2019-2020 ACAMS Today  Editorial Calendar*

December 2018-February 2019

Ad close date: 10/19
Article close date: 10/12

• Regulatory Update: What Has Changed, What Has Stayed the Same
• ACAMS Advisory Board Roundtable Discussion
• 2018 Year in Review: Lesson Learned
• Emerging Global Financial Crime Threats for 2019
• Global Update on AML/CTF and Financial Crime Prevention Efforts
• 2019 Regional/Country Challenges Facing Europe, Asia, MENA, North America and Latin America
• Career Guidance: Ways to Improve Your Career in AML

March-May 2019

Ad close date: 1/18
Article close date: 1/11
Bonus Distribution: ACAMS moneylaundering.com 24th Annual International AML & Financial Crime Conference-Hollywood, Florida; ACAMS 11th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference- Asia Pacific; ACAMS 15th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference—Europe; 6° Conferencia Anual de las Americas sobre Gestión de Riesgo ALD

• Corruption, Money Laundering and Financial Institutions in the Developed and Undeveloped World
• Regional/Country Focus
• Banking NPOs, Charities and Sanctions Issues
• Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: What You Need to Know
• Cyberlaundering via Uber, Airbnb and Amazon
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) a Year Later: What It Means for AML Worldwide
• Mail Regulations Connected to AML (An Investigative Piece on the Subject)
• Eye on Mexican Drug Cartels
• Human Trafficking and the Super Bowl
• FATF Global Regulations for Cryptocurrency
• Update on Brexit
• Examining the Expanding Scope of the EU 6AMLD
• Regional Focus: Asia
• After FinCEN’s GTO Initiative: Where are we now?
• Latin America and Financial Crime Prevention
• Asset Forfeiture
• Correlation Between Hate Crimes and Their Funding

May-June 2019 (Inaugural ACAMS Today Europe Edition)

Ad close date: 3/15
Article close date: 3/8
Bonus Distribution: ACAMS 15th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference—Europe

• Examining Germany’s Real Estate Sector
• Regional/Country Focus
• European Banks and Iran (Risk-Based Approach on Continued Transactions with Iran)
• Money Mules: Establishing Processes Within Financial Institutions to Identify Red Flags
• The Funding Flows of the Italian Mafia

June-August 2019 (Ninth Law Enforcement Edition)

Ad close date: 4/19
Article close date: 4/12
Bonus Distribution: 13a Conferencia Anual Latinoamericana sobre ALD y Delitos Financieros

• Investigation Exclusive: Lessons Learned From a Current LE Case
• The Effects of Technology on Investigations
• How to Mitigate the Challenges of New Types of Fraud
• New Generation of Terrorists and Methodologies
• Counterfeit Goods and Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML)
• Identifying the Funds Behind the Fentanyl Crisis
• Correlation Between Elder Abuse and Technology
• Human Trafficking One Year After the Backpage Shutdown
• The EU’s 5AMLD Update
• The Southwest Border Alliance (Q&A)
• Regional Focus: Europe and Latin America
• Banking Hemp
• Navigating Data Breaches in the Digital Age
• Human Trafficking and the Fishing Industry
• Sharing of Information About Cryptocurrency Between Financial Institutions and Law Enforcement
• Colombia and the Dismantling of the FARC—Where is the money?
• Machine Learning, Law Enforcement and AML Programs

Julio-Agosto 2019 (Inaugural ACAMS Today Español Edition)

Ad close date: May 17
Article close date: May 10
Bonus Distribution: 13a Conferencia Anual Latinoamericana sobre ALD y Delitos Financieros

• Viva la Regulación
• Inclusión Financiera y la Prevención de Lavado de Dinero: La Gran Oportunidad Fintech
• Datos Actuales: La Clave Para Combatir la Trata de Personas
• El Intercambio de Información Para Prevenir ALD y la Lucha Contra el Financiamiento del Terrorismo
• Victimas de Fraude Como Factor de Riesgo
• Blockchain, Criptomonedas y Privacidad
• El Horizonte de Fintech en América Latina
• Enfoque Basado en Riesgos Alineados a los Objetivos Estratégicos de la Organización
• Monitoreo de Noticias Negativas: ¿Por Dónde Comenzar?
• El Futuro Tecnológico Para los Transmisores de Dinero
• El Rol de la Inteligencia Artificial en la Comunidad Financiera
• EL Ciclo de un Reporte de Operación Sospechosa
• La Clave del Éxito del Programa de Cumplimiento
• Ley Uruguaya Expande Lista de Sujetos Obligados

September-November 2019 (Annual Conference Edition)

Ad close date: 7/19
Article close date: 7/12
Bonus Distribution: ACAMS 18th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada

• Regtech and its Effects on Compliance
• Ongoing Compliance Challenges in the Securities Industry: Microcap Securities Manipulation
• Financial Inclusion and Risk Management
• Knowing Your Customer’s Customer in Marijuana-Related Business
• Designated Non-Financial Business and Professionals (DNFBP) and Financial Crime
• Blockchain Usage and Opportunities for Financial Crime Prevention
• Investment Scams in the Wake of Natural Disasters
• Synthetic Identities Revisited
• Person-to-Person Payments: Venmo, Square, Zell and PayPal
• Tax Havens and Money Laundering
• Cloud-Based Banking with Amazon
• Native Americans and Casinos
• Regional focus: North America
• Sanctions on North Korea, Russia and Iran
• Tax Havens and Marijuana in Latin America
• 100 Years of the IRS: A Historical Review
• Best Practices in Correspondent Banking
• Cryptocurrency: Where are we now?

December 2019-February 2020

Ad close date: 10/18
Article close date: 10/11

• Bribery and Corruption-Global Risks
• Financial Crime Challenges Facing Europe in 2020
• 2019-Year in Review
• Emerging Financial Crime Threats for 2020
• Review of Asia’s Financial Crime Prevention Efforts
• AML Success Stories in 2018
• Best Practices/Best Advice From ACAMS Members
• Update on Asia’s Cryptocurrency Efforts
• Integrating AML Programs in Small Businesses
• Human Trafficking in the Digital Age: How to prepare the next generation?
• Regional Focus: MENA
• ACAMS Award Winners’ Interviews
• Following the Illicit Funds Derived from Synthetic Drugs

*Editorial calendar subject to change without notice.

**Recurring columns include the Career Guidance; Community Banking Corner; Terrorist Financing; and Understanding AI column. If you would like to be a guest contributor to one of these columns, please email editor@acams.org

**Regular sections include Know Your Chapter; Aspects of Asia; European Connect; MENA Report, Member Spotlights; Meet the ACAMS Staff