To exchange or not to exchange, that is the question?
(2022)
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All Outputs (46)
Higher education institutions and money laundering: Preliminary findings (2022)
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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 the gatekeepers to the fi... Read More about Higher education institutions and money laundering: Preliminary findings.
E-Wallets, money laundering and terrorism financing: Is the voluntary exchange of information the panacea? (2021)
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This presentation is divided into three parts. Part I provides a brief overview of E-Wallets, it identifies their unprecedented growth and identifies their abuse by money launderers. Part II comments on the effectiveness of the traditional anti-mon... Read More about E-Wallets, money laundering and terrorism financing: Is the voluntary exchange of information the panacea?.
Terrorism financing and fraud: The FATF’s mutual evaluation on the United Kingdom (2021)
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This presentation focused on the results of the United Kingdom's Fourth Mutual Report by the Financial Action Task Force. The paper presented evidence that questioned some of the findings of Mutual Evaluation Report.
Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities (2021)
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This presentation identifies a detailed and authoritative terrorism financing fraud typology and a disjointed counter-terrorism financing/counter-fraud policies. The paper recommends that the fraud typology could be used as a disruptive mechanism an... Read More about Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities.
Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities (2020)
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This paper adds to the existing literature by highlighting how terrorism financiers have been able to accrue funding by different types of fraud. and it divided into five parts. The first part of the article identifies a comprehensive terrorism fina... Read More about Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities.
Anti-money laundering and global security: The United Kingdom (2020)
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This paper focused on the threat posed by money laundering and terrorism financing and provided an in-depth commentary on the publication of the United Kingdom’s Mutual Evaluation Report, that was published by the Financial Action Task Force in Decem... Read More about Anti-money laundering and global security: The United Kingdom.
Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown (2020)
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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 Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown.
Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing (2020)
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The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of the sources of terrorism financing. The paper focuses on the evolution of the new social networking and fraud typologies.
Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown (2020)
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This paper is divided into three parts. The first part of the paper identifies a new and emerging terrorism funding model via cryptoassets and social media platforms – the Social Networking Funding Model. The paper enhances the understanding of the... Read More about Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown.
Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing (2019)
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The aim of the paper is to provide an update on the recent development in the sources of terrorism financing.
The Fifth Money Laundering Directive - a step too far? (2019)
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The aim of this presentation is to provide a critical analysis on the aims and scope of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD). The Presentation briefly identifies the amendments that the 5MLD makes to the Fourth Money Laundering Directive (4ML... Read More about The Fifth Money Laundering Directive - a step too far?.
Cryptoassets and Terrorism Financing (2019)
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This paper is divided into three parts. Firstly, the paper presents evidence of how terrorism financiers are able to appeal for and obtain funding via cryptoassets and social media platforms. Secondly, the paper enhances the understanding of the in... Read More about Cryptoassets and Terrorism Financing.
Terrorism financing and the fraud dossier (2019)
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The aim of this presentation is to highlight the threat posed by terrorsim financing and how fraud has become the funding avenue of choice. The paper presents evidence of an increase use of this funding stream and highlights a number of weaknesses i... Read More about Terrorism financing and the fraud dossier.
Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: a step into the regulatory unknown (2019)
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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 F... Read More about Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: a step into the regulatory unknown.
Predatory lending and consumer protection in the United Kingdom: Time for a frank conversation (2018)
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The aim of this paper is to provide a critical commentary on the United Kingdom's regulation of predatory lending. The paper draws comparisons with the approach adopted in the United States of America.
Terrorism financing: Current issues and challenges (2018)
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The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of the financing threats posed by loan wolf terrorists.
Corporate liability for economic rime: A critical review (2018)
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The United Kingdom’s (UK) efforts to tackle economic crime largely began with the implementation of the recommendations of the Roskill Report in 1986 via the Criminal Justice Act 1987, which created the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The establishment... Read More about Corporate liability for economic rime: A critical review.
Counter-terrorist financing: Interim research results (2018)
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The aim of this paper was to provide a summary of the findings of research conducted for the Centre for Research Evidence and Evidence of Security Threats. The paper highlights the threat posed by cheap acts of terrorism and identifies the funding s... Read More about Counter-terrorist financing: Interim research results.
Market manipulation challenges and responses in the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States (2017)
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As a response to the financial crisis the European Union (EU), the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) have increasingly focused on the phenomenon of white-collar crime as one of the major causes of the financial crisis. While... Read More about Market manipulation challenges and responses in the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States.