Hidden fortunes. Offshore trails. Unanswered questions.
Every major investigation eventually comes down to one thing: who really owns what?

In this episode, Sylwia Wołos and Amritha Edachery unpack the world of asset tracing and the meticulous craft of following money through shell companies, bank accounts, and digital trails to uncover what others try to hide.You’ll learn:
What asset tracing actually means (and why it’s not just about bank accounts)


How investigators connect property, corporate, and digital clues


The biggest challenges such as secrecy jurisdictions to data barriers


How AI, blockchain analytics, and digital forensics are transforming the field


A real-world look at a UK Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

Resources and links:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/20/how-a-bangladesh-minister-spent-more-than-500m-on-luxury-property

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/11/uk-crime-agency-freezes-assets-of-disgraced-sheikh-hasina-ally

https://baselgovernance.org/sites/default/files/2019-01/tracing_illegal_assets_EN.pdf

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/350d0740-92ae-5045-bfc4-3b64964b3fb0/content

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unexplained-wealth-orders-2023-to-2024-annual-report/unexplained-wealth-orders-2023-to-2024-annual-report

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/07/moneyland-oliver-bullough-review


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