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Will an ICA qualification get me a job? (14268)
Words by Lily Harwood-Millar
How do I land my first compliance or AML role? (11223)
Words by Phil Perchard
EBA proposed guidelines on the risk based approach and CDD risk factors (5746)
Words by Roland Guennou
Interpreting ICA Assignment Feedback (5739)
Words by Dave Robson
5 reasons why your employer should sponsor you to do an ICA qualification (5100)
Words by Lily Harwood-Millar
17 January 2019
US politics inevitably tends to attract greater scrutiny than anywhere else in the Americas. Regrettably, this often obscures that which is unfolding in the southern half of the continent, where very interesting – often odd, sometimes distressing – events are taking place. Last year was a case in point.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
13 December 2018
Christmas – the season of gifts and giving. Nobody needs reminding that we already hurtling our way full speed towards the Big Day, but for businesses it is the time of year when a useful reminder on the dangers of bribery is required.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
20 November 2018
The Trump administration’s fractured relationship with the US media has prompted much talk on the freedom of the press. Outright hostility towards journalists encourages a cynicism towards the press that clearly chimes with the president’s electoral base, many of whom consider the media nothing but a megaphone for vested interests....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
5 November 2018
Guy Fawkes Night celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot to kill King James I at the Palace of Westminster on November 5, 1605. There’s something modern, and therefore something we recognise, in the Gunpower Plot: it featured a small group of fanatics, whose plan was wildly ambitious, violent, and spectacular in its execution....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
3 September 2018
Over the last decade the general public has woken up to the environmental issues affecting the planet. Concerted global efforts are now in place to reduce harm caused by pollution and to cut back on waste. The cost of cleaning up the damage already inflicted is now a central focus of national governments. Below, we look at the cost of financial crime and the incredible impact its prevention could have.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
10 July 2018
The £896,100 fine recently imposed on Canara Bank by the FCA is a useful example of the thinking behind penalties issued by the UK regulator.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
18 June 2018
The World Cup has got off to an explosive, entertaining start. We follow up our coverage of each team’s first fixture with Part 2 of our World Cup of Corruption, looking at each nation’s ranking on Transparency International’s 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index. Teams included in Part 2 include Sweden, Senegal, South Korea, Panama, Poland and Japan.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
14 June 2018
Football itself – and in particular FIFA – has been beset by corruption problems over the last decade. In light of this we thought we would consider each fixture of the tournament through the lens of corruption.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
22 May 2018
An amendment to the Sanctions and Anti Money Laundering Bill was approved by the British government in May. The headline news from the amendment was that from 2020 British Overseas Territories (BOT) will be obliged to publish the beneficial owner(s) of all registered companies.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
14 May 2018
FATF’s mutual evaluation in Hong Kong later this year will be its first evaluation in the territory since 2007.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
13 February 2018
Unpredictability is the new normal. What does 2018 hold for our industry?....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
16 January 2018
Over the last decade, mobile financial services (MFS) have been instrumental in increasing financial inclusion in developing markets. What impact does this have on financial services and the telecommunications industry?....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
6 November 2017
Earlier this year the French government enacted Sapin II, an anti-bribery and corruption law that bolstered the country’s transparency and anti-corruption efforts. The legislation was introduced after criticism over the years of France’s anti-bribery and corruption efforts from several quarters (including the OECD). The introduction of Sapin II was the most significant initiative on anti-corruption in the country in decades.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
15 September 2017
Since 2008, the UN has held its day in honour and promotion of democracy on 15 September. For a cluster of nations across Latin America, this is a date that holds a special reverence, marking their independence from colonial rule: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica all celebrate their independence day on 15 September (with Mexico’s the following day, and Chile’s three days later).....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
15 September 2017
Since 2008, the UN has held its day in honour and promotion of democracy on 15 September. For a cluster of nations across Latin America, this is a date that holds a special reverence, marking their independence from colonial rule: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica all celebrate their independence day on 15 September (with Mexico’s the following day, and Chile’s three days later).....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
14 August 2017
A decade-long battle between the United States government and the owners of a New York skyscraper was concluded last month when a US jury agreed with the government’s assertion that the Alavi Foundation, the majority owners, were guilty of money laundering and violating sanctions on Iran.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
17 May 2017
Fifa, football's world governing body responsible for promoting and protecting the sport, has done more damage to the reputation of the game than any other organisation or individual.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
15 May 2017
ICT compares results from the World Economic Forum publishes annual corruption index and Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in this Prezi presentation.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
9 February 2017
We examine the case of automotive giant Volkswagen, the most recent household name to be hit by US authorities for breaching laws and regulations.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
31 January 2017
We break down combined fines of nearly £18 million issued by the Financial Conduct Authority to five top offenders in 2016.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
10 January 2017
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released this month their first Mutual Evaluation of the United States since 2006.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
6 January 2017
Odebrecht and Braskem, two Brazilian companies, have been fined at least US$3.5 billion after pleading guilty to bribing government officials.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
5 December 2016
The President-elect of the United States is a man on more familiar ground on Wall Street than in Washington DC, and yet Donald Trump will surely be focusing his attention on the banks when he moves into the White House in January.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
11 November 2016
Numerous reasons have been cited for Cyprus’s economic collapse, but one of the most enduring has been the charge of weak corporate governance in Cypriot banks. The demise of the now defunct Laiki Bank, previously the second biggest bank on the island, is indicative of the weak Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) framework that existed across Cypriot financial and governmental institutions.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
3 November 2016
Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) have been shown to be interconnected concepts. Applied effectively in a business, they can reduce costs, cut inefficiency and improve communication throughout an organisation; GRC can help ensure a businesses’ goals and objectives are better defined, the company structure improved and regulations properly adhered to. Indeed, strong GRC lays the foundations for potential company growth.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
1 November 2016
Britain’s referendum on withdrawal from the European Union sent convulsions across Europe, and the uncertainty that the decision to leave triggered across the continent is felt nowhere more keenly than in Ireland. The Irish National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering (ML) and Terrorist Financing (TF) makes this explicitly clear; Brexit makes up a third of the ML/TF risk-enhancing factors for the Irish state.....More
Words by Jake Plenderleith
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