The Laundry

E47: The episode the money launderers don't want you to hear


Listen Later

Join us as we uncover the truth behind Britain's 'kleptocracy capital'.


Award-winning and investigative journalist Oliver Bullough joins this week's The Laundry episode to discuss how London has become a safe haven for the world's wealthiest people to hide their stolen money and spend it with no questions asked. 


Bullough explains how the problem originated and how the lack of regulation in the UK has enabled oligarchs, criminals and kleptocrats to use London's banks to launder their wealth. 


Don't miss this exciting episode about how London became the money laundering capital of the world.


From this episode, you'll learn:


00:00 - 09:11 What inspired Oliver to write the book, "Butler to the World"


09:11 - 15:32 How Britain became a world-class enabler of financial crime


15:32 - 21:32 Oliver takes you through the "Kleprocrat tour"


21:32 - 23:28 How Britain has turned Gibraltar into the "world's biggest online casino"


23:28 - 26:31 The register of overseas owners of UK properties


26:31 - 37:44 Why the current AML regulations don't work


37:44 - 42:06 The recent EU ruling on UBO registers is a complete disaster


42:06 - 45:06 The politicians are failing to address money laundering adequately


45:06 - 48:00 How do we clean up this mess?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The LaundryBy Strise

  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4

4

2 ratings


More shows like The Laundry

View all
Economist Podcasts by The Economist

Economist Podcasts

4,274 Listeners

Political Fix by Financial Times

Political Fix

161 Listeners

Trumponomics by Bloomberg

Trumponomics

344 Listeners

Odd Lots by Bloomberg

Odd Lots

1,772 Listeners

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS by 11:FS

Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS

186 Listeners

FT Tech Tonic by Financial Times

FT Tech Tonic

101 Listeners

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett by DOAC

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

6,689 Listeners

Behind the Money by Financial Times

Behind the Money

222 Listeners

FT News Briefing by Financial Times

FT News Briefing

709 Listeners

The Intelligence from The Economist by The Economist

The Intelligence from The Economist

2,517 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

754 Listeners

The Rachman Review by Financial Times

The Rachman Review

140 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,250 Listeners

Merryn Talks Money by Bloomberg

Merryn Talks Money

49 Listeners

The Economics Show by Financial Times

The Economics Show

96 Listeners