Accountability for Kleptocracy
Corruption investigations in South Africa have energised a citizen-led accountability movement.
South Africa’s judicial commission p...
03
May
Blog
14
Apr
Financial crime: South African fraud gang dismantled
The suspects allegedly bought luxury vehicles with the proceeds of their crimes.
INTERPOL’s Global Financial Crime Task Force (IGFCT...
28
Mar
Public Consultation on the FATF Risk-Based Guidance to the Real Estate Sector
Money laundering is the generic term used to describe the process by which criminals disguise the original source of the proceeds of cr...
04
Nov
Europol launches campaign for fighting online fraud
Even when online purchasing has been made secure by implementing new technologies, such as Secure Customer Authentication or Two-Factor...
29
Jun
FATF removes Ghana from the list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring
The FATF welcomes Ghana’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime. Ghana has strengthened the effectiveness of its AML/CFT...
02
Mar
Banking in Ghana and the Outlook on Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Measures Amid Covid-19
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented global challenges and disruptions to businesses in all sectors, includin...
23
Nov
Leaders’ Declaration – G20 Riyadh Summit; November 21-22, 2020
G20 leaders commit to support all developing and least developed countries as they face the intertwined health, economic, and social ef...
07
Nov
Luxury London Residence of Azerbaijan Official’s Son Purchased with Mysterious Payment to Shell Company
According to the article published by Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) on November 3, 2020, the story reveals a...
19
Oct
FATF Provides Virtual Assets (VAs) Red Flag Indicators to Assist Jurisdictions in Mitigating Money Laundering (ML) and other Financial Crime Risks
By Nana Oparebea Mante
Introduction
Certain financial product features, functionality or activity often pose higher risk of misu...
05
Oct
British Virgin Islands (BVI) to unmask secret company owners
For years financial crime experts, law enforcement agencies and prosecutors have asserted that corporate and financial structures form ...