How the compliance systems of financial institutions have adapted in response to post-2022 trade restrictions on Russia.

CFS Director Tom Keatinge speaks with CFS Associate Fellow Olivia Allison and Jinesh Amin, a financial crime specialist at Quantexa.. They discuss the latest CFS policy brief co-authored by Olivia which looks at how banks have responded to the ever-mounting expectations placed on them by governments in their effort to restrict the funding, and importantly resourcing, of the Russian military

Sanctions have become the go-to policy tool of our times, yet the lessons of the past are often forgotten by those at the centre of the world's stage today.

CFS Director Tom Keatinge speaks with Eddie Fishman, a former US State Department sanctions official, about his new book ‘Chokepoints.’ Eddie gives a behind the scenes account of how the power of the US dollar and US-dominated financial and trade systems have been harnessed to support the projection of US foreign policy, and what lessons this 25-year episode of history holds for today’s policymakers.

A new report from the Financial Action Task Force examines how financial intelligence can be used to protect children from online sexual exploitation.

CFS Director Tom Keatinge speaks with Abi Harrison from the United Kingdom's HM Treasury and Stefan Jerga from the Australian Federal Police about a new report from the Financial Action Task Force, examining the financial dimension of online child sexual exploitation. The report, which they co-led, highlights the alarming growth of this horrific crime and the financial indicators which can be used to detect, disrupt and investigate perpetrators and safeguard victims.