Collared

There’s an old saying in the world of property that you’ve probably heard - that the only three things that matter when buying one are location, location, location.  So if geographic placement is the key indicator of future appreciation and value - what do places like London, Toronto, New York and Sydney have in common? Well according to the Tax Justice Network’s Financial Secrecy Index - the...

In the 1964 movie The Bedtime Story, two con-men played by David Niven and Marlon Brando go head to head to earn the affections (and trust) of heiress Shirley Jones.  The caddish Brando takes the romance approach while Niven poses as a prince to earn reel her in - in a cruel competition to  swindle her family soap fortune.  If that sounds familiar, it’s probably because the film was...

Pat Lordan is a highly sought after consultant in the world of financial crime having spent decades working in leadership roles for An Garda Síochana - Ireland’s police force. As former head of both the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau and the Irish Financial Intelligence Unit, Pat was responsible for numerous high-profile national and international operations - including the one which br...

When we hear the word 'slavery' it conjures images of slave ships in the 18th century, crossing the Atlantic packed with human cargo bound for the Americas. But in reality, there is more human trafficking and slavery now than there ever was in history. With an estimated 50 million people living in modern slavery today, the practice generates nearly $250 billion in profit every year. And it’s...

As the World Cup kicks off we’re taking a look at the sport which is estimated to have over 4 billion followers across the globe. Unsurprisingly with a fanbase that large - soccer now operates on an industrial scale. In fact, it’s valued at about 200 billion dollars.  It’s no surprise then that the sport sometimes referred to as “the beautiful game” can attract an ugly underbelly. So has the...

Money laundering, fraud and scams, and the people behind it, don’t recognise international boarders. So tackling these sophisticated international criminal networks requires law enforcement to rely on international and inter-agency coordination. Europol is the intelligence agency based in the heart of Europe, working alongside and co-ordinating with local and regional law enforcement operations.&n...

The field of financial crime detection has changed a lot in three decades and our next guest has observed this evolution from a unique vantage point. Jim Lee started his career in the 1990, working as a special agent for the IRS where he ultimately became Chief of Criminal Investigations before leaving the organisation in 2024 Today, he is Global Head of Capacity Building at Chainalysis. In our co...

In this Special episode of Collared we’ll be speaking to Elissa De Anda Madrazo, President of FATF – the global Financial Action Task Force. As she comes to the end of her presidency, Senior Correspondent for AML Intelligence Paul O’Donohue, had the unique opportunity to speak to her and take a retrospective at her term in office. They also discussed crucial role that FATF plays in the world of Co...

In the social media age, our understanding of influence is utterly and the idea of influencers has become pretty commonplace for most people. And it’s not unusual that they might turn to a trusted voice on their platform choice to get advice on what when they’re in the market for tech, hair or household appliance they should buy. But what if the product or service they’re buying is financial? We r...