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Dirty Money: How the UK Securities and Derivatives Markets are Used to Launder Money
Sanjay SharmaThe increasing publicity of recent high‐profile money‐laundering cases has propelled this apparently victimless crime into the forefront of the public domain. However, although…
Globalisation of Law Enforcement Efforts
Joseph J. Aronica, Madhuri Mukhtyar, Jennifer E. CoonIn the past decade the incidence of international crime has increased. As Louis Freeh, director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has stated, ‘grave crime is no…
Undercover Sting Operations in Money‐Laundering Cases
R.E. BellIt is now generally accepted that, since organised crime has become increasingly sophisticated, globalised and well resourced, law enforcement must consequently shift from its…
Private banks' Initiative Against Money Laundering
Michael BrindleUntil the late 1980s little had been heard of the topic of money laundering. It was known in the USA, but the subject only really gained prominence as a result of the United…
What's Behind the Wolfsberg Principles?
Toby GrahamThe past few years have seen a plethora of anti‐money laundering initiatives. One of the latest is the so‐called ‘Global Anti Money Laundering Guidelines for Private Banking’…
Are Tax Evasion Offences Predicate Offences for Money‐Laundering Offences?
Peter AlldridgeThe G7 finance ministers, at a meeting in London on 8th May, 1998, called for international action to enhance the capacity of anti‐money‐laundering systems to deal effectively…
Drug Kingpins and Blacklists: Compliance Issues with US Economic Sanctions
Peter L. FitzgeraldThe Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act was enacted on 3rd December, 1999, as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000. The Kingpin Act calls for the…
Towards a Convergence of Regulatory and Supervisory Modalities of Offshore and Onshore Banking Sectors in the OECS Sub‐Region
Nand C. BardouilleAn offshore sector makes reference to financial services and non‐financial services frameworks in a country/territory. Clientele who make use of these services are non‐residents…
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1368-5201Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Li Hong Xing
- Prof Barry Rider