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Andreas Hobbelin

What I learned from my meeting with an organized crime figure

A couple of years ago I was walking over Stureplan in Stockholm when I heard somebody yelling my name, I turned around and there was the little brother to one of my former childhood school friends who...

06 Aug 2021
RegTech
Andreas Hobbelin

Beneficial ownership Sweden

In February 2021, I asked the Swedish company registry (#Bolagsverket) about some statistics regarding beneficial ownership, this is the response: Approx.: - 70.000 companies have registered that th...

07 Jul 2021
Banking Regulations
Andreas Hobbelin

Have Latvian «pocket-banks» really cleaned up?

Here we go again, RIETUMU BANK in Latvia Why have RIETUMU not had the same fate as ABLV? ABLV that in 2018 was as stated as a bank of “primary money laundering concern” by the US and quickly forced t...

06 Jul 2021
Exposing Financial Crime
Andreas Hobbelin

Heard about Hurds bank?

No, it’s not a Bank, it’s an offshore bank located east of Malta (35°53'N 14°45'E) and hardly visible on the map What about Hurds bank? If I say bypassing sanctions, do I have your attention? Since...

01 Jul 2021
Transaction Banking
Andreas Hobbelin

Anti-money laundering - Statements that echo's over 10 years after

Over 10 years ago, one statement got international attention, another statement didn’t even get national attention. Still both statements echo’s today, although differently. The then Head of United Na...

21 Jan 2021
Banking Regulations
Andreas Hobbelin

Are Nordic financial institutions really compliant with US sanctions?

To answer this, one most likely need to go deep on all financial institutions (FI), however, what if one would ask some simple questions to begin with? Lets start with the following; Are you screenin...

15 Jan 2021
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