ARE WE TAKING MONEY LAUNDERING SERIOUSLY? PART III
Money Laundering and its Effects Consequences of Money Laundering According to Marcus Pleyer in his article Lead by Example, “Money laundering is not a victimless crime, and the ramifications of ineffective action are real”1. In previous articles, we discussed the meaning and process of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing (ML/TF/PF) and we gave examples […]
INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE
What encouragement would I provide to other women who are in Leadership positions or striving to be Leaders in this changing world? These are the four rules that I try to live by daily. Know your strengths and your weaknesses.Build on your strengths and work on your weaknesses. Be honest with yourself. You know yourself […]
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2018
ST KITTS & NEVIS
#IWD2018 The Bank of Nova acknowledges and celebrates the accomplishments of Mrs. Annette Lestrade, Branch Manager, Fort Street, for her dedication and service over her tenure at the Bank. For approximately 30 years, Annette has held several positions at Scotiabank, most notably as Sales and Service Coach in Caribbean East where she provided direction and […]
ARE WE TAKING MONEY LAUNDERING SERIOUSLY?
Part 2 We will discuss the effects of money laundering on people, the environment, and the economy in my next article. Here I respond to requests that I should go into more detail on two terms that we have been using, i.e., Money Laundering, (ML), and Financing of Terrorism, (FT). We will also mention Proliferation […]
ARE WE TAKING MONEY LAUNDERING SERIOUSLY?
Part 1 Every now and again we find out that Dominica, along with other Caribbean countries, has been either “blacklisted” or “greylisted” by some international body, whether it is the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) or FATF (Financial Action Task Force), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, or the EU (European […]
Professional Development
I was fortunate to speak at the Dominica State College, to the professional development seminar (PDS) class on the topic Personal Finances. This took me right back to my banking days. I thank them for affording me the opportunity to give back to my community and country.