Politically exposed persons (PEPs): risks and mitigation
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the risks posed by politically exposed persons (PEPs) and explain the money laundering risk when entering into financial transactions and business relationships with PEPs. Risk mitigation by regulated entities and corruption prevention strategies are also outlined. To minimise money‐laundering risks associated with PEPs, legislation will need to adapt to deal with threats that organized criminals and terrorists seek to exploit. Future directions for research in relation to PEPs are also identified.Design/methodology/approach – An analysis of how regulated entities can reduce their risk of money laundering when entering into financial transactions and business relationships with PEPs is presented.Findings – It was found that there is a need to harmonise legally enforceable obligations targeting PEPs. PEP monitoring, arguably, should be extended to individuals holding prominent public functions in their own jurisdictions, individuals exercising functions no...
Civil forfeiture of criminal property : legal measures for targeting the proceeds of crime
Contents:PrefaceIntroductionSimon N.M. YoungPART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL FORFEITURE1. Perspectives on Civil ForfeitureJeffrey SimserPART II: GLOBAL PROLIFERATION OF CIVIL FORFEITURE LAWS2. An Overview of Asset Forfeiture in the United StatesStefan D. Cassella3. Ireland: The Multi-Disciplinary Approach to ForfeitureFelix McKenna and Kate Egan4. Asset Forfeiture in South Africa under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998Raylene Keightley 5. Civil Forfeiture - The Australian ExperienceSylvia Grono6. Civil Asset Forfeiture in CanadaJames McKeachie and Jeffrey Simser7. Assets Recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: The UK ExperienceAngela V.M. Leong8. Is the Patient Expected to Live? UK Civil Forfeiture in Operation Sara DaymanPART III: FORFEITURE OF CRIMINAL PROPERTY IN CHINESE SOCIETIES: PROSPECTS FOR MODERN FORFEITURE LAWS9. Confiscation of Property in Mainland ChinaXing Fei and Kung Shun Fong10. Civil Forfeiture for Hong Kong: Issues and ProspectsSimon N.M. Young11. Civil Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime: A View from MacauJorge A.F. Godinho12. The Current Forfeiture Regime in TaiwanLawrence L.C. Lee
Data Driven Policy: The Case for Certification Research
This article describes the program of research being implemented to investigate the outcomes of certification in the U.S. and Canadian workforce and its relevance to the goal of providing policy makers with pragmatic, action-oriented recommendations. Such recommendations encompass policy issues of workforce production, regulation, distribution, financing, and oversight of credentialing organizations. Few studies exist to substantiate the association between certification credentialing and practice outcomes, thereby leaving policy makers, consumers, and nurses in a vacuum when pushed to protect the public through the credentialing vehicles. The Nursing Credentialing Research Coalition (NCRC) has embarked on a research program that will reveal the relationship between certification and its influence on a nurse’s personal, professional, and practice characteristics as well as those judged by consumers and employers. Selected findings and implications for policy are described. Certified nurses’ reports of early interventions for complications are important quality measures for policy.