Alex West

Forensic accounting investigator, financial services specialist and cake enthusiast.
All views expressed are my own.

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

Amazing effort from cabin crew on BA0677 with extremely difficult customer. Patience of saints. @British_Airways

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

@RukPermal @ecampbelluk Time for our team to be a voice and not an echo!

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

@konditorandcook No time to waste.

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

Is it time for simnel cake yet @konditorandcook? Best ones in town.

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

Great to speak at Association of Foreign Banks seminar on MAR Surveillance yesterday. Strong views on challenges and tech developments.

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

This is going to turn into a significant case. The numbers are pretty staggering. One to watch! https://t.co/SckvGVB3oK

[Ellen Campbell @ellencampbell_9]

UK to investigate any UK banking involvement in 'Laundromat' case https://t.co/e7dEev7uzC via @ReutersUK

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

Fantastic night of quantum physics, computational biology and Duran Duran. https://t.co/cEIGHA583C

[Jennifer Macrae @JenMacrae]

@duranduran at #compedium Awesome surprise & addition to the line up #rockingit

[Andrew Heald @andyheald]

Wondering if all the super brains at @ProfBrianCox & @robinince #compendium can work out how to cool the upper circle - a fan perhaps ....;)

[Andrew P Clark @AndrewP_Clark]

It’s time to rethink #FinancialCrime risk https://t.co/o6JiFfOAyO For more on this & the future of onboarding follow me @ #RiskMinds 7Dec

[Jennifer Macrae @JenMacrae]

REGISTER NOW @WiWLondon WiW UK Presents: Stepping Up and Standing Out with Dale Murray, CBE https://t.co/9746Wo30tA @EventbriteUK

[Ruk Permal @RukPermal]

#FCA proposals for more recording of voice+eComms & new 5yr retention period. #marketabuse #surveillance opportunity or challenge? @PwC_UK

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

Top operational risk for banks hasn't gone away @rukpermal https://t.co/VNyMOWqsYj https://t.co/WBb9mTEmum

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

.@UBS rogue trader who lost the Swiss bank £1.4bn ($1.9bn) tells @bbckamal such crimes could "happen again" https://t.co/9AV9lm5naD

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

Warnings sounds familiar @rukpermal Top operational risk for banks hasn't gone away. https://t.co/VNyMOWqsYj https://t.co/08swide9lF

[City A.M. @CityAM]

Rogue trader Kweku Adoboli warns it could happen again https://t.co/Fyz1gg8bX0

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

Interesting commentary from Kweku Adoboli today, his warning sounds familiar @RukPermal https://t.co/O6iXgbLaVW

[Ruk Permal @RukPermal]

Out of sight, out of mind? Why banks should still have #roguetrading on their radar @PwC_UK #banking - https://t.co/8nEqPJLjI6

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

More spending on compliance has not delivered less economic crime. Time to think differently? https://t.co/kDMJWn33Jw #PwC

[Ruk Permal @RukPermal]

.@RukPermal @PwC_UK discusses impact of #MarketAbuse Regulation https://t.co/a4VxBzGd0L; https://t.co/RQK8HHipDK; https://t.co/EAyNUacQTw

[Andrew P Clark @AndrewP_Clark]

It’s the final countdown. New Market Abuse Regulation comes into effect in less than 3 months - Are you ready? https://t.co/nTDMmKBVMO

[Ruk Permal @RukPermal]

What do #banks need to do to be ready for the new #marketabuse #regulation? #banking Check out @PwC_UK - https://t.co/FhRedTw4fA

[Alex West @AlexEWest]

KYC utilities are more complex than they seem https://t.co/baSHonzKbl

[Andy Pennock @andypennockpwc]

5 AML policy questions you need to ask if you're using a KYC utility. I've blogged here https://t.co/7JIV06VtEP #kycutilities #kyc #aml #pwc

[Ruk Permal @RukPermal]

Holistic #surveillance - @NASDAQ @dreasoning - the answer? See @FinancialTimes https://t.co/gYbYiv0Yjp and @PwC_UK https://t.co/KnIimhvje0