Articles and commentary

Selected

• Stopping Money Laundering Expected to Remain a Priority Under Trump Administration
  Barron's · 2024
• Canada Financial Crimes Enforcers Step Up in 2025
  Dow Jones Risk Journal · 2025
• Russia-related risks take hold
  Grant Thornton
• As Online Gambling Grows, So Does the Financial Crime Risk
  The Wall Street Journal · 2022
• The Continued Struggle with Anti-Money-Laundering Compliance: Ongoing challenges and opportunities for financial institutions
  International Banker · 2020
• Swedbank’s handling of money laundering scandal a lesson in fallibility
  Financial Times · 2019
• The Long and Increasing Reach of US Regulators - How Non-US Financial Institutions Can Prepare and Manage Their Compliance and Regulatory Risks
  International Banker · 2024
• As Asia Sees an ESG Push, Regulators Need To Play a Bigger Role
  Asian Legal Business · 2021
• AML and OFAC Compliance for the Insurance Industry
  Risk & Compliance Magazine · 2021
• Pandemic business surge heightens AML and sanctions compliance concerns at Private Banks
  Asian Private Banker · 2021
• The Top Challenges in Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance
  International Banker · 2021
• The Anti-Money Laundering Challenge: How to Improve Transaction Monitoring
  Global Association of Risk Professionals · 2020
• 은행권, 올해 FATF 평가 앞두고 AML·FDS 고도화 착수
  eEtNews · 2019
• Education Can Help Manage De-Risking Fallout
  The Wall Street Journal · 2017
• Bank De-Risking Provides an Opening for Chinese Rivals
  The Wall Street Journal · 2017
• Five Steps for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance in 2017
  International Banker · 2017
• The (Not So Obvious) Top 3 Cost Drivers of Anti-Money-Laundering Compliance
  International Banker · 2017
• European Banks Unite to Tackle Human Trafficking
  The Wall Street Journal · 2017
• Mexico Bulks Up Anti-Corruption Law
  The Wall Street Journal · 2017
• Se ha incrementado el refinamiento de los lavadores
  El Pais · 2017
• A New Wave of Global Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement Has Arrived - Are You Prepared?
  International Banker

Archive

Earlier coverage and interviews, many in German, Korean, Chinese, Spanish and the Nordic languages.

• Normatividad Bancaria 2025. Análisis y perspectivas de una industria en disrupción
  LID Editorial · 2025
• The Darker Side of Money - Trends in Money Laundering
  MarketWatch · 2022
• The Troika of Money Laundering, Sanctions and Corruption
  International Banker · 2021
• Regulators’ long reach in AML enforcement
  Ethical Boardroom · 2020
• South Korean financial institutions are not sufficiently prepared for U.S. Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Scrutiny
  The Bell · 2019
• The End of European Money-Laundering Scandals, or Just the Beginning?
  International Banker · 2019
• Taking anti-money laundering compliance seriously - how boards can prevent money laundering within European banks
  Ethical Boardroom · 2019
• Aussichtsloser Kampf gegen illegale Geschäfte
  WirtschaftsWoche · 2018
• 6.500 milliarder strømmede gennem estiske banker på syv år
  Finans · 2018
• How Estonia’s money-laundering scandal unfolded
  The Week · 2018
• Identifying Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Regulators' Key AML focus
  Asian Private Banker · 2018
• In the “Wild West” of Virtual Currencies, Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Enforcement is Anything but Virtual
  Corporate Compliance Insights · 2018
• Chinese banks need to firm up AML compliance
  International Financial Law Review · 2018
• Getting real on AML and sanctions compliance challenges in APAC
  Fintech Innovation · 2018
• Banken erwarten noch hoehere Compliance-Kosten
  Boersen Zeitung · 2018
• Der fast aussichtslose Wettlauf gegen Briefkastenfirmen
  WirtschaftsWoche · 2018
• 법무법인 광장, '글로벌 자금세탁 규제' 세미나 개최
  Segye News · 2018
• Naming of Jailed Banker’s Wife Sends Warning as U.K. Fights Money Laundering
  The Wall Street Journal · 2018
• Bankexpert: Danske i Estland bara toppen på isberget
  Realtid · 2018
• Compliance in Chinese banks: Playing catch-up
  Ethical Boardroom · 2018
• 알릭스파트너스 "금융기관, 암호화폐 통한 자금세탁 대비해야
  Edaily Korea · 2018
• Crypto Exchanges Must Up Their AML Game
  Markets Media · 2018
• Hong Kong banks’ efforts against money laundering to face scrutiny as global regulator’s visit looms
  South China Morning Post · 2018
• Bekaempfung der Geldwaesche
  Compliance Magazin Deutschland · 2018
• Finanzdienstleister sind auf die Risiken durch Geldwäsche schlecht vorbereitet
  Banken & Partner · 2018
• Trends and challenges in anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance for Korean Financial Institutions
  Legal Times · 2018
• Bank Boards Continue to Fall Short Against Money Laundering
  The Wall Street Journal · 2018
• Over $1 trillion flowed through Estonia between 2008 and 2015, dwarfing Danske Bank money laundering scandal
  Financial Post · 2018
• US-Justiz ermittelt gegen Danske Bank
  Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten · 2018
• Estonia Banks Did $500 Billion in Cross-Border Flows
  Bloomberg · 2018
• Investors Cozy Up to Compliance Opportunities
  The Wall Street Journal · 2018
• 한국 금융기관 자금세탁방지 준비 경영진 적극 개입 필요
  FNNews Korea · 2018
• PB directors can turn dirty business squeaky clean
  CityWire · 2018
• Chinese banks warned on anti-money laundering compliance
  China Business Law Journal · 2018
• Blocked by CFIUS, Ant Financial Abandons Plan to Acquire MoneyGram and Shifts to Strategic Cooperation
  Caixin Global · 2018
• U.S. Pursues Alleged Chinese-Africa Bribery Through Finance Ties
  The Wall Street Journal · 2017
• The Commonwealth Bank could face enforcement action from US regulators over its alleged failure to comply with anti-money laundering laws
  Lawyers Weekly · 2017
• U.S. Puts Banks on Notice With ‘Recipe Book’ on North Korea
  The Wall Street Journal · 2017
• Some Financial Institutions' Boards Don't Receive AML, Sanctions Training
  The Wall Street Journal · 2017
• Needless "de-risking" might increase AML risk
  Asian Private Banker · 2017
• It’s ‘winner takes all’ for banks that can get compliance right
  South China Morning Post · 2017
• Money laundering and terrorism financing: what boards need to know
  Australian Institute of Corporate Directors
• 反洗钱合规体系如何与时俱进
  Caixin