In part two of our special report into the Consent Order issued by the DFS NY against Deutsche Bank we look at its troubled relationship with FBME, the Cyprus based subsidiary of the Federal Bank of Lebanon and conclude that being a correspondent brings with it ethical issues that are not always there with direct client relationships.

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In the first of a trilogy of special episodes relating to the recent Consent Order agreed between Deutsche Bank and the Department of Financial Services - New York, we look in detail at the nature of the relationship, and the mistakes that were made, when Deutsche Bank decided to do business with Jeffrey Epstein.

Some of which (surprisingly) has either not been reported or only reported in passing.

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In this second part of our review of recent fines against SEB in Sweden and Commerzbank in the UK we dive into the detail of the Commerzbank Final Notice which reveals one or two surprises!

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In this episode we begin our review of the Commerzbank fine by the FCA and give a brief overview of the SEB fine by the Swedish FSA. What can we learn from these events?

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In this episode we review the recent report by David Leask and Richard Smith published on the OpenDemocracy website revealing the current state of play with respect to the UK Person with Significant Control regime. We use the opportunity to summarise the reasons for, and the requirements of the regime.

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In this episode we cover the foundations of trade based money laundering, what it is and how, classically, it is done. Along the way we make some surprising price discoveries on Amazon, compare a pair of tweezers to the size of a hydrogen atom and discover an unlikely candidate for dual use goods.

Link to the John Zdanowicz TBML research: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46556338_Trade-Based_Money_Laundering_and_Terrorist_Financing

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This week we look at the impact of the coronavirus on bank's financial crime controls, processes and systems. We also give an update on the Dark Money Files Conference which is still going ahead as planned in September, although in a different format!

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Part two of a two part episode reviewing and commenting on the recommendations contained in the recent European Banking Federation's review of the role that banks need to play in the fight against dark money. 

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Part one of a two part episode reviewing and commenting on the recommendations contained in the recent European Banking Federation's review of the role that the banks need to play in the fight against dark money.

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A short episode announcing the birth of "The Dark Money Files Live Online". We're just finalising the right platform, material and timings and subscriptions will open shortly.

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