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The Past, Present and Future of the New York Chapter

January 17, 2019 /Leave a comment

In June 2018, Peter Wild, co-chair of the ACAMS New York Chapter from 2010–2018, announced his retirement. Wild has faithfully served the anti-money laundering (AML) community for numerous years. In 2016, he retired from JPMorgan Chase as a senior audit manager with over 10 years...

Know Your Chapter, Northern Ohio Chapter

East Meets West

January 9, 2019January 15, 2019 /Leave a comment

The U.S. State Department, as part of its International Visitors Leadership Program, asked the Northern Ohio ACAMS Chapter to organize a fact-finding discussion with a high-level delegation from Vietnam. The Cleveland Council on World Affairs coordinated local accommodations for the Vietnamese delegation. This is the...

Know Your Chapter, Northern Ohio Chapter

Murphy’s Law

January 9, 2019 /Leave a comment

On December 6, 2018, the Northern Ohio ACAMS Chapter held its 14th event of 2018 on banking marijuana. Medical marijuana was recently legalized in Ohio—effective January 1, 2019. The event had a large pre-registration response (over 100) and all things were looking good. Then,...

Know Your Chapter, San Diego – Baja California Chapter, To the Rescue

Newly Formed San Diego – Baja California Chapter Supports Local Community

January 9, 2019January 25, 2019 /Leave a comment

Since the ACAMS San Diego – Baja California Chapter held its inaugural event in October 2017, the chapter has provided a wide range of learning events for all anti-money laundering (AML) professionals in the greater San Diego and Baja California area. Neighbored to Mexico, with...

December 2018 - February 2019, Europe, Germany Chapter, Know Your Chapter

ACAMS Germany Chapter Activities in 2018

December 20, 2018January 4, 2019 /Leave a comment

Throughout the course of 2018, the ACAMS Germany Chapter hosted five knowledge-sharing events in Frankfurt and Berlin, discussing regulatory developments around the Fifth AML Directive (5AMLD) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as current topics linked to the digitization of the financial...

Australasian Chapter, December 2018 - February 2019, Know Your Chapter

ACAMS New Zealand Flagship Conference Goes From Strong to Stronger

December 20, 2018January 4, 2019 /Leave a comment

In October 2018, over 400 attendees—both veterans and rookies in the field of anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF)—assembled in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, for its premiere annual financial crime conference. This has been a leading joint venture conference organized by ACAMS together with the New...

Know Your Chapter, Pittsburgh Chapter

First Anniversary of the Pittsburgh Chapter

November 14, 2018November 26, 2018 /Leave a comment

What an exciting year! The Pittsburgh Chapter celebrated its first anniversary this past September. Since our launch, the Pittsburgh Chapter has held four events and we are looking to finish 2018 with one last event on November 29. During this rollercoaster year, we have been...

Houston Chapter, Know Your Chapter

Keeping Sanctions Management Current and Robust

November 1, 2018 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS Houston Chapter is proud to congratulate past speaker, Minal Patel Davis, special adviser to the Houston mayor on human trafficking, for winning a presidential medal for fighting human trafficking.1 On October 25, the ACAMS Houston Chapter held its learning event “Keeping Sanctions...

Greater Omaha Chapter, Know Your Chapter

Fintech and AI in AML

October 15, 2018 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS Greater Omaha Chapter (GOACAMS) teamed up with Thomson Reuters on September 18 to discuss one of the hottest topics with a panel of experts: fintech and artificial intelligence (AI) in anti-money laundering (AML). Gina Jurva, manager of the Risk & Compliance Platform...

Know Your Chapter, Philippine Chapter, September - November 2018

Welcoming the Philippines to the ACAMS Family

September 18, 2018October 15, 2018 /Leave a comment

Up, Up and Away On June 18, 2018, ACAMS launched the Philippine Symposium and welcomed a new chapter at the Asian Development Bank (ABD), whose headquarters are in Manila. With over 250 attendees, the regulatory lineup of speakers included the Deputy Governor and Head...

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