“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
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 …
- September 26, 2016
- Alex Cook
