98%+ of money laundering is not tracked, traced and caught? Do these numbers stack up? Just consider these statements: UNODC – the foremost authority internationally and commonly cited in work [http://bit.ly/1iEuaPs] “Criminals, especially drug traffickers, may have laundered around US$ 1.6 trillion, or 2.7 per cent of global GDP, in 2009, according to a new […]

Comsure defines whistleblowing as the reporting by staff or third parties to the company, investors or authorities, any knowledge or credible suspicion of attempted or actual misconduct, including corruption. WHY IS WHISTLEBLOWING IMPORTANT FOR COMPANIES AND INVESTORS? Whistleblowing is an essential tool to strengthen accountability and combat corruption. A Well-designed and well-implemented whistleblowing system can […]

Looking at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) 2016/17 financial year, penalties stand at £18m compared with the total of £885m in 2015/16. In consideration of this amount and at two-thirds of the way through the FCA’s financial year, it is unlikely that the number of enforcement outcomes or value of penalties will get close to […]

Comsure aims to bring clarity to regulatory complexity by delivering competitive advantage with effective, risk-proportionate management of conduct risk. Our extensive range of experienced consultants and advisers along with their long-term solutions are focused on helping you address risks from the past as well as current and future risk. Some of the common support tasks […]

Simon Harman has joined Comsure as a Risk and Compliance Consultant. Simon brings 21 years of financial services experience including 15 years as a senior practitioner (job titles include – Group Governance, Risk and Compliance Director) and qualifications include BA (Hons), PgDL, Chartered MCSI, DipPFS, MIoD and Cert CII (MP) – more information later. As […]

Along with the 2016 Panama Papers news and increasing level of ransomware attacks have made cyber security a priority for both regulators and regulated businesses. With this in mind, the JFSC has announced in 2016 that cyber security is to be one of the themes to be assessed next year as part of their onsite […]

Read the Feb 2016 article here [go to page 3]:-  http://bit.ly/2i8QoVP