Mike Dougllas, Author at ACAMS Today

Compliance, March - May 2019

Trickle Up AML

March 28, 2019April 12, 2019 /Leave a comment

The young uniformed patrol officer could not help but notice the almost giddy expression on the face of the narcotics agent who was putting a heavily taped bricklike block into an evidence bag at the station house. Curious, the officer inquires, “What’s that?” The...

March - May 2019, Member Spotlight

Alexandre Pinot, CAMS—Vilnius, Lithuania

March 28, 2019April 23, 2019 /Leave a comment

Alexandre Pinot, CAMS is head of anti-money laundering (AML) and money laundering reporting officer at Simplex. Pinot is an AML compliance and financial crime professional with over eight years of practical experience within the financial services business in various countries across Europe. He is co-chair...

Aspects of APAC, March - May 2019

Navigating the TBML Minefield: The Aftermath of India’s Largest Bank Fraud

March 28, 2019April 22, 2019 /Leave a comment

Twelve years after the Financial Action Task Force’s first advisory report,1 trade-based money laundering (TBML) remains the most sophisticated method to launder illicit funds and move “value” within/across country borders, in the guise of legitimate trade transactions. Hundreds of billions of dollars are laundered via...

Compliance, March - May 2019

Criminal Forfeiture: Hitting Criminals Where it Hurts Most

March 28, 2019 /Leave a comment

Following the promulgation of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001, the confusion surrounding civil and criminal forfeiture definitions and conceptual incongruities was dispelled. In fact, the USA PATRIOT Act helped to forcefully determine the feasibility of both civil and criminal asset forfeiture processes to...

From the Director of Editorial Content, March - May 2019

Giving Victims of Sex Trafficking Their Due

March 28, 2019April 8, 2019 /Leave a comment

Human trafficking, a timeless example of the cruelty humans can inflict on one another, is receiving attention anew, adding new opponents along the way who are bringing innovative approaches to fight trafficking. In conjunction with law enforcement and nonprofits (NPOs), ACAMS members and staffers have...

From the Editor, March - May 2019

Vigilance

March 28, 2019December 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

Always home. Safety made simple. Blink and you’re home. Fear stops here. If these taglines sound familiar, it might mean you have a security system at your place of residence. Constant vigilance or surveillance has become commonplace in our society. We are ever watchful of...

AFC Policy, March - May 2019

GDPR: What it Means for AML Worldwide

March 28, 2019 /Leave a comment

To fully understand the impact the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)1 has on existing anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, one must understand the basic tenets of GDPR and which portions specifically apply to financial institutions. GDPR Overview GDPR went into effect on May 25, 2018,...

General Diversity at the Office: The Greatest Opportunity for Knowledge Sharing

Career Guidance, March - May 2019, Special for the Web

Generational Diversity at the Office: The Greatest Opportunity for Knowledge Sharing

March 28, 2019 /Leave a comment

Every day, when we log in to our work computers, walk through the front door of our offices or dial into a global conference call, we are each representing one of up to five different generations that make up today’s workforce. Generational diversity is...

Europe, European Connect, March - May 2019

New Beginnings for ACAMS Europe

March 28, 2019 /Leave a comment

It is spring in Europe, traditionally a time of new beginnings and growth. As I write this, Brexit negotiations are taking place in the U.K. Parliament and there is no clear indication of what the outcome may be. Regardless of Brexit, the issues that...

Europe, Exclusive, Global Financial Crime Review, March - May 2019

Status of the European AML Framework

March 28, 2019April 3, 2019 /Leave a comment

In an attempt to improve the integrity, stability and sustainability of the European financial markets, legislators are storming ahead with regular revisions of the European Union’s (EU) anti-money laundering (AML) and criminal law framework. In 2018, a record number of actions were undertaken by the...

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About Mike Dougllas

Trickle Up AML

Alexandre Pinot, CAMS—Vilnius, Lithuania

Navigating the TBML Minefield: The Aftermath of India’s Largest Bank Fraud

Criminal Forfeiture: Hitting Criminals Where it Hurts Most

Giving Victims of Sex Trafficking Their Due

Vigilance

GDPR: What it Means for AML Worldwide

Generational Diversity at the Office: The Greatest Opportunity for Knowledge Sharing

New Beginnings for ACAMS Europe

Status of the European AML Framework