Financial crime: protecting the hive
Speech by Steve Smart, executive director of enforcement and market oversight, at the Law Society Economic Crime Conference 2026. IntroductionA few weeks ago, I visited the Bank of England Museum to see a new exhibition on financial crime. I had expected banknotes and gold bars – not bees.Rather than bullion, I saw a working beehive and learnt how colonies defend themselves by reading signals, sharing information...
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Speech by Steve Smart, executive director of enforcement and market oversight, at the Law Society Economic Crime Conference 2026. IntroductionA few weeks ago, I visited the Bank of England Museum to see a new exhibition on financial crime. I had expected banknotes and gold bars – not bees.Rather than bullion, I saw a working beehive and learnt how colonies defend themselves by reading signals, sharing information...
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