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2020). Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown. Journal of Business Law, 8, 668-693

This paper is divided into three parts. Firstly, the paper presents evidence how terrorism financiers are able to operate via the Internet and social media platforms. Secondly, it enhances the understanding of the use of Defence against Terrorism Fin... Read More about Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown.

Is it time to reform the counter-terrorist financing reporting obligations? A critical and comparative assessment of the counter-terrorist financing reporting obligations in the European Union and the United Kingdom (2018)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2018). Is it time to reform the counter-terrorist financing reporting obligations? A critical and comparative assessment of the counter-terrorist financing reporting obligations in the European Union and the United Kingdom

This Article critically considers the effectiveness of the European Union’s (EU) counter terrorist financing (CTF) strategies. In particular, it concentrates on the use of financial intelligence gathered from the submission of suspicious activity rep... Read More about Is it time to reform the counter-terrorist financing reporting obligations? A critical and comparative assessment of the counter-terrorist financing reporting obligations in the European Union and the United Kingdom.

‘Too scared to prosecute and too scared to jail?’ A critical and comparative analysis of enforcement of financial crime legislation against corporations in the United States of America and the United Kingdom (2018)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2018). ‘Too scared to prosecute and too scared to jail?’ A critical and comparative analysis of enforcement of financial crime legislation against corporations in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Journal of Criminal Law, 82(3), 215-233

This paper has two aims. Firstly, it critically considers the responses towards tackling corporate financial crime in the United States of America (US). Secondly, it analyses the United Kingdom’s (UK) efforts to tackle corporate financial crime and... Read More about ‘Too scared to prosecute and too scared to jail?’ A critical and comparative analysis of enforcement of financial crime legislation against corporations in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.

The robustness of EU financial crimes legislation: A critical review of the EU and UK anti-fraud and money laundering scheme (2017)
Journal Article
Herlin-Karnell, E., & Ryder, N. (2017). The robustness of EU financial crimes legislation: A critical review of the EU and UK anti-fraud and money laundering scheme. European Business Law Review, 27(4), 427-446

In this paper we set out to chart the European Union’s (EU) genesis of fighting crime as partly one of establishing the EU as an “Area of Freedom, Security and Justice” (AFSJ) and partly one of facilitating the EU internal market creation and the est... Read More about The robustness of EU financial crimes legislation: A critical review of the EU and UK anti-fraud and money laundering scheme.

Out with the old and…in with the old? A critical review of the financial war on terrorism on the Islamic state of Iraq and Levant (2017)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2018). Out with the old and…in with the old? A critical review of the financial war on terrorism on the Islamic state of Iraq and Levant. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 41(2), 79-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2016.1249780

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The aim of this article is to critically consider the effectiveness of the “Financial War on Terrorism” on the funding streams of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The article begins by identifying tha... Read More about Out with the old and…in with the old? A critical review of the financial war on terrorism on the Islamic state of Iraq and Levant.

The financial crisis and financial crime in the United Kingdom: A critical analysis of the response by Financial Regulatory Agencies (2017)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2017). The financial crisis and financial crime in the United Kingdom: A critical analysis of the response by Financial Regulatory Agencies. Company Lawyer, 38(1), 4-14

A previously unattributed factor that contributed towards the most recent financial crisis is financial crime. However, it is important to note and accept that financial crime was not the sole and only cause of the financial crisis. For example, it... Read More about The financial crisis and financial crime in the United Kingdom: A critical analysis of the response by Financial Regulatory Agencies.

"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works": A contemporary and comparative review of the relationship between the global financial crisis, financial crime and white collar criminals in the U.S. and the U.K. (2016)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2016). "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works": A contemporary and comparative review of the relationship between the global financial crisis, financial crime and white collar criminals in the U.S. and the U.K

Since the start of the 2008 financial crisis, a multitude of scholarly work has been written on identifying the factors that contributed towards it. Many excellent texts and articles have identified such factors, including weak banking regulation, th... Read More about "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works": A contemporary and comparative review of the relationship between the global financial crisis, financial crime and white collar criminals in the U.S. and the U.K..

Is justice deferred, justice denied? Not necessarily (2016)
Journal Article
Ryder, N., & Palmer, A. (2016). Is justice deferred, justice denied? Not necessarily. Financial Regulation International, 6-11

At long last, the Serious Fraud Office has received a major boost in its prosecution of bribery. Serious Fraud Office v Standard Bank PLC is a landmark case because it is not only the first case where the SFO has looked to prosecute a commercial orga... Read More about Is justice deferred, justice denied? Not necessarily.

The fight against fraud: A critical review and comparative analysis of the Labour and Conservative government’s anti-fraud policies in the United Kingdom (2015)
Journal Article
Turksen, U., & Ryder, N. (2015). The fight against fraud: A critical review and comparative analysis of the Labour and Conservative government’s anti-fraud policies in the United Kingdom

This article identifies the new trends and policies adopted by the Labour and Conservative governments towards the prevention of fraud and critiques their effectiveness.

Predatory lending and white collar crime: A critical reflection (2014)
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Ryder, N., & Broomfield, K. (2014). Predatory lending and white collar crime: A critical reflection. International Company and Commercial Law Review, 287-293

The objective of this article is to review the relationship between white collar crime, in particular fraud, and predatory lending. The article critically considers whether fraud and predatory lending can be classified as a “related factor” that c... Read More about Predatory lending and white collar crime: A critical reflection.

Banks in defence of the homeland: Nexus of ethics and suspicious activity reporting (2014)
Journal Article
Ryder, N., & Turksen, U. (2014). Banks in defence of the homeland: Nexus of ethics and suspicious activity reporting. Contemporary Issues in Law, 12(4),

This article considers the impact of the legislative and policy responses by the United States of America towards terrorist financing. Firstly, the article provides an overview of the mechanisms utilised by terrorist organisations to fund their opera... Read More about Banks in defence of the homeland: Nexus of ethics and suspicious activity reporting.

To confiscate or not to confiscate? A comparative analysis of the confiscation of the proceeds of crime legislation in the United States of America and the United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2013). To confiscate or not to confiscate? A comparative analysis of the confiscation of the proceeds of crime legislation in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Journal of Business Law, 8, 767-798

The origins of the international community’s policy and legislative measures towards confiscating the proceeds of crime can be traced back to the instigation of the ‘War on Drugs’. The scope and remit of these confiscation powers were extended follo... Read More about To confiscate or not to confiscate? A comparative analysis of the confiscation of the proceeds of crime legislation in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.