Blog tagged as Client Matter Risk Assessments

The Forty Elephants: Placement, Layering, Integration
A deep dive into the Forty Elephants’ criminal empire, showing how their operations map perfectly onto today’s AML framework of placement, layering and integration — and why their red flags still matter for modern compliance.
Mischief Night and the Temptation of AML Shortcuts
All Hallows Eve is full of Tricker. But every tale has an underlying lesson.
SRA Warning Notice on Client & Matter Risk Assessments
Short snappy key points on SRA's Warning Notice on Client & Matter Risk Assessments
Another Year, Still No Audit?
UK clients and Sanctions
Compliance and Car Maintenance
As an illustration let's look at the concept of Car Maintenance through the lens of AML. Find out more.
Key takeaways: SRA Warning Notice
We take a deep dive: SRA Warning Notice published on 18 October 2023 The SRA’s Warning Notice (18 October 2023) highlights persistent weaknesses in Client and Matter Risk Assessments (CMRAs), with over half of reviewed assessments deemed ineffective in 2022/23.
Law Society of Scotland Updated their CMRA Guidance
The Law Society of Scotland has updated their CMRA guidance. Let's have a look.