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Interviews, March – May 2012

Time Tested, AML Approved

February 29, 2012April 22, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today had the opportunity to interview four key people who have played an integral part in shaping ACAMS and ACAMS Today. ACAMS Today spoke with John J. Byrne, the current ACAMS executive vice president, Saskia Rietbroek, the first executive director of ACAMS, Perla Ortiz,...

Expert Interviews, In Focus

Argentina and its Fight Against Money Laundering

December 13, 2011April 8, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS recently caught up with Gonzalo Vila, director of Latin American operations for ACAMS to discuss what Argentina is doing to strengthen its fight against terrorist financing and money laundering. FATF recently urged Argentina to strengthen its fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. What...

December 2011 – February 2012, Expert Spotlight, Interviews

Dr. Muhammad Baasiri: Building and Spreading Compliance Culture

December 1, 2011April 8, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Muhammad Baasiri and learn more about his compliance work in Lebanon. Dr. Baasiri is the third vice-governor of the Banque du Liban, the Central Bank of Lebanon. He is currently a member of the Higher Banking...

AFC Challenges, Expert Interviews, September 2011 – November 2011

An (Un)healthy Paranoia

September 2, 2011April 9, 2015 /Leave a comment

Andy Grove, the founder and former CEO of Intel, famously said, "Only the paranoid survive." He also wrote a business book with the same title. Is there evidence that paranoia has reached the compliance department and, if so, is that a good thing? A (drill)...

Expert Interviews, September 2011 – November 2011

A Look-Back: 10 Years of ACAMS

September 2, 2011April 9, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today brought together the panelists of this year's first session for a reflections discussion on the past 10 years of ACAMS and the compliance field. John Byrne, Al Gillum, Mike McDonald, Saskia Rietbroek and Dan Soto were all present at the first ACAMS conference...

Interviews, September 2011 – November 2011

Congratulations to Our 11,000th Member Hamish MacKenzie!

September 2, 2011April 9, 2015 /Leave a comment

Hamish MacKenzie is group manager of Internal Audit and Risk at SKYCITY Entertainment Group. SKYCITY is a leading entertainment and gaming business in New Zealand (Auckland, Hamilton and Queenstown) and Australia (Adelaide and Darwin). MacKenzie's responsibilities at SKYCITY include: Ensuring that SKYCITY's annual internal audit...

Interviews, September 2011 – November 2011

Francisco Monteagudo: First ACAMS Member

September 2, 2011April 9, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today caught up with our first member Francisco Monteagudo for a quick trip down memory lane and an update on how the compliance field has changed in the past 10 years. Monteagudo is the senior audit manager at Jon Campbell and Associates Inc. in...