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The World Cup: A magnet for financial crime

The World Cup: A magnet for financial crime

From harmless wagers to global crime in sports betting

From harmless wagers to global crime in sports betting

ACAMS celebrates AFC professionals with ACAMS Awards

ACAMS celebrates AFC professionals with ACAMS Awards

AML/AFC trends in 2025 and emerging topics for 2026

AML/AFC trends in 2025 and emerging topics for 2026

The end of the “de minimis” exemption: Strengthening U.S. trade controls

The end of the “de minimis” exemption: Strengthening U.S. trade controls

Fraud trends in 2026: What to expect

Fraud trends in 2026: What to expect

Year: 2015

ACAMS Connection

What can the AML community do?

August 19, 2015February 14, 2023 /Leave a comment
I am sure that by now you have read about the settlement in the Arab Bank case regarding the payment of monies to victims of attacks by Hamas. This is not about the merits of the case or the notion of holding banks responsible for...
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Europe, Germany Chapter, Know Your Chapter, September - November 2015

Announcing the New ACAMS Germany Chapter

August 17, 2015February 2, 2021 /Leave a comment
The ACAMS Germany Chapter was founded on June 26, 2015, at the offices of UBS in Frankfurt. The chapter brings together a team of anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime and compliance professionals from global banking and insurance institutions, money services businesses (MSBs) and development...
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ACAMS Conexión

El Entorno de ALD

August 12, 2015February 7, 2023 /Leave a comment
Hace dos semanas tuve varias oportunidades de ver la amplia actividad del entorno de antilavado de dinero (ALD)/delitos financieros. En primer lugar, tuve el privilegio de discutir el área de ALD de 2015 con un gran número de examinadores que se encuentran bajo del Consejo...
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ACAMS Connection

The AML Environment

August 5, 2015February 14, 2023 /Leave a comment
Last week I had several opportunities to see the broad anti-money laundering (AML)/financial crime environment in action. First, I had the privilege of discussing the AML area of 2015 with a large number of examiners under the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) umbrella. We...
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In Focus

The Importance of KYC and its Enforcement Exercised by the Three Lines of Defense: What Colombia is Doing

August 4, 2015September 2, 2015 /Leave a comment
In recent years, Colombia has made important advances in the fight against money laundering. Colombian security officials highlight the importance of having a skillful police force, a dynamic and forceful support from the U.S. government, a responsible and proactive banking system and strong financial...
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ACAMS Conexión

Mejore su Experiencia

July 29, 2015February 7, 2023 /Leave a comment
Mi colega Kieran Beer (editor de MLDC) y yo le hablamos a un gran grupo de auditoría bancaria la semana pasada y discutimos las tendencias y temas para lo que queda de 2015 y 2016. Lo que me llamó la atención es cuántos problemas están...
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ACAMS Connection

Start Enhancing Your Expertise

July 22, 2015February 14, 2023 /Leave a comment
My colleague Kieran Beer (MLDC editor) and I spoke to a large bank audit group this week and discussed trends and themes for the rest of 2015 and into 2016. What struck me is both how many issues are challenging the anti-money laundering (AML) professional...
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Greater Twin Cities Chapter, Know Your Chapter, To the Rescue

Helping Create a World Where No One is for Sale

July 16, 2015September 16, 2015 /Leave a comment
Thirty million people are affected by modern-day slavery. Women and girls make up 98 percent of the world's sexually exploited and 12 to 14 is the average age girls are being sexually exploited in the U.S. Not For Sale (NFS), a non-profit organization, helps protect...
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ACAMS Conexión

Celebrando Alianzas

July 15, 2015February 7, 2023 /Leave a comment
Varios de nosotros, miembros del personal, tuvimos el honor de asistir a la 10a Gala Aniversario del Capítulo de Nueva York de ACAMS, que tuvo lugar hace dos semanas. Es reconfortante ver la dedicación y el compromiso en la lucha antilavado de dinero (ALD) de...
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Exclusive

Election of Vice Chairman for the Egmont Group

July 10, 2015July 13, 2015 /Leave a comment
During the last Egmont Group plenary meeting that took place in Barbados (7-12 June), Mr. Abdul Hafiz Mansour, the Secretary of the Special Investigation Commission (SIC)-FIU of Lebanon, was elected as Vice Chairman for the Egmont Group (EG). Currently, the Egmont Group comprises Financial Intelligence...
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