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Are the current laws and potential enforcement measures effective in achieving the accountability of bank directors for their actions, or the actions of the banks they manage? A comparison of UK and US approaches (2014)
Book Chapter
Hillman, H. (2014). Are the current laws and potential enforcement measures effective in achieving the accountability of bank directors for their actions, or the actions of the banks they manage? A comparison of UK and US approaches. In N. Ryder, U. Turksen, & S. Hassler (Eds.), Fighting Financial Crime in the Global Economic Crisis. Routledge Cavendish

The recent banking crisis has highlighted deficiencies in the regulation of banks and in 2011 this gave rise to a full scale review of the banking sector and how it is regulated. New regulation came in the form of the Financial Services Act which rec... Read More about Are the current laws and potential enforcement measures effective in achieving the accountability of bank directors for their actions, or the actions of the banks they manage? A comparison of UK and US approaches.

'Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works (Gordon Gekko, Wall Street, 1987)’. A contemporary review of the relationship between the global financial crisis, financial crime and white collar criminals’ (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2014, October). 'Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works (Gordon Gekko, Wall Street, 1987)’. A contemporary review of the relationship between the global financial crisis, financial crime and white collar criminals’. Presented at Inaugural Lecture, UWE, Bristol,

This lecture seeks to highlight the link between the 2008 financial crisis and white collar crime. Specific reference is made to the United States of America and the United Kingdom.

Predatory lending and white collar crime: A critical reflection (2014)
Journal Article
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.

Cyber crime, security and financial crime - what SMEs need to know and how to protect yourself (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2014, July). Cyber crime, security and financial crime - what SMEs need to know and how to protect yourself. Paper presented at Partners in Procurement - Supplying the Public Sector, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

The aim of this presentation is to provide an overview of the threat posed to small medium enterprises by money laundering, fraud and cyber crime.

The financial crisis and white collar crime: The perfect storm? (2014)
Book
Ryder, N. (2014). The financial crisis and white collar crime: The perfect storm?. Edward Elgar

The aim of this monograph is to provide a detailed commentary and analytical review of the relationship between the 'Global Financial Crisis' and white collar crime. The monograph begins by highlighting the association betwen 'Global Financial Crisi... Read More about The financial crisis and white collar crime: The perfect storm?.

White collar crime – A serious threat or an inconvenience? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2014, April). White collar crime – A serious threat or an inconvenience?

The aim of this paper was to illustrate the threat posed by financial crime to companies. The paper discussed some of the sanctions that can be imposed on both firms and individuals who breach financial crime related provisions in the United Kingdom... Read More about White collar crime – A serious threat or an inconvenience?.

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.

White collar crime and the global financial crisis; How long will we have to wait for the ‘day of reckoning’? (2013)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2013). White collar crime and the global financial crisis; How long will we have to wait for the ‘day of reckoning’?

During the height of the Global Financial Crisis, and whilst leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron boldly proclaimed that the City of London faced a ‘Day of Reckoning’ and that severe penalties would be imposed for those bankers whose reckl... Read More about White collar crime and the global financial crisis; How long will we have to wait for the ‘day of reckoning’?.

The Law Relating to Financial Crime in the United Kingdom (2013)
Book
Harrison, K., & Ryder, N. (2013). The Law Relating to Financial Crime in the United Kingdom. UK: Ashgate

Outlining the different types of financial crime and its impact, this book is a user-friendly, up-to-date guide to the regulatory processes, systems and legislation which exist in the UK. Each chapter has a similar structure and covers individual fin... Read More about The Law Relating to Financial Crime in the United Kingdom.

Commercial law: Principles and policy (2012)
Book
Ryder, N., Griffiths, M., & Singh, L. (2012). Commercial law: Principles and policy. Cambridge University Press

This innovative textbook examines commercial law and the social and political context in which it develops. Topical examples, such as funding for terrorism, demonstrate this fast-moving field's relevance to today's concerns. This wide-ranging subject... Read More about Commercial law: Principles and policy.