Billions in corrupt assets, complex money trails, strings of shell companies and other spurious legal structures. These form the complex web of subterfuge in corruption cases, behind which hides the beneficial owner- the Puppet Master and beneficiary of it all. Linking the beneficial owner to...

Introduction : policy diffusion and anti-money laundering -- Money laundering and anti-money laundering -- An indirect test of effectiveness -- A direct test of effectiveness -- Blacklisting -- Socialization and competition -- Conclusions : implications for scholarship and policy

Billions in corrupt assets, complex money trails, strings of shell companies and other spurious legal structures. These form the complex web of subterfuge in corruption cases, behind which hides the beneficial owner- the Puppet Master and beneficiary of it all. Linking the beneficial owner to...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Corruption-Money Laundering Nexus -- 2 International Responses to Corruption and Money Laundering -- 3 Points of Vulnerability -- 4 Senior Public Officials and Politically Exposed Persons -- 5 Best Practice for International...

1. Introduction 1. - 2. The Barbados International Business and Financial Services Sector 9. - 3. Regulation of the Barbados International Business and Financial Services Sector 21. - 4. Incremental Costs and Benefits of Enhancing the IFS Regulatory Regime in Barbados 29. - 5. Overall...