In what has become an unofficial kick-off to summer for some at Thomson Reuters, employees at the Minneapolis-St. Paul campus hosted the seventh annual “Build-a-Bike” event last week. Teams gathered to assemble 100 bikes, which will be given to Minnesota children, ages 6-12 years old, that don’t have a bike for the summer. Law enforcement will …
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A Look at the Data: AML Compliance Leaders Address New Requirements with Technology, Staff
The commencement of anti-money laundering (AML) requirements for financial institutions issued in May 2018 has caused increasing numbers of firms to shift their hiring and focus of compliance staff toward more efficient customer due diligence (CDD) practices, rather than addressing and managing regulatory change. That’s one of several key takeaways from the 2018 Thomson Reuters …
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Leaders Addressing New Requirements with Technology, Staff
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, October 24, 2018 – The commencement of anti-money laundering (AML) requirements for financial institutions issued in May 2018 has caused increasing numbers of firms to shift their hiring and focus of compliance staff toward more efficient customer due diligence (CDD) practices, rather than addressing and managing regulatory change. That’s one of several key …
A Message to Customers Impacted by Hurricane Michael
Dear friends, Just one month has passed since Hurricane Florence impacted the southeast U.S., and now Hurricane Michael – one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in the U.S. – has taken its toll on the Florida Panhandle. It’s in such times that we all must work together, Thomson stands in support of those …
Forum Magazine: Improved Firm Relationships, Financial Intelligence and Performance
As noted earlier this month, the Fall 2018 issue of Forum magazine is now available and explores the broader theme of “The Art of Balancing Profitability and Value” in the legal industry. Among the featured articles is a closer look at the results of LEI’s “Dynamic Law Firms” study, which explores strategies that have the best …
Community Engaged Policing – IACP 2018 Panel
Community engaged policing is certainly not a new topic among law enforcement professionals. But as Richard Arrington, Crime Prevention Programs Manager, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, noted during a standing room-only address during the IACP Conference today, evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of these programs is another story. Arrington began by exploring how the …
The Opioid Epidemic and Orange County, Florida’s Strategies – IACP 2018 Panel
With 70 million annual visitors and a population of 1.3 million, Central Florida is densely populated. Unfortunately, the theme parks, sun and fun hide a more sobering reality — Orange County has the highest number of heroin overdose deaths in all of Florida, even though areas like Miami have twice the population. As Carol Burkett, …
FBI Director Christopher Wray Delivers IACP 2018 Keynote:
To say that FBI Director Christopher Wray is in a precarious position is perhaps an understatement, given criticisms of the agency from the President, and credibility questions related to recent investigations. But in his opening address at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Orlando this morning, Wray made an effort to …
US-Mexico-Canada Agreement: Raising Standards to Combat Counterfeit and Pirated Goods
The U.S. released the text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on October 1, a newly proposed trade agreement intended to replace NAFTA, that includes intellectual property provisions that strengthen enforcement. The international trade in goods that infringe trademarks and copyrights has been targeted for decades due to the growing threat infringing goods pose to public …
Podcast: What’s Missing from the Human Trafficking Discussion – ACAMS 2018 Panel Preview with Peter Vincent
This week, ACAMS 17th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference will be held at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Among the 2,000 public and private sector professionals who will meet and share insights on anti-money laundering and financial crimes at the event is Peter Vincent, general counsel for Thomson Reuters Special Services, …
