Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies

We build a world where the impact of illicit finance on global security is recognised and understood by everyone, and the response is transformative.


CFCS: 2022 in Numbers

The Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) specialises in the intersection between finance and global security. Our pioneering analysis and actionable ideas aim to challenge the status quo and build resilience in the global response to illicit finance. Our work covers a range of state- and non-state-based security threats, which we examine through a financial lens. Since CFCS’s inception in 2014, we have been driving change through our partnership-based approach and the development of viable solutions.

Our work has helped to unveil the scale and complexities of international illicit finance, as well as to identify realistic policy responses across both the public and private sectors. We focus on putting our evidence-based research into practice through capacity-building and collaborative workshops. CFCS experts are regularly called upon to advise governments and international bodies, including the UN Security Council, the Financial Action Task Force, the UK and European Parliaments, and US Congress. Through our public engagements and events, we aim to highlight to wider audiences the pivotal role of finance in global security issues.

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Future Leaders in Illicit Finance Forum

CFCS Newsletter

Programmes

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Podcasts


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Suspicious Transaction Report Podcasts
Financial Crime Insights Podcasts

Our team


London


Tom Keatinge

Director, CFCS

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Alanna Putze

Senior Programme Manager

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Helena Wood

Senior Research Fellow

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Kathryn Westmore

Senior Research Fellow

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Maria Nizzero

Research Fellow

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Maria Sofia Reiser

Research Analyst

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Stephen Reimer

Research Fellow

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Chandana Seshadri

Research Analyst, Counter Proliferation Financing

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Fatima Alsancak

CPF Technical Assistance Programme Research Fellow

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Wojciech Pawlus

Outreach and Implementation Manager

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Ino Terzi

Assistant Project Officer

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Arzu Abbasova

Project Officer, CFCS

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Brussels


Kinga Redlowska

Programme Manager, CFCS RUSI Europe

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Gonzalo Saiz

CFCS Research Analyst

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Elena Platon

Project and Communications Officer, Project CRAAFT

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Ganna Tsarenko

Project Officer, SMURF, CFCS RUSI Europe

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Fellows


Vito Armonavicius

Associate Fellow - Expert in anti-money laundering and financial crime

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Dr Aaron Arnold

Senior Associate Fellow

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David Artingstall

Associate Fellow

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Karen Baxter

Senior Associate Fellow

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Dr Katie Benson

Associate Fellow

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Dr Anna Bradshaw

Associate Fellow

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David Carlisle

Associate Fellow

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Isabella Chase

Associate Fellow

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Emil Dall

Associate Fellow

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Jessica Davis

Associate Fellow

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Gregory Dellas

Associate Fellow

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Jan Dunin-Wasowicz

Associate Fellow

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Ian Dyson QPM

Distinguished Fellow

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Edmund Fitton-Brown

Senior Associate Fellow

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James Gillespie

Associate Fellow - Expert in ransomware, illicit finance and cybersecurity

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Ashlee Godwin

Associate Fellow

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Sir David Green CB KC

Distinguished Fellow - Expert in financial crime and money laundering

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Kayla Izenman

Associate Fellow

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Anagha Joshi

Associate Fellow

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Olivier Kraft

Associate Fellow

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Aidan Larkin

Associate Fellow

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Michael Levi

Senior Associate Fellow

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David Lewis

Senior Associate Fellow

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Andrew Mackay

Associate Fellow

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Nick J. Maxwell

Associate Fellow

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Anton Moiseienko

Associate Fellow

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Robert Norfolk-Whittaker

Associate Fellow - Expert in financial crime and corruption

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Allison Owen

Associate Fellow - Expert in cryptocurrency and counter-proliferation finance

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Dr Marc Parker

Associate Fellow

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Matthew Redhead

Associate Fellow

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Gemma Rogers

Associate Fellow

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Denisse Rudich

Associate Fellow

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Samantha Sheen

Associate Fellow

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Dr Jason Shepherd

Senior Associate Fellow

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Josie Stewart

Associate Fellow

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Dr Noémi També

Associate Fellow

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Nick Turner

Associate Fellow

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Dr Jodi Vittori

Associate Fellow

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Malcolm Wright

Associate Fellow

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Simon York CBE

Senior Associate Fellow

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