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Compliance, Europe, March – May 2016

Enhanced Due Diligence in Managing Sanctions Risks

March 7, 2016May 9, 2016 /Leave a comment

The following article elaborates on the sanctions in force against Russia, Syria and Iran as well as those recently lifted against Belarus in March 2016, and highlights the link to exposure faced by institutions in this regard in relation to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing...

AFC Challenges, March – May 2016

Dual to the death?

March 7, 2016 /Leave a comment

What do these things have in common? Complete rotor assemblies Remotely operated vehicles Storage integrated circuits manufactured from a compound semiconductor Network analyzers with a maximum operating frequency exceeding 43.5 GHz Equipment employing “optical switching” And these? Gyro-astro compasses and other devices which derive...

From the Executive Vice President, March – May 2016

With Growth Comes Opportunity

March 7, 2016 /Leave a comment

As we move further into 2016, anti-money laundering (AML) continues to dramatically grow and evolve. I am not referring to the increase in ACAMS membership (pushing toward 35,000) as much as the various subjects, entities, vulnerable products and more resources necessary to combat global...

From the Editor, March – May 2016

It’s Draft Night

March 7, 2016 /Leave a comment

The headline for this edition is a question and probably one that many of us have never thought about until recently: Fantasy sports or money laundering? When I first learned about fantasy sports I was in college. Quite a few of my friends would...

Cyprus Chapter, Europe, Know Your Chapter

ACAMS Launches Chapter and EIMF CAMS Training Partnership in Cyprus

March 2, 2016May 9, 2016 /Leave a comment

Over 130 anti-money laundering (AML) professionals from the Cyprus financial and legal services sector attended the official ACAMS Cyprus Chapter launch event on November 4, 2015, at the Hilton Hotel, Nicosia. The event, which combined an evening of anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) networking with keynotes...

Australasian Chapter, Know Your Chapter

Auckland Event: Is New Zealand a tax haven?

February 24, 2016 /Leave a comment

The Australasian Chapter ran a very successful event in Auckland at the end of November, with around 65 people in attendance. The event addressed the following controversial topics: Is New Zealand a tax haven? Could it be stopped and should it be stopped? What are...

Australasian Chapter, Know Your Chapter

Australasian Chapter Event in Melbourne

February 24, 2016 /Leave a comment

On October 28, 2015, the Australasian Chapter held an event in Melbourne at the offices of PwC. Thirty-eight people attended the event for a panel discussion on super funds, mutual banks and money services businesses (MSBs). Guy Boyd, co-chair of the Australasian Chapter, facilitated a...

Europe, Exclusive, Ireland Chapter

Media Coverage for the Newly Formed ACAMS Ireland Chapter

January 22, 2016January 22, 2016 /Leave a comment

Europe, Know Your Chapter, Nordics Chapter

Announcing the New ACAMS Nordics Chapter

January 18, 2016January 20, 2022 /Leave a comment

On September 16, 2015, the ACAMS Nordics Chapter held its inaugural meeting at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Copenhagen, marking another important step in the continued international expansion of ACAMS activities to meet the needs of members within their own jurisdictions. The ACAMS Nordics Chapter...

Europe, Germany Chapter, Know Your Chapter

ACAMS Germany Chapter Launched

January 13, 2016October 4, 2016 /Leave a comment

On November 24, 2015, ACAMS launched its Germany Chapter at the Frankfurt School of Finance, one of Germany's most renowned business schools. The event was well attended by some 100 anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime professionals and experts from across Germany. Angela Salter, head...

ACAMS Today

The Magazine for Career-minded Professionals in the Anti-Money Laundering Field

Giles Thomson on U.K. Sanctions Priorities and Enforcement

Assembly Chatter with ACAMS Today: Aaron Kahler

Four Questions: Advice From a BSA/OFAC Officer

NPOs: Risk for Suspicious Activity

Crimen Financiero: Destrucción de la Amazonia de Brasil

CSAM: The Role of Social Media and Jurisdictions

All Topics

Enhanced Due Diligence in Managing Sanctions Risks

Dual to the death?

With Growth Comes Opportunity

It’s Draft Night

ACAMS Launches Chapter and EIMF CAMS Training Partnership in Cyprus

Auckland Event: Is New Zealand a tax haven?

Australasian Chapter Event in Melbourne

Media Coverage for the Newly Formed ACAMS Ireland Chapter

Announcing the New ACAMS Nordics Chapter

ACAMS Germany Chapter Launched