Resources & Media
Useful links and interesting resources for everyone, help your understanding and knowledge of financial crime in all its guises. The subject matter is of relevance to anyone who has a bank account and/or pays taxes, with a focus on the UK alongside some global links.
EU 5th Money Laundering Directive - the latest EU guidelines for combating ML / Financial Crime.
Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) - Practical AML Guidance - UK
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - group dedicated to policy development and global financial crime assessment.
UK Bribery Act - Government Guidance document
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 - Official legislation.
I Hate Money Laundering - Top notch AML blog by veteran consultant and trainer Susan Grossey.
Money Laundering Bulletin - ML News, reports, research - subscription service.
Global Center on Cooperative Security - Security Policy, Financial Crime, Criminal Justice and Radicalism.
Know Your Country - Comprehensive information on country risk.
Global Financial Integrity - Illicit Financial Flow Research and Reporting.
The Wolfsberg Group - Global Financial Crime Guidelines.
Global Witness - Anti-Corruption & Human Rights Campaigners, follow the money.
Transparency International - NGO Combating Global Corruption.
National Crime Agency SARs - NCA Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) Annual Reports.
Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) - like it says on the tin - leading the fight!
Global Peace Index - visual representation of global terrorist activity.
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) - international membership organization dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and expertise of financial crime detection and prevention professionals.
International Compliance Association (ICA) - a professional membership and awarding body for Compliance, Financial Crime Prevention and Anti Money Laundering courses.
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) - a global professional body for those who work in the financial and investment industry, provides courses.
Terrorism Studies @ University of Edinburgh - comprehensive counter-terrorism distance learning.
Podcasts
Dark Money Files - non-technical look at how dark money takes forms such as money laundering, corruption, bribery, tax evasion enters the financial system and infects everything it touches.
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KickBack - The Anticorruption Podcast - a series featuring in-depth interviews with a wide range of corruption experts.
BOOKS
Fascinating insights into the workings of illicit financial ongoings, the finance industry or just good reads about bad guys up to no good.