Intelligence gaps are at the heart of the UK’s vulnerability to financial crime – evidence rather than supposition must form the basis of the response.keatinge_newsbrief_sept_vol.36_no.5.pdfWhitehall has invested considerable resources in preparing for the late 2017 evaluation of its anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terror financing (CTF) and counter-proliferation financing (CPF) regime by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Since 2013, strategies have been launched, risk assessments published, information demanded and action plans announced. Former Prime Minister David Cameron has also spoken regularly about the damage corruption causes to economic growth and wellbeing. In July 2015, he expressed determination that ‘the UK must …read more
Financial Crime: An Intelligence-Led Response is Needed
