“How did we get to where we are today?” That was the key question that Daniel Glaser, principal, Financial Integrity Network, posed during his day two Keynote at the 2017 ACAMS Conference in Las Vegas. Glazer reflected on the trajectory of the field of illicit finance, from its “birth” in 1986 when the U.S. first …
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A Clear and Present Danger: Developing Models to Combat Proliferation Financing – ACAMS 2017 Panel
Tensions with North Korea continue to reach a frightening breaking point, including the latest statement from that nation’s foreign minister that it would shoot down U.S. bombers if they fly near the border again. In the face of this escalating crisis, a panel discussion on a closely-related issue — “A Clear and Present Danger: Developing …
ACAMS Mystery Theatre: A Thriller of a Subject – ACAMS 2017 Panel
When you go to Las Vegas, it’s often about “checking the boxes,” like dinner and a show… and attending anti-money laundering conferences. Well, for ACAMS attendees this afternoon, there was a unique chance to do two of those things at once with the ACAMS Mystery Theatre: A Thriller of a Subject panel. So what was …
Is This the Year That Sanctions, AML, and Cybersecurity in Correspondent Banking Converge? ACAMS 2017 Panel
The economic sanctions landscape is changing daily. But how can organizations keep pace? This was the central question of a mid-morning panel discussion today at the ACAMS Conference in Las Vegas, “Is This the Year That Sanctions, AML, and Cybersecurity in Correspondent Banking Converge?” As the panel noted, much of this began with the Obama …
ACAMS 2017 Day One Keynote – Author Fred Kaplan
On Dec.19, 2014, President Barack Obama stood in the White House and addressed the attack on Sony Entertainment by hackers connected to North Korea. For Fred Kaplan, author of Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War and a columnist with Slate, this was a defining moment in the security space. As he explained, who …
Practical Law, Practical Law Connect Expands With Automated Documents, Trusts & Estates Service
Thomson Reuters Practical Law and Practical Law Connect have expanded their know-how services for legal professionals with new Automated Documents, Trusts & Estates content and enhanced global and cross-border content. Customizable content has been added within the suite through Practical Law Automated Documents, powered by Contract Express. Users can quickly generate documents by completing a …
Thomson Reuters Expands CLEAR ID Confirm With Business Data
Thomson Reuters has expanded its identity verification process — CLEAR ID Confirm — to include business and organizational data. As part of the CLEAR online investigations suite, CLEAR ID Confirm leverages comprehensive, up-to-date public and proprietary data to enable organizations to complete identity verification tasks, including risk evaluation and business vetting. The product is tailored …
Mitchell & Mitchell on Health Care and the Trump Agenda, Part 18: Redirecting Group Reactions To the State Level
This is Part 18 in an ongoing series regarding changes in health care that may take place—and actual changes that do take place—with the Trump administration. The likely implementation issues to be encountered for both potential and actual changes are described, based on detailed methods of analysis. The emphasis is on what these shifts mean …
ACAMS 2017 Conference Preview
Next week (9/25-9/27), the ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) 16th Annual AML & Financial Crimes Conference will kick-off at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Some 2,500 public and private sector professionals will gather to discuss a range of topics across the anti-money laundering landscape, including experts from Thomson Reuters. Legal …
Bigger Law Firm Magazine lists Legal Current among Top 12 Podcast Picks for 2017
Bigger Law Firm Magazine has named its Top 12 Podcast Picks for 2017, and who’s that at No. 5? Legal Current! As they note in their piece, “Podcasting has not always been the communication tool of choice for attorneys but the last decade has seen some truly groundbreaking series that prove podcasting can be a …
