“We can’t let our guard down because the stakes are too high.” This was the strong reminder from Thomas J. Curry, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, during his day three keynote at ACAMS 2016. With the event wrapping-up today at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, his speech acknowledged the challenging …
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Partnering with Law Enforcement to Leverage Investigative Resources – ACAMS 2016 Panel
Partnerships between the private and public sector are often touted as the answer to confront illicit finance. But how do professionals from two distinctly different types of organizations work together if they don’t “speak the same language?” Solving this issue was the focus of a day two session at ACAMS 2016, “Partnering with Law Enforcement …
- September 27, 2016
- Alex Cook
Customizing AML and Risk Management Models for Small Institutions and MSBs – ACAMS 2106 Panel
A Risk Exposure Index (REI) is a mathematical tool, based on KPIs, used to determine if you’re managing risk appropriately. Unfortunately for small financial institutions and money service businesses (MSBs) – businesses that transmit and/or convert funds – they often don’t have the staff or resources to do this. This was the focus of today’s …
- September 27, 2016
- Alex Cook
Rearming Compliance Policies to Fight New Forms of Threat Finance – ACAMS 2016 Day Two Keynote
“We see our adversaries as a business. It’s a business that produces fear, discord and chaos.” Lt. Col. Joshua Potter, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), says that perspective is key to developing the interagency strategies needed to confront the growing threat of home-grown terrorism. Today’s ACAMS opening session, “Rearming Compliance Policies to Fight New Forms …
- September 27, 2016
- Alex Cook
Man vs. Machine: Balancing Automation and Manual Reviews to Strengthen Risk Monitoring – ACAMS 2016 Panel
The intersection of man and machine – and which shoulders more of the work going into the future – is not just a concern for the legal professional, but also those in anti-money laundering (AML). As Markus Schulz, global head of FCC Controls, Group Financial Crime Compliance, Standard Chartered, noted, AML professionals ask the very same …
- September 27, 2016
- Alex Cook
Developing and Maintaining AML Regimes for Gaming Institutions of All Sizes – ACAMS 2016 Panel
Las Vegas is a city defined by its casinos. But the tall towers, sprawling properties and seemingly unlimited stream of income are far from the norm in the gaming industry, particularly when tribal gaming and small independent casino operators enter the conversation. And by that same note, anti-money laundering (AML) regimes differ from casino to …
- September 26, 2016
- Alex Cook
Managing the Risks of Risk Management – ACAMS 2016 Panel
Law enforcement organizations are often burdened with a lack of resources for investigating financial crimes, as Sheriff Joseph Lombardo, Office of the Sheriff, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, noted during his ACAMS 2016 keynote this morning, But as the panelists during the “Managing the Risks of Risk Management” session later that day noted, financial institutions …
- September 26, 2016
- Alex Cook
Sharon Sayles Belton and Trends from the 2016 National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference
The National Sheriffs’ Association is meeting in Minneapolis this week for their Annual Conference, and Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president, Government Affair & Community Relations with Thomson Reuters, joined us from the show floor to tell us about the trends and topics that have attendees talking this year. Watch our video with Sharon below, and …
- June 28, 2016
- Alex Cook
Nominations Open for 2016 IACP/Thomson Reuters Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation
From law firms to law enforcement, technology has augmented the way professional investigators do their work. And so each year, Thomson Reuters and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) recognize a law enforcement agency, law enforcement unit, task force or inter-agency task force for innovation and excellence in the area of criminal investigations, …
- April 13, 2016
- Alex Cook
National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial – Ride & Run to Remember
Last month, it was my honor to ride along with several hundred avid cyclists in support of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund at their annual Ride & Run event in Prince George’s County, Md. The event was held in honor of fallen officers with a goal to raise funds for the creation of …
- November 3, 2015
- Alex Cook