Just prior to entering your first haunted house as a child, maybe you felt a little anxious? Or maybe you were uneasy when you had to stand in front of the class for your first speech. Many financial institutions (FIs) are feeling that same way, with a fear of the unknown surrounding the cryptocurrency market …
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Insights From the Edge, Episode 4: What Makes Good AI
INSIGHTS FROM THE EDGE EPISODE 4: What Makes Good AI Insights from the Edge This podcast series brings you the latest legal trends and topics as Insight Attorneys sit down with industry experts to discuss hot legal topics. Explore our latest topics to stay informed. Episode 4: What Makes Good AI There’s no question that …
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 …
ProView eBook Android App and iOS v4.1 App Launched
eBooks are more accessible to on-to-go legal and tax professionals and others, with the launch of the new Android app and version 4.1 of the iOS app for iPhones and iPads for Thomson Reuters ProView, the leading eBook platform for professionals. In addition to the professional-grade features that ProView users are accustomed to such as …
ACAMS2018: Effective AML for the New Era of Financial Services
What is your risk tolerance? Are you aggressive or do you fall more on the conservative side? Do you embrace the latest innovations or wait to see how they play out? Financial institutions (FIs) have a risk threshold that has been designed to mitigate potential harm that could be done by doing business with customers …
ACAMS2018: Compliance Models and Cryptocurrency Risks
Information has value, and illegal activity to obtain that information is more prevalent than ever. And with that activity, often funded by cryptocurrency, there comes a sense of urgency to develop a knowledge and understanding around cryptocurrency risks. At the ACAMS 17th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference, a panel entitled “Crafting Compliance Models 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 …
ACAMS2018: Make a Difference
“Never underestimate the power you can have to make a difference.” That was the statement investigative journalist and author Lydia Cacho impressed upon a room full of professionals attending the opening keynote at the ACAMS 17th annual AML & Financial Crime Conference in Las Vegas Cacho, who has written multiple books including her 2003 debut …