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ACAMS Moneylaundering.com Year-End Compliance Review and 2018 Outlook

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  • When: December 13, 2017
  • Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
  • Level: Intermediate, Advanced

This terrorist financing online training provides background information, strategies and tools to identify hawala practices in order to address risks connected to terrorist finance.

Keeping up with major enforcement actions, compliance trends and regulatory developments is always a challenge for compliance professionals. Join this panel of experts as they review and assess the most important developments in the United States and globally in 2017 as covered by ACAMS moneylaundering.com. In addition, in preparation for 2018, panelists will share what they think will be the most urgent issues facing the compliance community in the New Year.

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance Officers
  • Law Enforcement
  • Legal Advisors
  • Trade Financing Specialists
  • Financial Technology Professionals

Region/Industry

  • Global

Pricing

ACAMS Members Non-Members
$195 $295
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Moderator

Kieran Beer
  • Kieran Beer, CAMS

  • Editor-in –Chief
  • ACAMS moneylaundering.com

Bio

Mr. Beer has been the editor-in-chief and editorial director for ACAMS moneylaundering.com since January 2007. Prior to that he was executive editor of Bloomberg Wealth Manager, a trade magazine for financial advisers to wealthy individuals, and he also served as a staff writer for Bloomberg Markets Magazine. Mr. Beer has been a financial journalist for more than 20 years, beginning his career at Institutional Investor, where he worked as a reporter and editor in the newsletter division and was a contributor to Institutional Investor magazine. He served as editor-in-chief of The Bond Buyer, founding editor of Thomson Municipal News/The Bond Buyer Wire and as the editor of the American Banker. Mr. Beer writes a column and periodically reports on money laundering and bank compliance. He has served as a panelist and moderator at industry conferences and appeared on CNN, CNBC, WCBS and spoken on NPR and Bloomberg radio (WBBR).

Speaker

John J. Byrne
  • John J. Byrne, Esq., CAMS

  • Executive Vice President
  • Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

Bio

John is Executive Vice President of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), a global organization with over 46,000 members. Byrne is an internationally known regulatory and legislative attorney and one of the leading AML community voices for over 30 years.  He has experience in a vast array of financial service related issues, with particular expertise in regulatory oversight, policy and governance, anti-money laundering (AML), privacy and terrorist financing. He has written over 100 articles and blogs on AML, financial crime and privacy; represented the financial sector in this area before the United States Congress, state legislatures and international bodies such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF); and appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, the Today Show, and many other media outlets.

John has received a number of awards, including the Director’s Medal for Exceptional Service from the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) Distinguished Service Award for his career work in the compliance field. His podcast, “AML Now” (on ITunes) received a 2017 Communicator Award for hosting from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. John’s blog on AML and Fraud (found at http://www.bankingexchange.com/) received a Gold Hermes Award in 2016. He is also on Twitter @jbacams2011.


Diamonds are Forever: Financial Crime and the European Precious Metals and Stones Industry

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  • When: December 15, 2017
  • Time: 12PM – 1PM BST
  • Level: All

Due to characteristics including high value, portable, virtually untraceable and odourless commodities, precious metals and stones are often exposed to elevated levels of money laundering risks. Money launderers and terrorist financers are drawn to precious metals and stones—especially diamonds since they are often highly valuable relative to their weight and also have a relatively stable price. During this informative webinar, our experts will explore initiatives undertaken by an organisation involved with one of the largest diamond dealer communities in Europe to raise awareness and bolster measures that can be taken to prevent the misuse of these products.

Learning Objectives

  • Raising awareness about how precious metals and stones are used to launder proceeds of crime
  • Analysing current typologies involving the use of precious metals and stones to move proceeds of crime and conceal its detection
  • Understanding measures that European diamond dealers are taking to comply with AML regulatory requirements

Who Should Attend

  • Chief Compliance Officers
  • Financial Crime Compliance Personnel
  • Lawyers/Accountants

Region/Industry

  • Global
  • Europe
  • Bank
  • Law Enforcement

Moderator

Samantha-Sheen
  • Samantha Sheen, CAMS

  • Europe AML Director
  • ACAMS

Bio

Samantha Sheen is a financial crime risk professional who recently completed work with a global insurer based in Milan, Italy, where she focused on enhancing its financial crime measures across offices in three continents. Sheen previously worked as the inaugural director of the Financial Crime Division for the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. She joined the Commission in 2010 as its first legal counsel. Prior to joining the Commission, Sheen worked as legal counsel for various financial companies both in Canada and Australia. While in Sydney, Australia, Sheen worked with a large accountancy firm in its compliance advisory team before moving to Guernsey. Originally from Montreal, Canada, Sheen started her legal career in Toronto in the late 1990s.

Moreover, Sheen holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration, an LLB and a master’s degree in risk management. She is a member of ACAMS and is a graduate of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies program. Sheen’s particular area of interest is in relation to the effectiveness of risk management and mitigation measures in influencing changes in staff behavior and culture within financial institutions.

Speaker

Trisevgeni Stavropoulos
  • Trisevgeni Stavropoulos

  • Head of Compliance
  • Antwerp World Diamond Centre

Fintech AML Requirements and Challenges Webinar 2017 – ACAMS

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Sponsored by

OnCourse Learning
  • When: June 29, 2017
  • Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
  • Level: All

Ongoing supervisory enforcement actions and monetary penalties have continued to pressure Fintechs to address AML risks head-on by understanding their unique risk, establishing a program commensurate with these inherent risks, and adapting as their business and environment evolve. This webinar will discuss recent enforcement actions, help to define the requirements, lay out strategy and tactics to meet such requirements, and anticipate needs for adjustment moving forward. Our panelists will also discuss potential impacts of evolution in the industry including OCC Charter, NMLS 2.0 and CSBS Vision 2020.

Learning Objectives

  • Reviewing current, Fintech-related supervisory enforcement actions and monetary penalties
  • Understanding and defining Fintech AML requirements
  • Incorporating best practices to assess and manage inherent risks including programs, internal controls and independent testing
  • Establishing a sound program and adapting to changes in the industry

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance Personnel
  • Industry Consultants
  • Technology Officers

Region/Industries

  • Global
  • Bank

Speakers

Monique Jean
  • Monique Jean

  • General Counsel
  • Strategic Compliance Partners

Jeffrey Kelly
  • Jeffrey Kelly

  • Vice President of Governance, Risk and Compliance
  • OnCourse Learning

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Managing Risk Through AI: What Financial Institutions Need to Know

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Sponsored by

White Case
  • When: July 11, 2017
  • Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
  • Level: All

As banks and other financial services companies seek to improve compliance management systems, many are considering the use of algorithmic and other artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to augment or replace current systems. AI-driven RegTech has the potential to revolutionize all facets of compliance management: AML, OFAC, regulatory reporting, risk management, and cybersecurity. However, to develop and implement an AI-based compliance system, institutions need to map out a planned approach, which requires careful analysis of several threshold issues.

This webinar features legal professionals at the leading edge of AI, data, privacy and cybersecurity law along with senior compliance officers from banks that are advancing compliance technology. They will discuss the legal and compliance questions that banks and financial services companies should consider, with a view to understanding both the risks and opportunities presented by AI-driven RegTech initiatives.

Learning Objectives

  • Explore cutting edge AI-based, RegTech solutions as well as emerging AI-driven, RegTech use cases
  • Understand the attendant risks involved in use of AI, particularly in the context of evolving cybersecurity and data privacy standards
  • Understand the complexity of third-party outsourcing when data access and security are key issues
  • Identify compliance functions where the benefits of using AI already exceed the risks

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance Personnel
  • Industry Consultants
  • Technology Officers

Region/Industries

  • Global
  • Bank

Speakers

Steve Chabinsky
  • Steve Chabinsky

  • Partner and Global Chair- Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity
  • White & Case

Kevin Petrasic
  • Kevin Petrasic

  • Partner and Global Financial Institutions Advisory Leader
  • White & Case

Ben Saul
  • Ben Saul

  • Partner, Financial Institutions Advisory
  • White & Case

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The De-Risking Dilemma: How the Financial Industry Can Collaborate to Manage Risk

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Sponsored by

Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions
  • When: July 27, 2017
  • Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
  • Level: All

Wholesale de-risking is creating a boomerang effect for Caribbean and Central American banks that are caught as pawns as a result of conflicting global expectations. On the one hand, regulators expect global financial institutions to screen their clients for potential ties to terrorist activities, money laundering and other financial crimes. On the other hand, they urge banks to resist the temptation to completely walk away from risky areas such as money services businesses (MSBs) and correspondent banking. Correspondent banking allows Caribbean and Central American banks access to the international payment system, facilitating money transfers through transactions such as wire transfers, check clearing and currency exchange, affecting entire economies. How can banks, regulators and lawmakers work together to manage risk and continue serving their local economies?

Learning Objectives

  • Why do banks engage in wholesale de-risking and what are the implications?
  • How can wholesale de-risking be bad for banks?
  • How can we facilitate more effective risk management across the financial industry?

Speaker

Adrian Sanchez Bolaños
  • Adrián Sánchez B.

  • Director of Market Planning – Latin America & The Caribbean
  • LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance Personnel
  • Risk Assessment Managers
  • Industry Consultants

Region/Industries

  • LATAM
  • MSBs
  • Bank

ACAMS Enterprise Members

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Counter Terrorist Financing: Finding the Needle in the Haystack

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Exiger
  • When: August 31, 2017
  • Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET, 4:00 – 5:00 PM BT
  • Level: All

Terrorism risk has evolved – but have financial institutions kept up? Terrorist activities are increasingly carried out by individuals who transact small sums of money, making them extremely difficult to find. This webinar will provide practical guidance on the steps you can take to proactively identify and prevent terrorist financing.

Learning Objectives

  • Risk assessment: How to effectively assess terrorist financing risk for your organisation
  • Intelligence: How data analytics and typologies can help you get the most out of your data
  • Identification: How to identify the small number of threats from many legitimate customers

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance Personnel
  • Risk Assessment Managers
  • Industry Consultants

Region/Industries

  • Global
  • MSBs
  • Bank

Speakers

Dayna Bordin
  • Dayna Bordin

  • EMEA Deputy Head of Financial Crime Compliance
  • Exiger

Vladimir Petrov
  • Vladimir Petrov

  • Associate Director
  • Exiger

Samar Pratt
  • Samar Pratt

  • Managing Director
  • Exiger

ACAMS Enterprise Members

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Navigate Successfully Through the Current KYC Perfect Storm

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Thomson Reuters
  • When: August 15, 2017
  • Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
  • Levels: All

KYC is like a hurricane; no one will know where it will hit, land or what damage it will cause. As we all buckle down, are you clear on what you can do to make sure your organization is ready for the impact?

It is time to move beyond basic KYC checklists and “how-to” information and learn from others who have been through these types of storms. During this webinar, listen in and leverage real-world experiences and best practices from a variety of financial institutions and other organizations. Evaluate the current storms that are brewing to determine which ones will affect your business the most. Find out why you should be battening down the hatches by increasing your vetting and monitoring of domestic customers. Evaluate climate change by reviewing your technology to create efficiency and consistency across your organization. Start storm tracking for the future by redefining risk to better protect your company and its bottom line.

Learning Objectives

  • Discover the trending concerns around domestic KYC risks and how to protect your institution
  • Perfect Tech Stack: Making data, integrations, software & partners work seamlessly together
  • Challenge the definition of Risk: How to embrace the future now

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance Personnel
  • Risk Assessment Managers
  • Industry Consultants

Region/Industries

  • North America
  • Bank
  • MSBs

Speakers

Jen Klein
  • Jen Klein

  • Public Records Product Specialist
  • Thomson Reuters CLEAR

Jeff Woods
  • Jeff Woods

  • Head of Risk Specialty Sales, Americas
  • Thomson Reuters

ACAMS Enterprise Members

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Anti-Financial Crime Symposium – Ireland

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This full-day Symposium provides a briefing on the most challenging topics in financial crime prevention right now including sanctions, 4AMLD and the compliance technology revolution.

Sessions vary from ‘big picture’ regulator panel discussions – helping you keep up with 2017’s fast-paced rate of change, and a look forward to what’s on the horizon for 2018 – to real-life and in-depth case studies practically demonstrating how you can act to help protect your institution.

Our AFC Symposia feature expert speakers from public and private sectors, including regulators, financial institutions, MSBs and FinTechs, and feature networking sessions for you to meet and learn from your peers.

Pricing

ACAMS Members Non-Members
$550 USD $650 USD
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Building an Effective Sanctions Program (in Mandarin) 建立一个有效的制裁方案 (以普通话进行)

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  • When:
    15 September 2017
    日期:
    2017年9月15日
  • Time:
    10:00am – 11:00am (HKT)
    时间:
    10:00am – 11:00am (香港时间)
  • Level:
    All
    程度:
    适合所有人

The role and importance of sanctions controls cannot be underestimated. But how can you be sure your sanctions program is effective? The industry experts will share their insights and strategies to provide you on how to effectively build sanctions programs in the current regulatory environment.

制裁控制的作用和重要性不能低估。但你怎么能肯定你的制裁管理方案是有效的?本次研讨会将由业内专家分享他们的见解和策略,为您提供关于如何在目前的监管环境下有效地构建制裁管理方案。

Learning objectives include 学习目标:

  • Review of recent Regulatory and Industry Trends and their impact on sanctions programs
    最新监管和行业发展趋势及其对制裁方案的影响
  • Strengthening your sanctions program to maximize effectiveness
    强化您的制裁方案来发挥最大效益
  • Ensuring your compliance program effectively monitors your customers’ customers
    确保合规系统有效监控客户的客户
  • Building a sustainable sanctions program and handling of ongoing sanctions changes
    建立可持续的制裁方案和处理不断改变的制裁内容

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Speaker(s) 讲师

Joyce-Hsu
  • Joyce Hsu, CAMS-FCI | 许胧方 (CAMS-FCI)

  • AML Director – North Asia | 反洗钱合规总监
  • ACAMS | 公认反洗钱师协会 (ACAMS)

Bio | 简介

Ms. Hsu has over 20 years’ experience in the banking industry and recently joined ACAMS as a subject-matter expert, with the primary responsibility to develop and execute a strategy in AML/CFT training and knowledge-sharing with a focus in the Mandarin Chinese language. Previously, she was in charge of security and investigation service for Citi Taiwan. Her experience includes 5 years responsible providing Financial Crime and Operational Risk Management solution for a leading Consulting firm with particular expertise in AML and Operational Risk Management. Her expertise is focus on financial crime management and investigation. Various roles progressing from being a front line operator, sales to senior manager of headquarter operation center with further progression onto risk manager. Some of accomplishments include: building up Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Fraud Management for tier one banks in China; designing and implementing ORM tools and systems for an entire bank; leading team to develop the banking operation management capability for one of the largest banks in China.

Joyce拥有逾20年银行从业经验。去年她加入公认反洗钱师协会 (ACAMS),为协会的反洗钱合规总监,主要负责反洗钱和反恐融资活动相关议题的培训及知识共享策略的制定和执行,尤其是对以华语为主要语言的大中华区。此前,她曾任职于花旗银行(台湾),主管安全和调查服务部门。 Joyce在防范金融犯罪和风险管理领域拥有尤为丰富的从业经验,曾连续5年负责为一家全球领先的顾问公司提供金融犯罪和风险管理解决方案。她擅长金融犯罪管理和调查。 Joyce在银行任职期间曾担任多种职位,从基层客服、销售,到总部运营中心和风险管理。她的成就包括:辅导中国多家第一级银行建立反洗钱和反欺诈管理机制、为中国四大行之一设计反洗钱及合规体系,为四大行之一设计规划全面风险管理体系,以及带领团队为一家中国超大型银行打造银行集中运营管理机制及流程。

Europe CAMS-Audit

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  • When: 27-29 November 2017
  • Where: London, UK
  • Venue: ACAMS, 40 Bank St, London E14 5NR
CAMS Audit

In a compliance landscape that is constantly shifting, the ability to audit the effectiveness of any organisation’s current AFC program, against internal and external requirements, assumes critical importance.

Beyond CAMS

The CAMS certification demonstrates the bearer values continuing professional education in their industry – it’s a live qualification requiring recertification every three years, and a practical certification, teaching skills that people can use on the first day they start studying.

But for those select few who want to take their professional education further – to develop the skills to see an organisation’s Anti-Financial Crime programme at a ‘big picture’ level, and to rigorously test its effectiveness, we have developed the Advanced Certification CAMS-Audit programme.

CAMS-Audit is structured, interactive and dynamic comprising:

  1. Pre-course webinars (10 hours of self-study)
  2. A three day live programme in London (presentations, group discussions, best practice sharing)
  3. Your authorship of an AML audit white paper

Interested? Read more about the programme curriculum, and how to apply on our dedicated CAMS-Audit pages.

Alternatively, call the ACAMS Europe team on +44 20 3755 7400, or email europe@acams.org to find out more about this elite professional education qualification.

Pricing

$3995 USD
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Anti-Financial Crime Symposium – Nordics

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  • When:Thursday, 16 November 2017
  • Where:Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Venue: Scandic Copenhagen
    Vester Søgade 6
    Copenhagen V, Denmark

This full-day event focuses on the ever-changing face of financial crime prevention in the Nordics.

  • In the wake of the FATF evaluations, we will consider how national AML regulations will be changing, and what differences might arise between countries in the region.
  • Study real life examples with active AML practitioners – all experts in their fields. We’ll cover practical challenges like navigating the intersection between business unit and compliance functions, managing business interactions with close associates of PEPS, and the unique conditions that exist when handling virtual currencies or crowdfunding platforms.
  • Finally, we’ll examine how organisations are tackling the real and present danger of returning foreign fighters – learn how to spot red flags, and when to act.

Programme-at-a-glance

8:15 – 9:00 Registration and networking breakfast
9:00 Keynote Address
9:15 The road ahead: FATF evaluations and the future of Anti-Financial Crime in the Nordics
10:15 – 10:45 Networking and refreshment break
10:45 Playing well with others: aligning the needs of business managers and the Anti-Financial Crime compliance function
11:45 Owls in the bog: PEPs, close associates and how to identify possible bribery and corruption
12:45 Interactive Q&A
13:00 – 14:00 Networking lunch
14:00 Landing between two chairs: dispelling myths around innovative financial products and services and financial crime risks
15:00 – 15:15 Networking and refreshment break
15:15 No smoke without fire: returning foreign fighters and disrupting terrorist financing in Europe
16:15 Closing remarks
16:30 – 17:15 Networking session

Silver Sponsor

NICE Actimize

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ACAMS Members Non-Members
$550 USD $650 USD
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Some organisations have negotiated preferential rates for their staff. Please contact the ACAMS Europe team on +44 20 3755 7400 or email europe@acams.org to enquire if these apply to you.

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For all sponsorship enquiries, please contact Andrea Winter (Director of Sponsorship and Advertising Development, ACAMS) on awinter@acams.org.

AML: A New Approach to Fight Complex Money Laundering Schemes

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Sponsored by

Verafin
  • When: September 29, 2017
  • Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
  • Level: All

In this insightful session, Chris Swecker, former FBI Assistant Director and Brendan Brothers, Co-founder of Verafin, review the shortcomings of BSA/AML/CTF programs, which currently focus primarily on regulatory compliance and discuss a more effective means to investigate suspicious activity and the related flow of illicit proceeds.

Learning Objectives

  • Gain an understanding of the challenges and inefficiencies of the current AML/CFT regime
  • Understand how a new approach to anti-money laundering efforts can generate stronger actionable information for law enforcement
  • Learn how financial institutions can adopt innovative technologies and practices to make a greater impact on fighting financial crime

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance Personnel
  • Industry Consultants
  • Risk Managers

Speakers

Brendan Brothers
  • Brendan Brothers

  • Co-founder
  • Verafin

Chris Swecker
  • Chris Swecker

  • Former Assistant Director, FBI
  • Financial Crimes Consultant and Attorney

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True Cost of AML Compliance – Results of 2017 study

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Sponsored by

Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions
  • When: October 10, 2017
  • Time: 14.00 – 15.00 BST, 9.00 – 10.00 ET
  • Level: All

This webinar will detail the results of a recent LexisNexis Risk Solutions survey to discover the true cost of AML compliance. The study, conducted in Europe, surveyed decision makers within the financial crime function who oversee KYC remediation, sanctions monitoring and AML transaction monitoring.

Learning Objectives

  • Identifying the drivers and influencers impacting AML compliance
  • Understanding spending trends for AML compliance
  • Learning about the role of technology

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance Personnel
  • FIU/FCC Team Members
  • Risk Managers
  • On-boarding Managers

Region/Industries

  • Europe
  • Bank

Speakers

Chrisol Correia
  • Chrisol Correia

  • Director, Global Financial Crime Compliance
  • LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Victoria Meyer
  • Victoria Meyer

  • Director
  • Swiss International Business Academy

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Leveraging Big Data Techniques to Enhance Anti-Money Laundering Practices

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Margo Vakharia, CAMS-Audit

The evolution of technology in recent decades has brought about unprecedented change for today’s global workforce. The new reality is one of information overload, compounded by the constant onslaught of new technologies and a continuous stream of new regulations. This spiraling cycle means that we have a bigger workload than ever before with less time to complete it in. Couple this with the change management challenges involved, not to mention cost considerations, and every professional would agree that the issue of data management is one of the most significant in recent times.

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Cryptocurrency Compliance: An AML Perspective

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Sherri Scott, CAMS-Audit

While consistent regulation is lacking, virtual currency exchanges (VCEs) are being denied fair banking services because they are being “de-risked” by financial institutions (FIs). The discrimination from fair banking services VCEs are facing is comparable to the medical marijuana industry. Unlike its high-risk counterpart, Fintech innovators operate in a field that is federally legal. We will embark on a journey through a brief history of cryptocurrency, the tides of regulation, and the storms to come.

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Customer Due Diligence Challenges in the Middle East

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Varadarajan Viswanathan, CAMS-Audit

Financial institutions based in the Middle East have been increasingly on the regulatory radar. Increased enforcement action and stricter enforcement of regulations coupled with the pace of regulatory change has made institutions more risk averse. Furthermore, the increasing cost of compliance and scarcity of trained resources has resulted in de-risking and has become the order of the day. The risk of de-risking is that it will drive the unregulated sector underground or compel them to use alternate or informal means of payment. It is also likely to affect global growth and financial inclusion.

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Implementing an AML/CTF Audit Program for Non-Financial Institutions in Mainland China

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Wen Shi, CAMS-Audit

This white paper outlines new ways to enhance the efficiency of AML/CTF audit. As both methods (regulation-based and risk-based AML/CTF audit) have disadvantages, in our research we have investigated a hybrid approach that takes good points from both the regulatory as well as the risk-based approach.

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Combating the Layering and Integration of Money Laundering by Debit Card

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Qian Sun, CAMS-Audit

Debit cards are a basic and popular financial instrument all over the world, and they have inevitably been used throughout all three stages of money laundering. In recent years, along with new technologies adopted in the financial system, debit card payments have become a very convenient and efficient option, particularly in Asia-Pacific countries and regions where debit cards are widely used in not only cash withdrawal but also purchase transactions.

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Exploring an Industry-Wide Standard to Customer Risk Assessment – Proposing a Best Practice Model for Banks

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Farokh Keki Adarian CAMS-Audit, MBA (Banking); CFCS, ICA Prof.Pg Dip (FCC); Int.Dip (GRC); FICA Certified Professional

This white paper intention is to provide the challenges faced in proposing an industry-wide risk assessment model. While consistent with the basic tenets of the RBA, this paper explores the concept of “harmonization,” in order to present a conceptual and harmonized customer risk assessment model for banks. As opposed to process “standardization,” which in its strict sense seeks to achieve uniformity of process activities (i.e., aims at only one uniform, global standard), process “harmonization” seeks to align similar process activities based on a single, focused business objective, while recognizing that some mandatory differences (process variants) may be essential and will remain. The harmonization of laws in the EU member states, is one such empirical example.

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What May Be Missing from Your Audit FBAR Testing Program

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Danielle M. Kuroski, CAMS-Audit

The primary objective of this white paper is to increase awareness about the FBAR requirements; offer considerations for building a comprehensive internal audit FBAR program that satisfies regulatory expectations for deterring U.S. tax evasion, money laundering and terrorist financing activities through the use of offshore bank accounts and other assets; and provide guidance on how to effectively test the financial institution’s FBAR compliance program.

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