Suspicious Transaction Report

The Suspicious Transaction Report is a fortnightly podcast hosted by the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI. The podcast is formed of two sections. Firstly, there is an informative round up of the latest financial crime news discussed by the host and two guest contributors. Guests will give their perspective on why the latest news matters, pointing to long-term trends and what these could mean for different stakeholders. The second half of the podcast will deep-dive into a new piece of financial crime research. This one-to-one interview between the host and lead researcher will offer “behind-the-scenes” insights and practical advice on how to implement the latest financial crime research in the real world.

Season Three Trailer: Policy Into Practice 01/18/2021

Season Three Trailer: Policy Into Practice Isabella Chase and Tom Keatinge, two of your hosts for this season, discuss the thinking behind the ‘Policy into Practice’ concept and give listeners a glimpse of what’s in store – from the array of guests, topics and ideas that will be covered in the episodes.  /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/17589665

Festive Special 12/07/2020

Festive Special 2020 – never a dull moment in financial crime! In this special end-of-year episode, CFCS’s Isabella Chase and RUSI colleagues Kayla Izenman, Emil Dall and Anton Moiseienko unpack the financial crime scandals and surprises of 2020 and give their predictions for the year ahead. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/17091158

Trailer: Financial Crime Insights 10/29/2020

Trailer: Financial Crime Insights RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) is launching a new podcast, Financial Crime Insights. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/16599086

Holding Up a Mirror 08/03/2020

Holding Up a Mirror Tom Keatinge returns as host for our final episode. He’s joined by journalist and author Oliver Bullough to discuss a possibly surprise destination that poses a high risk to those that are seeking to protect themselves from financial crime. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/15426581

Inside Crypto 07/27/2020

Inside Crypto In this episode, host Kayla Izenman is joined by Jesse Spiro of Chainalysis to get a reality check on the riskiness of cryptocurrency and explore its potential to upend the financial system for the better. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/15341486

Mutual Evaluation Retort 07/20/2020

Mutual Evaluation Retort In this episode, host Stephen Reimer unpacks the UAE's latest FATF mutual evaluation report with Ibtissem Lassoued, Partner and Head of Advisory, Financial Crime at Al Tamimi & Company in Dubai. She reveals the on-ground realities of the AML system so strongly critiqued by the global watchdog. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/15279248

The Unwitting Accomplice? 07/13/2020

The Unwitting Accomplice? In this episode, host Anton Moiseienko is joined by journalist and cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs to dive into the workings of money mule networks. Are they innocent enablers or knowing accomplices? And how do you recognise a mule when you see one? /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/15184397

Framing Risk 07/06/2020

Framing Risk In this episode, host Isabella Chase speaks with art compliance consultant Rakhi Talwar, who unveils the realities and myths of financial crime in the art world, and asks whether recent regulations will drive the art market out of Europe. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/15074588

The Other Side of Sanctions 06/26/2020

The Other Side of Sanctions In this week's episode of High Risk Thinking, host Emil Dall is joined by the team behind EuropeanSanctions.com, Maya Lester, QC of Brick Court Chambers and Michael O’Kane of Peters & Peters to discuss the high risks associated with sanctions - from the point of view of the designated individual. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/14978423

The Alphabet Soup 06/22/2020

The Alphabet Soup LLPs, SLPs, UBOs… In this episode, host Tom Keatinge is joined by Graham Barrow of the ‘Dark Money Files’ to examine why these acronyms always pop up in financial crime scandals, often with the UK at the center of them. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/14914619

Season Two Trailer: High Risk Thinking 06/19/2020

Season Two Trailer: High Risk Thinking Isabella Chase, your host from Season 1, talks to CFCS director, Tom Keatinge about the thinking behind this season’s ‘high risk’ concept and what listeners can expect – from the people, places, commodities and structures in world of financial crime that will be discussed. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/14876801

Episode 10: Leaks, Links and Brexit 01/29/2020

Episode 10: Leaks, Links and Brexit In this episode, host Isabella Chase is joined by guests to discuss the most recent money laundering leaks, UK-linked financial crime cases, and the impact that Brexit will have on the financial crime landscape. To discuss the latest news and headlines, Isabella is joined by Gemma Rogers from FINTRAIL and Nick Parfitt from Acuris Risk Intelligence. In the deep dive, Isabella discusses the UK’s Economic Crime Plan with CFCS Associate Fellow, Helena Wood. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/12931016

Episode 09: New Year, New Challenges 01/15/2020

Episode 09: New Year, New Challenges In this episode, host Isabella Chase is joined by guests to discuss the challenges that will face financial institutions in 2020. To discuss the recent financial crime news, Isabella is joined by Trish Sullivan, the Global Co-head of Financial Crime Compliance at Standard Chartered and by Nick van Benschoten, the Principle for Economic Crime Policy at UK Finance. In the deep dive, Isabella is joined by Samantha Sheen to delve into the UK’s transposition of the EU’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/12747524

Episode 08: What defined financial crime in 2019? 12/18/2019

Episode 08: What defined financial crime in 2019? In the final episode of the Suspicion Transaction Report for 2019 the CFCS team come together to discuss the biggest financial crime news stories of the year. Host Isabella Chase is joined by Tom Keatinge, Helena Wood and Anton Moiseienko to dissect the policies, developments and scandals that defined the financial crime landscape in 2019 and the team look to the future to predict what will shape financial crime in 2020. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/12449714

Episode 07: Missing Links 12/04/2019

Episode 07: Missing Links Isabella Chase and guests consider the missing links in various financial crime problems. Isabella is joined by Becky Marriott from Tide to analyse the latest financial crime news, including the money laundering scandal at, what’s next for OneCoin and the link between Chinese money laundering and money mules. In the deep dive, Isabella is joined by RUSI colleagues Emil Dall and Darya Dolzikova to discuss a proper approach to countering proliferation financing. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/12276212

Episode 06: What’s the Risk? 11/20/2019

Episode 06: What’s the Risk? Host Isabella Chase and guests attempt to understand the changing nature of risk in the ever-evolving financial crime landscape. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/12109970

Episode 05: Rethinking the Problem 11/06/2019

Episode 05: Rethinking the Problem In Episode 5 of the Suspicious Transaction Report host Isabella Chase and guests critique a number of new solutions to old financial crime problems. In the news guests Livia Benisty and Alexon Bell review a new investigation on gold-based money laundering, updates on EU and US regulations and a new mechanism for sanctions relief for humanitarian agencies. In the deep dive, Isabella is joined by CFCS director Tom Keatinge to discuss his upcoming research on rethinking counter-terrorist financing. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/11929268

Episode 04: Picking on the Little Guy 10/23/2019

Episode 04: Picking on the Little Guy To discuss the latest in financial crime news, host Isabella Chase is joined this week by Ava Lee and Koos Couvée. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/11753873

Episode 03: Is a New Approach Needed? 10/08/2019

Episode 03: Is a New Approach Needed? Isabella Chase looks at how innovation could be used to solve a number of problems in the AML/CFT regime. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/11560982

Episode 02: Better Together 09/25/2019

Episode 02: Better Together In this episode of the Suspicious Transaction Report, Isabella Chase is joined by Jo Jenkins and David Carlisle to discuss Wilson’s crypto auction, Swedbank’s latest press release, the Dutch banks joined up transaction monitoring solution and the priorities for the current FATF presidency. In the deep dive, Isabella talks to Florence Keen about her recent report on social media and terrorist financing /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/11389235

Episode 01: The Suspicious Transaction Report 09/11/2019

Episode 01: The Suspicious Transaction Report Isabella discusses the latest financial crime news with Samantha Sheen and Misha Glenny. They cover the latest developments with the impounded Iranian oil tanker the Adrian Darya-1, HMRC’s largest ever money laundering fine and the trailer of the Laundromat film. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/11207081

Trailer: The Suspicious Transaction Report 09/04/2019

Trailer: The Suspicious Transaction Report Isabella Chase talks to Tom Keatinge and Nick Parfitt about the EU’s second attempt at a money laundering blacklist, the NCA’s increasing use of Unexplained Wealth Orders and the benefits and drawbacks of transparency in ultimate beneficial ownership registries. /episode/index/show/suspicioustransactionreport/id/11118551

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