Journal of Money Laundering Control: Volume 19 Issue 2

Reorganization of anti-corruption agencies in China

He Jiahong

A survey of R&D of intelligent STR system based on behavior pattern recognition in China

Jun Tang

The purpose of this paper is to systematically study the research and development history of suspicious transaction reporting (STR) system in China, and introduce the core…

Abnormal stock returns in Greece during the Cypriot banking crisis

Spyridon Repousis

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the Cypriot banking crisis in specific bank stocks’ prices traded in the Athens Stock Exchange.

International anti-money laundering laws: the problems with enforcement

Selina Keesoony

This paper aims to explore the underlying problem of tackling money laundering, namely, the difficulty of enforcing international laws and whether this is a problem which is too…

Fraud risk in electronic payment transactions

Levente Kovács, Sandor David

The purpose of this paper is the timely review of regulations on the security of electronic payments, payment innovations and their vulnerabilities and discussing the…

Managing money laundering risks in commercial letters of credit: Are banks in danger of non-compliance? A case study of the United Kingdom

Ramandeep Kaur Chhina

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the role of banks in detecting and mitigating money laundering risks in trade finance activities, especially in commercial…

Running to stand still: reflections on the cashgate scandal heist in Malawi

Steven William Kayuni

In September, 2013 following a police tip, a government accounts clerk was found with huge sums of cash amounting to US$300,000 in his car, and a week later, Malawi’s Budget…

ISIS political economy: financing a terror state

Dimitrios Stergiou

This paper aims to investigate the financial aspects of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), its sources of financing and the management of funds in a State-like apparatus.

HSBC Mexico AML failings: a case study

Patrick O’Sullivan

This paper aims to provide a brief overview of the anti-money laundering (AML) failings documented by the US Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found in Hong Kong and…