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European Connect, March - May 2020

Developments in Europe: A Glance at 2020

March 10, 2020 /Leave a comment

2020 is an exciting year for Europe with the addition of the Fifth AML Directive (5AMLD) and new developments regarding Brexit. 5AMLD was transposed into national law in several European countries as of 10 January 2020. One of its key elements requires regulated firms...

December 2019 - February 2020, Europe, European Connect

ACAMS Europe Community Continues to Grow

December 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

I have been putting off completing this piece for the European Connect column for as long as possible, hoping that it would become clear when the United Kingdom (U.K.) will leave the European Union (EU) and on what basis. However, with a “flextension” now...

European Connect, September – November 2019

Catching-Up After Berlin

September 4, 2019September 10, 2019 /Leave a comment

This is the first European Connect column I am writing since our incredible Berlin conference in June. It was the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists’ (ACAMS) 15th Annual Conference in Europe and my fifth as ACAMS head of Europe. Feedback from this year’s...

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...

December 2018 - February 2019, Europe, European Connect

ACAMS Europe in 2019

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 /Leave a comment

You are either reading this issue of ACAMS Today as the holiday season approaches or as 2018 recedes, and it is a natural time to take stock of priorities for the year ahead. Traditionally, we welcome a good number of new members to our...

Europe, European Connect, June - August 2018

European Connect: June–August 2018

June 26, 2018October 19, 2018 /Leave a comment

During July and August, many of you will be taking two or three weeks away from the office to relax, recharge and reconnect with friends and family. I will certainly be doing that this year and I am keeping my fingers crossed for a...

Europe, European Connect, March - May 2018

Europe’s Largest AML Conference

March 20, 2018 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS 14th Annual European Conference, Europe’s largest anti-money laundering (AML) conference, is just around the corner and you may even be reading this issue of ACAMS Today at the event in Amsterdam on May 31–June 1. In response to delegate feedback and ACAMS’...

December 2017 - February 2018, Europe, European Connect

Looking Ahead at Europe in 2018

December 12, 2017 /Leave a comment

Editor’s note: European Connect is a section in the ACAMS Today magazine that will update members on ACAMS news and activities in Europe. I am proud that at ACAMS we build relationships. We build relationships between people, organizations and countries, and as a membership and...

Europe, European Connect, September – November 2017

EU Challenges: What is new?

September 19, 2017 /Leave a comment

Editor’s note: European Connect is a section in the ACAMS Today magazine that will update members on ACAMS news and activities in Europe. Lately, the EU has been ramping up its focus on preventing financial crime, with regulators creating entirely new paradigms for organizations operating...

Europe, European Connect, March - May 2017

2017 Transition and Transformation for Europe

March 6, 2017 /Leave a comment

Editor’s Note: European Connect is a section in the ACAMS Today magazine that will update members on ACAMS news and activities in Europe. As we move through the first months of 2017, the long-awaited ‘big day’ for the EU Fourth AML Directive has arrived,...

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