Journal of Money Laundering Control: Volume 27 Issue 2

Editorial: The FATF criminalization of money laundering – much room for improvement

Yehuda Shaffer

The role of virtue ethics in enhancing reputation through combatting financial crimes

Ritab AlKhouri, Pashaar Halteh, Khaled Halteh, Milind Tiwari

This paper aims to outline how certain lessons from ethical systems can be relevant and applicable to tackling unethical behavior, including financial crime, within the finance…

Is money laundering a hurdle to achieving Sustainable Development Goals?

Arij Gueddari, Sami Saafi, Ridha Nouira

The purpose of this study provide answers to the following research questions: Whether and to what extent money laundering affects the achievability and the trend of Sustainable…

Whistleblowing: interrogating the complexities of law, governance, and freedom of expression in developing nations

Adeoye Johnson Adetunji

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the rule of law, corporate governance and freedom of expression on the effectiveness of whistleblowing initiatives…

The EU MiCA Directive – chances and risks from a compliance perspective

Fabian Maximilian Johannes Teichmann, Sonia Ruxandra Boticiu, Bruno S. Sergi

This study aims to review the current EU approach to regulating crypto assets. It highlights the key points, opportunities and risks of the MiCA regulation, which is designed to…

Exploring anti-corruption education in Malaysian educational institutions

Nor Farizal Mohammed, Norziana Lokman, Norazida Mohamed, Norsuhaily Abu Bakar

From 2000 to 2021, the Malaysian corruption perception index demonstrated a declining tendency, identifying Malaysia as a highly corrupt nation. Corruption in the nation has…

A legal perspective of corporate compliance governance to collusive bidding in China

Tingting Li, Mohd Zamre Mohd Zahir, Hasani Mohd Ali

This study aims to make some contribution to the process of corporate compliance governance in China.

Shariah-compliant status and investors demand for IPOs: the moderating role of regulatory quality

Waqas Mehmood, Anis Ali, Rasidah Mohd-Rashid, Attia Aman-Ullah

The purpose of this study is to look at how Shariah-compliant status and Shariah regulation affect the demand for initial public offerings (IPOs) in Pakistan. The…

Estimating the magnitude of money laundering in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): evidence from the currency demand approach (CDA)

Mariam Aljassmi, Awadh Ahmed Mohammed Gamal, Norasibah Abdul Jalil, Joseph David, K. Kuperan Viswanathan

Despite the vulnerability of rapidly developing and emerging market economies, researchers have paid less attention to the determination of the size of money laundering (ML) in…

Ponzi scheme like investment schemes in India – causes, impact and solution

Shubhasree Bhadra, Kamakhya Narain Singh

News items like “A whopping 2 lakh gullible investors were cheated…….” amply illustrate the extent of problems and hardships caused by financial frauds related to Ponzi schemes…

Compliant or not compliant? The challenges of anti-money laundering regulations in crypto assets: the case of Switzerland

Aline Renda, Stefano Caneppele

Criminals have quickly discovered the advantage of crypto assets, with its pseudo-anonymity, untraceability and the ability to freely exchange crypto assets across borders, which…

Financial opacity and financial secrecy: lessons for Nepal

Abhiyan Upadhyay

The purpose of this paper is to understand the financial opaqueness established through offshore businesses and financial secrecy through the requirements of information…

Virtual currencies and money laundering: existing and prospects for jurisdictions that comprehensively prohibited virtual currencies like Pakistan

Nasir Sultan, Norazida Mohamed, Mervyn Martin, Hafizah Mohd Latif

This study aims to examine the Financial Action Task Force’s recommendations on virtual currencies (VCs) and how Pakistan has responded to them.

Mutual legal assistance and extradition under anti-money laundering laws: a comparative analysis between Palestine and Malaysia

Husameddin Alshaer, Muhamad Helmi Md. Said, Ramalinggam Rajamanickam

The global cooperation and cooperation between nations at differing stages in anti-money laundering (AML) is critical. To improve the effectiveness of international cooperation in…