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STR: Suspicious Transaction Report

Feb 28, 2022

An unscheduled episode, recorded as the tragic events in Ukraine unfold. It considers the central plank of the West’s response to Russia’s aggression – sanctions. Tom Keatinge is joined by RUSI Associate Fellows and legal experts Anna Bradshaw of Peters & Peters and Nick Turner of Steptoe & Johnson. They discuss...


Feb 18, 2022

Confiscating the proceeds of crime seems like an obvious way to deter illicit activity, yet asset recovery is all too often an afterthought in the global response to financial crime. Gretta Fenner of the Basel Institute on Governance joins CFCS’s Maria Nizzero and Helena Wood to discuss why a smarter approach to...


Feb 11, 2022

More than a decade since Bitcoin’s emergence, cryptocurrency continues to shake up the financial sector, keeping regulators on alert and intriguing the public. It simultaneously causes excitement about its possibilities, as well as concern about its illicit finance risks. But where are we exactly on crypto? Host Anton...


Feb 4, 2022

How can the current counterterrorism financing (CTF) regime remain relevant when the threat is constantly evolving? In the 20 years since 9/11, terrorists have adopted diverse financing methods, new terrorist actors have emerged, and autocrats have co-opted CTF standards for their own nefarious purposes. Host Stephen...