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Strategic study of the regulatory requirements in managing client on-boarding and 3rd party risk of financial belgian institutions
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Year: 2019 Publisher: Liège Université de Liège (ULiège)

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The market of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) is growing in high speed. Companies invest more in risk products to keep their business compliant, face to the strict regulations imposed by legislators and financial authorities. The responsibility of financial institutions is to ensure the rule of law at different levels of the company in order to prevent financial crime and problems related to money laundering and terrorism financing. &#13;&#13;In 2018, the regulatory environment in the European Union knew a lot of changes through the integration of strict directives related to money laundering and customer protection. Belgium, being at the heart of these changes obliges, through its regulators, compliance officers to follow legislation as soon as possible. These latter make sure that their companies respect law at different levels of their business relationships and follow a culture of integrity, compliance and ethics. &#13;&#13;Refinitiv, one of the leading business data providers in the risk market, assists professionals in their legal obligations to help them ensure compliance through risk products and consequently fight for financial crime.&#13;&#13;Our project will then highlight the main regulatory changes which can create a commercial opportunity for Refinitiv. Also, due to the growth of the GRC market, it was important to identify the main competitors of the company, so as to position itself. Finally, a qualitative study with compliance officers and regulators was conducted in order to understand the needs and expectations of both our target groups.


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L'analyse financière dans la lutte contre la déliquance économique et financière: l'exemple de l'enquête de patrimoine
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Liège Université de Liège (ULiège)

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The goal of a patrimonial investigation is to determine the full value of a physical or legal person’s patrimony which has resulted from criminal activity. An analysis of transactions within a patrimony establishes and quantifies the patrimony arising from criminal activity. Thanks to such an analysis, assets obtained through fraud are seized and can, in certain cases, be confiscated. The legal and technical means available to the police to carry out patrimonial investigations require the collaboration of a range of authorities such as the SPF Finance (tax) and banking institutions, various administrations, the ONEM (Employment Office), the DIV (Vehicle Registration) etc. The objective of this collaboration is to give investigators access to a range of information concerning a suspected physical or legal person. Various methods and techniques are used by the police to gather the information they require: phone tapping, the creation of bogus companies… The analysis of this information enables the police to assess the value of a fraud. Such information is vital within the framework of legal proceedings in court. The aim of this dissertation is to study and clarify the legal and technical means of analysing finances and accounts which are required by the police to fight economic and financial crime.


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L'interdiction de paiement en espèces au-delà d'une certaine somme comme moyen de prévention du blanchiment
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Year: 2017 Publisher: Liège Université de Liège (ULiège)

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Nowadays, a lot of nations and international organisations fight against money laundering. And this not without a reason; it is a financial crime and its consequences are serious. According to the UNODC, the estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year ranges from 2% to 5% of global GDP. It becomes apparent that effective procedures are necessary, especially in a world that becomes more and more interconnected. In a lot of countries, including Belgium, one of these measures involves a limitation on cash payments as a preventive measure against money laundering. The reason is simple: Cash is anonymous and therefore one of the favourite tools used by the criminals to launder their “dirty” money. By analysing the concept of money laundering and the sectors susceptible to money laundering, it can be said that especially sectors in which great amounts of cash are involved represent a high risk. With a limitation on cash payments, this risk would be reduced. &#13;In Belgium, this cash limitation amounts currently to 3,000 euro with some exceptions (law of 11 January 1993). However, the law is not always clear and leaves room for interpretation, which can cause problems. In addition, there are also countries that do not apply such a limitation on cash payments. This limitation has numerous adversaries stating plausible reasons. One of these reasons includes the inefficiency of the limitation in the combat against money laundering and the damage it will cause to the national commerce. All this leads to the following question: Does this limitation on cash payments represent an intelligent and efficient method in the fight against money laundering? &#13;After weighting the pros and cons, it will be concluded that a limitation on cash payments can represent an effective measure, but that there is still room for improvement and effort that needs to be done. A harmonisation at the EU level could be among the solutions. Another effort should be the clarification of the present law which has been tackled with a recently published draft law.


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Strategie gegen Schwindler in der Privathaftpflichtversicherung : Wie sich Versicherungsbetrüger mithilfe des Prämienstufenmodells stoppen lassen
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ISBN: 3658175087 Year: 2017 Publisher: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer,

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Privathaftpflichtversicherungen leiden in besonderem Maß unter Betrügereien. Die Branche schätzt, dass sich hinter jeder vierten Schadensmeldung ein Betrugsversuch verbirgt. Erstmals untersucht eine Studie umfassend dieses Phänomen und entwickelt ein Modell, das konsequent die finanziellen Anreize für Versicherungsbetrüger beseitigt. Das Modell regt zu Maßnahmen gegen diese Form des Versicherungsbetrugs an. Auf dieser Grundlage könnten die Versicherungen mit entsprechenden Beitragsgestaltungen und Beitragsrückerstattungsvarianten ihren Kunden nachvollziehbar gerechtere Konditionen anbieten. Das Buch ist für private und öffentlich-rechtliche Versicherungen, Versicherungsverbände, Sozialversicherungen, Versicherungsvermittler und -makler, unabhängige Finanz- und Vorsorgeberater von Interesse. Für Auszubildende und Ausbilder sowie Berufsschulen für die Ausbildung zum Kaufmann/zur Kauffrau für Versicherungen und Finanzen kann diese Arbeit als Einstieg in das Thema Versicherungsbetrug dienen. Dies gilt auch für Studenten mit Studiengängen oder Schwerpunkten im Bereich der Finanzen und Versicherungen und natürlich auch für alle ehrlichen Versicherungsnehmer, die keine höheren Prämien für Versicherungsbetrüger zahlen wollen. Der Inhalt Formen, Täter und Motive für Versicherungsbetrug (in der PHV) sowie die Folgen in Deutschland Der Versicherungsbetrüger als Nutzenmaximierer Vorkehrungen deutscher Versicherer zur Abwehr des Versicherungsbetrugs (in der PHV) Präventive Maßnahmen zur Abschreckung und Eindämmung von Versicherungsbetrug (in der PHV) in Deutschland Neue Maßnahme zur Verhinderung des Versicherungsbetrugs – Einführung eines Bonus-Malus-Systems in der PHV Die Autorin Katja Sombeck, gelernte Versicherungskauffrau, erhielt mehrere Auszeichnungen - unter anderem den Meisterpreis der Bayerischen Staatsregierung zum Abschluss ihrer Weiterbildung zur Versicherungsfachwirtin. Sie hat ihr berufsbegleitendes Fernstudium in Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der AKAD Hochschule Stuttgart abgeschlossen. .


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The Convenience of White-Collar Crime in Business
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ISBN: 3030379906 3030379892 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book outlines the theory of convenience for white-collar crime to explain what motivates and enables offenders, providing a unique focus on white-collar crime in the business context. The theory of convenience suggests that the extent to which elite members commit and conceal economic crime is dependent on their extent of orientation towards convenience in problematic and attractive situations. Chapters are organized along the main theoretical dimensions of economical motive, organizational opportunity, and personal willingness. In addition, this book: Addresses a business audience by focusing on themes familiar to corporations Documents attitudes towards white-collar crime among business students and future business leaders Analyzes how convenience orientation varies among individuals Analyzes autobiographies of convicted white-collar offenders Demonstrates the various ways in which white-collar crime occurs The Convenience of White-Collar Crime in Business contributes to an increased understanding of white-collar crime, offering valuable insight in business education that supplements the traditional roles of topics like auditing and compliance in education and practice. It is a useful resource for researchers and law enforcement, and those involved in the detection, prosecution, and conviction of white-collar offenders.


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From Mafia to Organised Crime : A Comparative Analysis of Policing Models
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ISBN: 3319535684 3319535676 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,

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This book presents primary research conducted in Italy, USA, Australia and the UK on countering strategies and institutional perceptions of Italian mafias and local organized crime groups. Through interviews and interpretation of original documents, this study firstly demonstrates the interaction between institutional understanding of the criminal threats and historical events that have shaped these perceptions. Secondly, it combines analysis of policies and criminal law provisions to identify how policing models which combat mafia and organised crime activities are organized and constructed in each country within a comparative perspective. After presenting the similarities between the four differing policing models, Sergi pushes the comparison further by identifying both conceptual and procedural convergences and divergences across both the four models and within international frameworks. By looking at topics as varied as mafia mobility, money laundering, drug networks and gang violence, this book ultimately seeks to reconsider the conceptualizations of both mafia and organized crime from a socio-behavioural and cultural perspective.


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Illicit Financial Flows : An Innovative Approach to Estimation
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ISBN: 3030018903 303001889X Year: 2018 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) have received increased attention in light of international corruption scandals, high-profile leaks about extensive tax abuse schemes, and the continued fight against terrorism financing and organized crime. Reducing IFFs is now a key target of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, renewing debates about both how to operationally define IFF and the methodologies that are used to estimate their extent. This book addresses these key issues, by investigating and schematizing the concept of illicit financial flows and critically evaluating the current models used to estimate them. It book proposes an original flow-network approach through which to produce longitudinal and country-specific estimates of IFFs and the gross value added related to transnational trafficking. It advocates for a reformulation of the current definition of IFFs to one that is more specific and operational, allowing scholars and policy-makers to better clarify the relationship between IFFs, the sources of capital and the channels that are used to move capital abroad. This brief will be an indispensable guide for students of criminology and organized crime, and for the researchers and practitioners working to understand and combat these crimes.


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Human Trafficking Finances : Evidence from Three European Countries
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ISBN: 3030178099 3030178080 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This unique volume addresses the financial mechanisms that enable human trafficking - its actors, structures, and logistics. Viewing each stage of the market, human traffickers may need significant financial resources for recruitment, transportation, and exploitation. Drawing upon cross-disciplinary research expertise in criminology, sociology, law and economics, this book offers insights from law enforcement officers, policy makers, NGOs, and traffickers and their victims. Using three European countries - Bulgaria, Italy and the United Kingdom - it provides an account on the sources of capital for initiating and sustaining a human trafficking scheme, discussing the involvement of criminal structures, legitimate businesses, financial institutions, and information and communication technologies in the running of these enterprises. It also addresses the ways in which entrepreneurs and customers settle payments, the costs of conducting business in human trafficking, and how profits from the business are spent and invested. This important contribution to the transnational organized crime knowledge base will be of interest to researchers and academics, as well as law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and policy makers combating human trafficking.


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Shortfall : family secrets, financial collapse, and a hidden history of American banking
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ISBN: 9781620973042 1620973049 9781620973035 Year: 2017 Publisher: New York, New York ; London : The New Press,

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The rollicking true story of a 1930s version of Bernie Madoff-and the building and loan crash he helped precipitate-in a wonderful work of narrative nonfiction by the Gustavus Myers book award winner Shortfall opens with a surprise discovery in an attic-boxes filled with letters and documents hidden for more than seventy years-and launches into a fast-paced story that uncovers the dark secrets in Echols's family-an upside-down version of the building and loan story at the center of Frank Capra's 1946 movie, It's a Wonderful Life. In a narrative filled with colorful characters and profound insi.


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White Collar Crime and Risk : Financial Crime, Corruption and the Financial Crisis
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ISBN: 1137473843 1137473835 Year: 2018 Publisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,

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This edited collection provides an innovative and detailed analysis of the relationship between the financial crisis, risk and corruption. A large majority of the published research has concentrated on identifying the traditional factors that contributed towards the largest financial crisis since the Wall Street Crash and subsequent Great Depression. This original volume contests this, and provides the alternative view that white collar crime was also an underappreciated, and important factor. Divided into five parts: bribery and corruption; financial crime; market manipulation; technology and white collar crime; and the financial crisis, and based on contributions by a wide range of experts in the field, this book will be of great interest to policy makers and practitioners, researchers and students alike.

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