What could be the impact of ‘Underground Banking’ to your firm?
At this week’s Compliance For Law Firms session, Kate Burt presented a session exploring the impact of recent clarification from the Law Society on Chinese Underground banking. If you don’t know, underground banking is where informal networks are used to move money outside the traditional banking network, usually based on the trust of parties in different jurisdictions. These networks are problematic for both law enforcement and regulators as they result in the intermingling of legitimate funds and the proceeds of criminal activity.