Anti-Money Laundering: What you need to know

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Join this Financial Crime Academy Live Webinar on the topic of “Anti-Money Laundering: What you need to know”.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in 2018 stated ‘the Global cost of corruption is at least 5 Per Cent of World Gross Domestic Product’.

How AML regulation has evolved and the role of FATF and other policy making bodies. Designed to curb the growing problem of drugs trafficking and flows of illicit money into US banks anti-money laundering regulation began with the Bank Secrecy Act in the USA in 1970.

Who regulates AML and what is the regulators’ role? Every Regulator/ Supervisor has a similar role which is to monitor and enforce compliance with the regulations. It does this through a programmed of audit and reporting and every regulated entity must submit regular reports to its regulator.

Guest Speaker

Michael Harris

Financial Crime Compliance Consultant, FCC Consulting

Michael Harris is a experienced business leader who has held executive and non-executive roles in a variety of sectors. Double Honours degree qualified in Engineering and Commerce and a Member of the Chartered Management Institute. Since 2008 has been specialised in the financial crime compliance sector providing risk intelligence data and technology and a subject matter expert in KYC/AML in financial services and Anti-bribery and corruption risks, KYS, third party on-boarding and ongoing monitoring.

Moderator

Denitsa Rebaine

Host & Moderator, Financial Crime Academy

Denitsa Rebaine has over 7 years of experience in financial crime compliance. She is currently Sanctions Compliance Officer at Citibank. In her role she manages sanctions risk and provides advice and guidance to functional partners and key stakeholders – regionally and globally, on OFAC sanctions regulations.


Webinar Outline

  • Understanding Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
  • Other significant bodies influencing AML regulations
  • The scope of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
  • Who regulates AML and what is the regulator’s role?
  • Understanding KYC for both individuals and organizations
  • Understanding the Risk-based approach
  • Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
  • The importance of Ongoing Monitoring


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