AFC & Risk Insights Publications and Podcasts Incentivizing Effectiveness White Paper In this white paper, we explore the ideas about why the system is not as effective as it could be and how to improve it. (August 2024) Beneficial Ownership: Taking the Extra Step to Data Accuracy A comprehensive guide designed to enhance the accuracy of beneficial ownership (October 2023) Correspondent Banking In early 2023, the Wolfsberg Group released version 1.4 of the Correspondent Banking Due Diligence Questionnaire (CBDDQ) (March 2023) Gold Supply Chains Gold Supply Chains: Financial Crime Indicators, Typologies, and Red Flags (December 2022) Risk Assessment Anti-Financial Crime Briefing - Risk Assessment: Outlining the New Areas of Risk Considerations Highlighted by the OCC (July 2022) Beneficial Ownership US Beneficial Ownership: Addressing Russia Corruption Risks (May 2022) Real Estate Implications of Russia and Belarus Sanctions on US Real Estate Transactions (April 2022) Canada: Freedom Convoy Understanding the “Freedom Convoy” and the Funding of Extremist Groups, with Jessica Davis (April 2022) FinCEN Alert Summary of FinCEN Alert (Fin-2022-Alert001) Advising Increased Vigilance for Potential Russian Sanctions Evasion Attempts (March 2022) Hedge Funds The Potential Vulnerability of Alternative Investments in Hiding Assets: Hedge Funds (March 2022) Private Equity The Potential Vulnerability of Alternative Investments In Hiding Assets: Private Equity (March 2022) Kleptocracy and Corruption Exposing the American Kleptocracy, with Casey Michel (January 2022) Financial Crime in Canada Fighting Financial Crime in Canada, with Jacqueline Shinfield (November 2021) AFC Audits Executive Briefing: AFC Audits (August 2021) UK Retail Banking The FCA’s Dear CEO Letter – A Call to Action for UK Retail Banks (August 2021) Financial Crime in Canada Ending “Snow Washing” and Fighting Financial Crime in Canada with James Cohen (May 2021) Financial Crime Prevention The Challenges in Preventing Financial Crime with Matis Maeker (February 2021) Corruption Kleptopia: Tom Burgis on How Dirty Money is Conquering the World (November 2020) The FinCen Files “The FinCEN Files”: Understanding the Story Behind the Story (November 2020) 1MDB Crime in Plain Sight – 1MDB (October 2020) Money Laundering in Canada Gangsters, Whales and Businessmen - Money Laundering in Canada (July 2020) State Craft The Financial Tools of State Craft (April 2020) Online Gaming Is Money Laundering in Online Gaming Flying Under the Radar? (March 2020) Real Estate Money Laundering in Real Estate with Maureen Maloney (January 2020) Global Money Laundering The Laundrymen: Jeffrey Robinson on Cleaning Up Global Money Laundering (October 2019) The Panama Papers Secrecy World: Jake Bernstein on the Panama Papers (March 2019) 1MDB Billion Dollar Whale: Bradley Hope on 1MDB (March 2019)
