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The financial crisis and mortgage fraud: The unforeseen circumstances of the war on terrorism and the financial war on terrorism, a critical reflection (2017)
Book Chapter

The article illustrates how the instigation of the ‘War on Terrorism’ and the ‘Financial War on Terrorism’ had a catastrophic impact on the ability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to tackle mortgage fraud that was associated with the 2007/2008... Read More about The financial crisis and mortgage fraud: The unforeseen circumstances of the war on terrorism and the financial war on terrorism, a critical reflection.

Market manipulation challenges and responses in the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A critical review of its response to money laundering and terrorist financing (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation has two aims. Firstly, it seeks to identify what Saudi Arabia has done to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing. Secondly it seeks to critically consider the extent to which the Saudi Arabian government is committed to t... Read More about The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A critical review of its response to money laundering and terrorist financing.

Corporate liability for economic crime – merely window dressing or a statement of intent (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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 crime – merely window dressing or a statement of intent.

‘Terrorist financing via social media: A step into the regulatory unknown?’ (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of this paper is to provide a commentary on the applicability and scope of the 2017 Money Laundering Regulations in light of the increasing threat posed by terrorist financing conducted via Social Media platforms.

The 2008 financial crisis and financial crime - a critial analysis of the response in the United States of America (2017)
Book Chapter

The purpose of this chapter is to critically reflect on the response in the United States towards financial crime originating from the 2008 financial crisis. The chapter briefly outlines the responses to the financial crisis introduced by President... Read More about The 2008 financial crisis and financial crime - a critial analysis of the response in the United States of America.

The robustness of EU financial crimes legislation: A critical review of the EU and UK anti-fraud and money laundering scheme (2017)
Journal Article

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.

Corporate economic crime and the introduction of corporate death penalty (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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 economic crime and the introduction of corporate death penalty.

The financial war on terrorism and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of this paper 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 paper identifies the “Financial War on Terrorism” and it then moves on to... Read More about The financial war on terrorism and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant.

The Financial Crisis and White Collar Crime - Legislative and Policy Responses (2017)
Book

In September 2007, the collapse of the United States (US) sub-prime mortgage market resulted in the global meltdown of the financial markets. This in turn led to the collapse of many international financial institutions including Northern Rock, Brad... Read More about The Financial Crisis and White Collar Crime - Legislative and Policy Responses.

United Kingdom – Policy, legislative, regulatory and enforcement responses to white collar crime and the financial crisis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of this paper is to critically consider the prosecution of fraud related offences by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and City Regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in the United Kingdom, with reference to the Fraud Act 2006. This p... Read More about United Kingdom – Policy, legislative, regulatory and enforcement responses to white collar crime and the financial crisis.

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

© 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.

High cost short term credit in the new UK market place (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter examines the sector of high cost short term credit that long existed in the UK market. However, the chapter argues that the proliferation of this sector over the last six/seven years is one of the main manifestations of the 2008 financia... Read More about High cost short term credit in the new UK market place.

The financial crisis and financial crime in the United Kingdom: A critical analysis of the response by Financial Regulatory Agencies (2017)
Journal Article

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.

The financial war on terrorism – the topic that we shouldn’t forget (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper seeks to critically conside the effectiveness of the ‘Financial War on Terrorism’ on the funding streams of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The paper highlights how the international community concentrated on tackling money l... Read More about The financial war on terrorism – the topic that we shouldn’t forget.

Cyber crime and terrorist financing (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of this presentation was to provide an overview of the emerging threats posed by terrorist financing via the internet and financial crime to the digital economy.

Globalisation and the fear factor of the financial crime compliance regimes (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of this key note address is to provide a detailed and critical review of the United Kingdom's anti-money laundering regime. It seeks to identify several factors that have contributed towards the creation of a 'fear factor' for compliance off... Read More about Globalisation and the fear factor of the financial crime compliance regimes.

Financial crime and the latest trends (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of the paper is to provide a current review of the latest developments in money laundering, bribery, corruption and terrorist financing.

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of this paper is to provide critical commentary on the relationship between financial crime and the financial crisis. The paper then proceeds to critically comment on the response to financial crime in both the United States of America and t... Read More about 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.

"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

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..