The Dark Money Files

By Graham Barrow and Ray BlakeBusiness News Education Business News

The Dark Money Files episodes

December 23, 2020 TDMF - review of the year: Part One
In a complete departure from our normal podcast we bring you part one of an unscripted conversation between Ray and Graham, looking back at some of the major news stories of the year (noting to do with financial crime).

In this first part we cover January to March.

Please be aware, we are unashamedly open about our own beliefs which not everyone will agree with and that's OK. What we didn't want to bring you was some anodyne claptrap designed not offend no-one but which also says nothing of interest.
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31 min
December 06, 2020 Suspicious Activity Reports - Under the Spotlight
Following hard on the heels of the FinCEN files, the UK has just published its review of the SARs filed in 2019 which gives us the opportunity to look in detail at the headline figures and chat about SARs (both Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) in a bit more depth.
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19 min
November 30, 2020 Sanctions (Room) 101
At long last (some may say) we look at various types of sanctions, the people or entities to whom they may be applicable, and the main issuers of sanctions lists, explaining (at a high level) how they work and what financial institutions need to do.
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17 min
November 11, 2020 Unexplained Wealth Orders - a primer
In this episode we look at Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) - explaining the law, how they are obtained, who they are obtained against and some of the initial uses to which they have been put.
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22 min
October 27, 2020 Companies House: It's time to reform (maybe, if we can find the time and money)
In this episode we look at (and broadly welcome) the proposed reforms to Companies House - an issue which matters globally given the ubiquity of UK entities in global money laundering schemes.

Our reservations - budget and timetable (plus a few more technical quibbles)
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18 min
October 08, 2020 The Dark Money Conference - our post conference review
Following our hugely successful Dark Money Conference in association with fscom, Ray and Graham take a bit of time out to look back at the highlights and draw out some of the compelling themes that emerged.

They also announce how those who were unable to attend can get access to all of the content and the associated masterclasses as well!

For tickets, please visit our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ and follow the links for "post event access".
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14 min
September 28, 2020 The FinCEN Files Special
Following the release of the #FinCENFiles and the involvement of The Dark Money Files in the story, we have recorded our longest and most in depth episode ever, looking at what it all means.
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32 min
September 09, 2020 It's the Dark Money Conference call!
In advance of our online conference at the end of September, we review, the speakers, the panels. the subjects and the additional content that subscribers will receive for their very modest outlay.

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16 min
September 02, 2020 HMRC, TCSPs and other impossible scrabble hands
In this episode we review the recent guidance issued by the UKs tax regulator (HMRC) for the benefit of Trust and Corporate Services providers. Amongst other things, it provides a very clear and articulate statement of some of the red flags to watch out for (along with a lot of abbreviations).
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17 min
August 14, 2020 What's your source? Wolfsberg, Wealth and Funds
We're back for Season 5!

We begin with a look at the new Wolfsberg guidance around Source of Wealth (SoW) and Source of Funds (SoF). Whilst we're broadly very supportive, there are a couple of elements about which we're not quite so enthusiastic.
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23 min

About The Dark Money Files

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A series of podcasts which explain to a non-technical audience how "Dark Money" (e.g. money laundering, corruption, bribery, tax evasion) enters the financial system and infects everything it touches.