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Laundering goes virtual

Multiplayer sites such as Second Life might have started out as a bit of innocent fun, but the potential for criminals to use them for underhand financial means demands serious consideration

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The Feds are coming

Regulators in the US are cracking down on banks in their stringent anti-money laundering campaign. Nick Kochan looks at the civil penalties being imposed on financial institutions and wonders whether they are entirely justified

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What's wrong with the risk-based approach?

The risk-based approach to regulation is under fire. In the UK, the Northern Rock debacle could result in a reworking of the supervisory system, which is being criticised as too hands-off. Defenders of the system point out that a failure such as Northern…

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