Watch Emil Dall give evidence to the House of Lords EU Committee on how Brexit will affect the UK’s ability to influence EU decision-making on sanctions.
RUSI Task Force on the Future of UK Sanctions Policy
RUSI’s high-level taskforce, composed of former officials, academic and policy experts and private sector senior executives will provide recommendations on what UK sanctions policy should look like after Brexit.
Florence Keen
The spendthrift wife of a jailed Azerbaijani banker has emerged as the subject of the UK’s first Unexplained Wealth Order, but will the tool mature into an effective method of combatting ‘dirty money’ at the heart of London’s luxury property market?
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, RUSI Newsbrief, AML/CTF, UK
Helena Wood
The British government claims to be focussing on its ability to seize the proceeds of organised crime, but the response remains piecemeal, underfunded and poorly coordinated
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK
Olivier Kraft
This Occasional Paper reviews the efforts of national authorities to harness the opportunities of data analytics for anti-money-laundering purposes. It sets out potential methods and their benefits, as well as other factors that should be considered to ensure the proportionality and sustainability of innovative approaches.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Financial Crime 2.0, Occasional Papers, AML/CTF
Helena Wood
Despite a regulatory environment perceived by many as stringent, the UK has a reputation as a global hub for money-laundering. Over the next two years, the UK Government will prepare itself for an assessment of its anti money-laundering and counter terrorist-financing efforts.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Organised Crime
Tom Keatinge
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between Iran and the P5+1 was almost universally welcomed. But can the P5+1 deliver the promised sanctions relief? Or will banks, heavily fined for breaching Iranian sanctions remain risk-averse, restricting opportunity for economic growth?
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Tom Keatinge
2015 will be a critical year for the financial battle against Daesh. The focus on the group’s financing will undoubtedly restrict Daesh in Syria and Iraq, but the group is proliferating abroad. The international community needs to get ahead of the financial curve.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Terrorism, Iraq, Syria, Counterinsurgency, Organised Crime, Terrorism, Middle East and North Africa
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