December 2016 – February 2017 Archives

Compliance, December 2016 – February 2017, Europe, Global Financial Crime Review

Anti-Money Laundering Effectiveness Ratings: Ranking Countries and Outcomes

December 12, 2017January 24, 2018 /Leave a comment

Contemporary anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) practice has shifted toward evaluating the effectiveness of money laundering controls. In addition to the traditional output and activity measures of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) 40 Recommendations,1 the current (fourth) round of evaluations also assesses...

December 2016 – February 2017, Member Spotlight

Joanna Jenkins—London, U.K.

December 11, 2016February 9, 2017 /Leave a comment

Joanna Jenkins is the European compliance director and money laundering reporting officer at AFEX, a global payments and currency risk management firm. Jenkins is responsible for the European branches and subsidiaries and she oversees the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) programs for the U.K.,...

December 2016 – February 2017, Member Spotlight

Robert L. Goecks, MBA, CPA, CAMS—Golden, CO, USA

December 10, 2016January 9, 2017 /Leave a comment

Robert Goecks is a consultant to financial institutions and law firms and is a subject-matter expert in financial crime prevention, anti-money laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance. Goecks’ professional experience includes a career as a special agent with IRS Criminal Investigations; a special...

December 2016 – February 2017, Where has your ACAMS Today been?

Where has your ACAMS Today been?

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 /Leave a comment

The September-November 2016 edition of the ACAMS Today magazine had the Venice canals as its backdrop while Tatiana was in Italy. Giovanna snags a picture in front of the Monument to Antonio José de Sucre in Guayaquil, Ecuador with her June-August 2014 issue of the...

AFC Challenges, December 2016 – February 2017, Exclusive

Sanctions and the New Due Diligence Standards

December 9, 2016April 7, 2017 /1 Comment

The year 2016 was undoubtedly one of the busiest in the anti-money laundering (AML) compliance community, as a number of developments impacted the direction of compliance requirements for financial institutions (FIs). Specifically, two key events occurred in close sequence which prompted the need for...

December 2016 – February 2017, Interviews

Brian Stoeckert, CAMS: Crime, Tech and Cryptocurrency

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today caught up with Brian Stoeckert, CAMS, partner at Stratis Advisory, to discuss his role as a consultant for the series StartUp (an American television series that debuted on Crackle on September 6, 2016). What does a young banker from Brickell, a gorgeous...

AFC Challenges, December 2016 – February 2017

Private Schools and Money Laundering

December 9, 2016 /Leave a comment

Money laundering is a spectral crime. While its presence can be felt throughout the investigation of suspicious or criminal activity, it remains invisible to an eye focused only on individual transactions. However, once the entire scheme can be unfolded, the ghoulish shape of its...

Compliance, December 2016 – February 2017

Risk Mitigation and HSBC’s Financial Settlement

December 9, 2016 /Leave a comment

Financial crime is an intensifying concern for law enforcement, government bodies, businesses and financial institutions. Contending with the correlated hindrances of identifying financial criminal actions and shielding organizations from the additional risks has developed into a crucial focus for businesses.1 In order to protect...

December 2016 – February 2017, From the Executive Vice President

2016—Challenges Increase and So Must Our Response

December 9, 2016 /Leave a comment

It has now been 30 years since the passage of the Money Laundering Control Act in the U.S. It can be argued that this seminal legislative milestone spawned the community we all share today. “AML,” as they say, was not a thing then but...

December 2016 – February 2017, From the Editor

Some of My Favorite Things

December 9, 2016 /Leave a comment

This is my favorite season of the year. It is a time to reflect on what has occurred over the past year, but also a time to ponder what the upcoming year may bring or what we would like it to bring. It is...

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Matthew S. Axelrod on the Critical Importance of Export Controls

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December 2016 – February 2017

Anti-Money Laundering Effectiveness Ratings: Ranking Countries and Outcomes

Joanna Jenkins—London, U.K.

Robert L. Goecks, MBA, CPA, CAMS—Golden, CO, USA

Where has your ACAMS Today been?

Sanctions and the New Due Diligence Standards

Brian Stoeckert, CAMS: Crime, Tech and Cryptocurrency

Private Schools and Money Laundering

Risk Mitigation and HSBC’s Financial Settlement

2016—Challenges Increase and So Must Our Response

Some of My Favorite Things