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The UK's Economic Crime Plan 2: Maintaining Momentum Under New Leadership

Dec 12, 2024 | rusi.org | Maria Nizzero

Dr Maria Nizzero8 Minute ReadMidway through the implementation of the Economic Crime Plan 2, the UK government should not drop the ball on priority actions. A few months have now passed since the UK welcomed its new government – enough time for it to determine its priorities. Is tackling economic crime and illicit finance one of them? Labour's pre-election rhetoric had suggested it would be.
Illicit Finance as a National Security Threat: Balancing Security and Unintended Consequences

Nov 26, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Maria Nizzero

AbstractIn recent decades, illicit finance has evolved from being considered an adjunct to other security threats, such as organised crime or terrorism, to a security threat in its own right. For an issue to join the security discourse, the case for its relevance and urgency needs to be made by policymakers and accepted by a target audience. For illicit finance, the securitisation process is ongoing, primarily prompted by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Anti-Money Laundering and Professional Service Providers: Conference report

Jul 10, 2024 | rusi.org | Kathryn Westmore |Maria Nizzero

Three workshops explored the role of anti-money laundering regulation, supervision and enforcement activity in preventing, detecting and punishing ‘enabling’ behaviour and incentivising good practices. OverviewRecent years have seen an increased global focus on the role of professional service providers – notably lawyers and accountants – as ‘enablers’ of financial crime, including money laundering, sanctions evasion and corruption.
The UK's Economic Crime Plan 2: Progress, Pitfalls and Prospects

Mar 26, 2024 | rusi.org | Maria Nizzero

This month marks one year since the UK government finally rolled out its Economic Crime Plan 2 (‘ECP2’), as part of its ongoing battle against economic crime. This is a follow-up to the first Economic Crime Plan that ran from 2019 to 2022. Aimed at fortifying the country’s defences against ‘criminals, kleptocrats, and enablers of economic crime’, ECP2 sets out some essential building blocks to safeguard the UK from economic crime abuses.
Per ospitare l’Autorità europea anti-riciclaggio Roma deve fare di più oltre a combattere i crimini finanziari

Nov 17, 2023 | euractiv.it | Maria Nizzero

L’Italia ha tutte le carte in regola per ottenere il riconoscimento di Autorità europea antiriciclaggio (AMLA), ma dovrà fare di più che affrontare il crimine finanziario per convincere i suoi colleghi europei, scrive Maria Nizzero. Maria Nizzero è ricercatrice presso il Royal United Services Institute. La corsa per ospitare l’Autorità europea antiriciclaggio (AMLA) è iniziata.
To host AMLA, Rome needs to do more than just tackling financial crime

Nov 17, 2023 | euractiv.com | Maria Nizzero

Italy has a strong case to be awarded the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), but it will have to do more than tackle financial crime to convince its European peers, writes Maria Nizzero. Maria Nizzero is a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. The race to host the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) is on.
The Road to Brazil: How do the G20’s Actions on Asset Recovery Stack Up?

Aug 17, 2023 | rusi.org | Maria Nizzero |Maria Sofia Reiser

This is not the first time, however, that asset recovery has been a focus of the G20. In 2011, the G20 adopted nine principles on asset recovery. Inter alia, the principles require countries to make asset recovery a policy priority, implement legislation to support the application of global anti-money laundering standards, establish a wide range of legislative options for asset recovery, and adopt laws that facilitate international cooperation.
Oligarchs’ cash could help rebuild Ukraine – but don’t let them buy their way out of sanctions | Maria Nizzero

Jun 22, 2023 | theguardian.com | Maria Nizzero

The obvious answer is: Russia and its oligarchs. About $400bn of frozen Russian assets currently sit on western shores, the result of sanctions measures levied since the beginning of the war. This tempting pot includes immobilised assets of Russia’s central bank, and frozen assets owned by oligarchs and other Kremlin associates. Many have suggested this money could be transferred to Ukraine, where it conveniently matches the cost of needed reconstruction funds.
Surviving Contact with the Enemy: The UK’s Economic Crime Plan (2023-2026)

Apr 6, 2023 | rusi.org | Maria Nizzero |Kathryn Westmore |Helena Wood

Going further, ECP2 promises bolder information sharing, including in relation to Companies House data, a focus on tackling the scourge of ‘professional enablers’ through better collaboration and information sharing between the public and private sector, and – most importantly – a new Public- Private Economic Crime Data Strategy, which will consider how to ‘review and improve’ how data is used across the system.
More 'ugly' compliance needed to fight criminal abuse of global art market

Mar 27, 2023 | fcpablog.com | Maria Nizzero

Maria Nizzero is a Research Fellow at the Center for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI. She holds a LLM in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy from the University of Barcelona, and a MA in International Relations from the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals.