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Collaboration: The Key Theme for the AMLA

Colaboración: El tema clave para la ley ‘AMLA’

March 1, 2022 /Leave a comment

Los requisitos de la ley Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA)1 y otras leyes darán lugar a un cambio dinámico en los programas de antilavado de dinero (ALD) y los controles posteriores. Aunque la mayoría de los requisitos legales de la ley AMLA no se...

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ACAMS Conexión, Español

Europa y el comercio ilegal de la vida silvestre: ¿Dónde nos encontramos ahora?

March 1, 2022October 26, 2022 /Leave a comment

Un elefante es cazado furtivamente cada 30 minutos.1 Un rinoceronte africano muere por su cuerno cada ocho horas.2 Uno de cada cinco peces es capturado ilegalmente.3 En algunos países de África y Sudamérica, entre el 50% y el 90% de la madera recolectada se comercializa...

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Anticipating the Scope of Possible Russian Sanctions, With Justine Walker

ACAMS Conexión, Dosis Digital, Español, Financial Crime Matters

Anticipando el alcance de las sanciones contra Rusia, con Justine Walker

March 1, 2022 /Leave a comment

En este episodio de Financial Crime Matters, Kieran Beer dialoga con su colega, la Dra. Justine Walker, jefa global de Sanciones, Cumplimiento y Riesgo de ACAMS. Juntos hablan sobre el alcance de las sanciones contra Rusia. A raíz de la Segunda Cumbre Anual de Sanciones...

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March’s AFC Professional of the Mont - Prosper Maguchu, CAMS

AFC Professional of the Month

Congratulations, Prosper Simbarashe Maguchu, CAMS!

March 1, 2022December 1, 2022 /Leave a comment

March’s AFC Professional of the Month was awarded to Prosper Simbarashe Maguchu, CAMS. Maguchu was nominated for assisting with the first anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) training-needs survey to train Zimbabwean legal professionals. He also assisted the financial intelligence unit with sensitizing reporting entities and lobbying...

ACAMS Connection, moneylaundering.com

US and UK Officials Target Russian Banks, EU Set to Follow

February 24, 2022January 3, 2023 /Leave a comment

U.S. officials imposed sanctions on Russia's two largest lenders, which together hold more than half of the country's banking assets, and 90 of their foreign subsidiaries on Thursday, hours after Russian forces launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine from three directions. Click here to read...

ACAMS Connection, In Focus

Collaboration: The Key Theme for the AMLA

February 22, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

Requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 20201 (AMLA) and other legislation will result in a dynamic change in anti-money laundering (AML) programs and subsequent controls. While most of the AMLA statutory requirements have not been finalized, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officers should be assessing...

ACAMS Connection, Europe Express, In Focus

Europe and the Illegal Wildlife Trade: Where Are We Now?

February 22, 2022February 2, 2023 /1 Comment

An elephant is poached every 30 minutes.1 An African rhino dies for its horn every eight hours.2 One in every five fish is caught illegally.3 In some African and South American countries, 50% to 90% of the wood harvested is illegally traded.4 These are illegal...

ACAMS Connection, Digital Dose, Financial Crime Matters

Imagining a Better Web3 World That Protects Human Trafficking Victims, With Anjana Rajan

February 22, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

In this episode, Kieran Beer talks with Anjana Rajan, chief technology officer for Polaris about the work the nonprofit does to fight human trafficking, including having helped more than 30,000 survivors via its national hotline. In looking ahead, Rajan talks about the need to recreate...

COVID-19 and The Sexual Exploitation of Children Online

Europe Express, World Digest

La COVID-19 et l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants en ligne

February 22, 2022March 4, 2022 /Leave a comment

La crise du COVID-19 a déclenché une hausse sans précédent dans la production et la distribution de matériels d’abus sexuels d’enfants et d’exploitation sexuelle d’enfants, la retransmission en direct d’abus sexuels sur enfants et en particulier des contenus/matériels sexuels autoproduits. Aux commencements de la crise,...

ACAMS Connection, moneylaundering.com

Britain, EU and US Impose New Sanctions on Russia, Threaten Additional Measures

February 22, 2022January 3, 2023 /Leave a comment

British, EU and US officials targeted Boris Rotenberg, center, and other Russian oligarchs with sanctions on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, following Russia's latest invasion of Ukrainian territory. Click here to read the full article.