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Seasoned investigative journalist and financial
expert Nick Kochan will take
us deep inside the world of money laundering — a highly sophisticated,
trillion-dollar, global business that poses a serious threat to
Western
economies. Profiling the perpetrators and the investigators, Kochan
will
give a mesmerising inside look, explaining the methods employed
by
international criminals and terrorists to turn dirty money into
untraceable
wealth, as well as examining the methods and resources available
to the
law enforcement agencies in their fight to stop this corrupt financial
pipeline.
But is it a losing battle? Taking us deep into the heart of the
battle, Kochan
will reveal that the dual forces of globalisation and a lack of
true international
co-operation are playing directly into the hands of the criminals.
The sophistication of the laundering schemes is fascinating, as
are the
characters involved whose operations are often on a mind-blowing
scale.
Nick Kochan has extensive experience as a journalist and analyst
in the
field of financial crime and money laundering. He contributes regularly
to
The Observer, BBC World Service and Sky News. He is the author of
Washing
Machine: Money, Crime and Terror in the Offshore System (Duckworth,
2006)
and co-author of Gordon Brown: The First Year in Power (Bloomsbury,
1998).
Asia House Members and concs £4,
Non-members £7
Tickets available from Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street,
London W1G 7LP Tel: 020 7307 5454
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