Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an alternative opinion on the current debate on Iran and its place in the world, while seeking to avoid unnecessary dogma or propaganda. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a pure opinion paper and has not been designed as a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how the influence of Western Christian fundamentalist religious ideology has influenced the core thinking behind anti‐money laundering (AML) control, and how this polarized set of values makes it more difficult for Asian bankers to understand...

Purpose – The paper seeks to provide an alternative and possibly controversial examination of the contemporary anti‐money laundering regulatory phenomenon. It is intended to challenge existing givens and to pose an alternative and challenging view of the reasons and the motives behind the...

Purpose – This paper sets out to evaluate the financial security consequences of the terrorists attack on the USA of 11 September 2001 with specific regard to money laundering. Design/methodology/approach – The study itemises in minute detail the litany of actual and potential financial...

Purpose – The purpose of this chapter is to look at the implications of the laws which are designed to prevent and forestall money laundering and how they impact upon relevant industry sectors. Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks specifically at the implications of the word...

Purpose – To provide an alternative viewpoint about the issues surrounding money laundering. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines narrative with argument and analysis in an attempt to deconstruct and re‐evaluate the reasons why international money laundering legislation has...

Purpose – The second part of a series that aims to provide an alternative viewpoint about the issues surrounding money laundering. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines narrative with argument and analysis to look closely at how the present state of the money laundering laws which...