by KEMMAN | Nov 26, 2020 | Compliance, Financial Crime, governance, money laundering, Scam, Underground banking
The Perpetrator was Ruan Zhizhong who operated in China and Vietnam. In August 2009 Chinese law-enforcement raided an underground bank and money laundering gang that had sent an estimated USD1.46 billion abroad in illegal transfers. Chinese media reported that,...
by KEMMAN | Nov 22, 2020 | Compliance, Financial Crime, Terrorism, Terrorism Financing
Banks in Sudanese have started moves to re-establish relations with foreign banks as the United States (US) prepares to remove Sudan from its state sponsor of terrorism (SSOT) list. Bankers and analysts say the process will likely be slow. Restoring international...
by KEMMAN | Nov 21, 2020 | Compliance, Corruption, Financial Crime, money laundering, Terrorism, Terrorism Financing
The late Pablo Escobar, famous for the wrong reasons, was regarded as the richest and most successful criminal in world history. In 1989, Forbes magazine declared Escobar as the seventh (7th) richest man in the world. He had an estimated personal fortune of US$9...
by KEMMAN | Nov 21, 2020 | Compliance, Corruption, money laundering
Some few salient points for further debate, discussion and dialogue. In my book, Financial Crime Risk Management and Compliance (2016) , I have provided some simpler working definitions for everyone to be on the same page. Money Laundering (ML) is the process by which...
by KEMMAN | Nov 20, 2020 | Compliance, Corruption, Financial Crime, money laundering, Terrorism, Terrorism Financing
The regulatory landscape of Know Your Customer (KYC) Policies and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) requirements and expectations for Financial Institutions like Banks, Brokers, FinTech and Insurance Companies are always a moving target. In another write-ups I alluded to...
by KEMMAN | Nov 19, 2020 | Compliance, Motivation
We have heard of Road Rages. What with morning rush hour traffic Jams, Domestic Violence, Spouse Battery or Streets fights by Political Cadres all point to someone being very angry. Question is when you personally get angry do you simmer slowly or do you jump right to...
