Purpose: This paper aims to provide insights as to why money laundering persists in banks and their weaknesses as gatekeepers. Design/methodology/approach: This paper contextualizes the design and proliferation of anti-money laundering (AML) measures; investigates the different manners of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper to examine laws and regulations applicable to cannabis in the USA and the UK, including legal reforms and international treaty obligations. Design/methodology/approach: This study relies on primary data from statutes and secondary data from online and offline...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review inadequacies of anti-money laundering (AML) and whistleblowing laws particularly in the UK financial services sector and suggest various reforms initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – The article relies extensively on secondary data...