“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 …
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Thomson Reuters and Clifford Chance Team Up to Address OTC Derivatives Documentation
There has been a significant amount of change forced upon financial institutions over recent years, but there still lies substantial uncertainty for the road ahead. To help address the challenges relating to the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market, Thomson Reuters and Clifford Chance have joined forces to help financial institutions tackle in a timely, efficient and …
Elite VANTAGE EMEA Kicks Off
I had the privilege of hosting the opening keynote session at VANTAGE EMEA this week and both Eric Ruud and I devoted a lot of our time to discussing our continued focus and commitment to Customer Advocacy. We have made many changes to enhance the customer experience over the past year. As I said onstage …
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 …
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 …
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 …
ACAMS 15th Annual AML & Financial Crimes Conference Kick Off
With more than 2,500 public and private sector professionals in attendance, the ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) 15th Annual AML & Financial Crimes Conference kicked-off in at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas this morning. With a full schedule of education and networking sessions for anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, today’s opening …
Elite Vantage EMEA 2016 User Conference
The Elite Vantage EMEA 2016 User Conference is underway in London. The two-day conference brings together Thomson Reuters Elite users from across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Elizabet Hardy, Vice President of Product Management and Eric Sugden, Chief Technology Officer discuss what will take place at Vantage, including the release of Elite 3E version …
Thomson Reuters Foundation Honors 2016 TrustLaw Award Winners
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has named the recipients of its 2016 TrustLaw Awards, an annual ceremony to celebrate global pro bono projects undertaken by legal teams with NGOs and social enterprises. Winners announced at the awards ceremony in New York include: IMPACT AWARD: Kirkland & Ellis partnered with Equality Illinois, an LGBT rights NGO, on …
Regulating the commercial space industry
Space tourism and mining asteroids are no longer the stuff of science fiction. As private companies across the U.S. and around the world prepare for space missions and moon landings, lawmakers are trying to keep up. According to Thomson Reuters Westlaw, about 60 pieces of legislation related to space law have been proposed or enacted …
