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Captagon: A Dangerous Pill to Swallow

Captagon: A Dangerous Pill to Swallow

Casinos: Responding to New and Evolving Money Laundering Risks

Casinos: Responding to New and Evolving Money Laundering Risks

The Importance of Collaboration in CSE Investigation

Financial information sharing partnership in Mexico

Financial Information Sharing Partnership in Mexico

Deterring Financial Crimes While Respecting Data Sovereignty

Deterring Financial Crimes While Respecting Data Sovereignty

Exploring the Role of Generative AI in Enhancing Financial Crime Compliance

Exploring the Role of Generative AI in Enhancing Financial Crime Compliance

December 2021 – February 2022

ACAMS Awards, December 2021 - February 2022

Industry Leaders Paving the AFC Road

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
For five years now, anti-money laundering (AML) professionals from both the public and private sectors have been nominated and selected to win the ACAMS AML Professional of the Month  Award. AML professionals from all over the world are nominated for their leadership, mentorship, knowledge and...
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Preventing Burnout in a Post-Pandemic World
Career Guidance, December 2021 - February 2022

Preventing Burnout in a Post-Pandemic World

December 8, 2021December 16, 2021 /Leave a comment
Burnout is not new to the early post-pandemic era. It has been a common corporate buzzword since the first days of the cubicle. In 2020, burnout became widespread as remote work sparked a mental health awareness revolution. In 2020, the number of people working remotely...
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Together We Rise
Compliance, December 2021 - February 2022

Together We Rise: 2021 Vegas Conference Recap

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
ACAMS conferences made their triumphant return to in-person events! From September 27-29, 2021, ACAMS hosted the 20th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference  at the ARIA Resort & Casino. The conference was also fully virtual. Attendees heard from high-level financial regulators, law enforcement and experts...
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Latha Venkataraman Member Spotlight
December 2021 - February 2022, Member Spotlight

Latha Venkataraman, CAMS—United Arab Emirates

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
Latha Venkataraman is a certified anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance professional with over 13 years of experience in financial crimes compliance. She has acquired extensive banking and compliance experience and has gained valuable insight into financial crimes compliance training, policies, reviews, investigations and more. Having...
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Yevgeniya Balyasna-Hooghiemstra Member Spotlight
December 2021 - February 2022, Member Spotlight

Yevgeniya Balyasna-Hooghiemstra, CAMS—Netherlands

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
Yevgeniya Balyasna-Hooghiemstra was trained as a lawyer in Ukraine. She gained broad anti-money laundering (AML) compliance experience in the last 20 years by working within the banking sector of the Netherlands. Since 2014, Balyasna-Hooghiemstra has offered AML compliance consultancy and training services through her own...
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The Many Moving Parts of An ACAMS Chapter
Carolinas Chapter, December 2021 - February 2022, Know Your Chapter

The Many Moving Parts of An ACAMS Chapter

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
In July 2019, I embarked on a new journey to build my anti-money laundering (AML) career and step outside my comfort zone. The ACAMS Carolinas Chapter sought three experienced professionals with a communications background and a strong desire to support the local chapter with event...
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AFC Challenges, December 2021 - February 2022

Art Market and the Controversial NFT Craze

December 8, 2021January 12, 2022 /Leave a comment
The Fifth AML Directive (5AMLD) was drafted by the European Union (EU) parliament in 2018 and brought virtual currency providers, estate agents and art traders into the scope of the original Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Directive. The intent of the original and newly amended AML Directive...
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Maintaining an Effective AML Audit Function
December 2021 - February 2022, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

Maintaining an Effective AML Audit Function

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
The idiom a chain is only as strong as its weakest link  is a common one. In short, the strength of a chain is limited by a single link that might weaken the chain’s integrity. Weaknesses can be caused by cracks, corrosion or a lack...
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Alison K. Jimenez Member Spotlight
December 2021 - February 2022, Member Spotlight

Alison K. Jimenez, CAMS—FL, USA

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
Alison K. Jimenez is president of Dynamic Securities Analytics, Inc., where she utilizes her extensive background in the financial industry to consult and provide expert witness testimony on complex matters involving financial crime, fraud and anti-money laundering (AML). Jimenez's expertise centers on the quantitative analysis...
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Four Steps to Implementing Robust AML Risk Management for U.S. Insurers
December 2021 - February 2022, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

Four Steps to Implementing Robust AML Risk Management for U.S. Insurers

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment
Insurance companies’ money laundering and terrorist financing risks are often overshadowed by risks of fraud and sanctions violations, which are commonly perceived to be the highest financial crime risks to insurers.1 However, data paints a different picture. In Table 1, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s...
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