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ACAMS Awards, December 2012 – February 2013

WANTED: Award Winning Professionals

December 4, 2012March 5, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS is proud of its members and their many accomplishments in the fight against financial crimes. ACAMS annually recognizes a few individuals whose donation of time and talents have significantly impacted the compliance community. In 2012, ACAMS was proud to present awards to four outstanding...

AFC Challenges, December 2012 – February 2013

Virtual Worlds: The New Frontier

December 4, 2012March 5, 2015 /Leave a comment

Incorporating video games into a laundryman's "wash, dry, and fold"; process might seem like a joke to some, but anyone who has spent time inside some of the more popular virtual worlds like Second Life should understand why this is not something people should brush...

AFC Challenges, December 2012 – February 2013

Drowning in PEPs

December 4, 2012March 5, 2015 /Leave a comment

All around the cobbler's bench The monkey chased the weasel The monkey thought 'twas all in fun Pop! Goes the weasel If only it were as simple as the children's rhyme, compliance officers would have it made. Unfortunately, the number of people classified as Politically...

December 2012 – February 2013, Member Spotlight

Mercy Buku, CAMS, LLB Hons (Nbi), ACIB (UK)—Nairobi, Kenya

December 4, 2012May 29, 2015 /Leave a comment

Mercy Buku joined Safaricom Limited in December 2010 as the senior manager, money laundering reporting officer, and is charged with the responsibility for overseeing the anti-money laundering function for M-pesa and related financial services offered by Safaricom Limited, which is a mobile telephone network and...

Linda Roybal, CAMS, Nueva York, Nueva York, EE. UU.

December 2012 – February 2013, Member Spotlight

Linda Roybal, CAMS—New York, NY, USA

December 4, 2012March 5, 2015 /Leave a comment

Linda Roybal is an executive director of JP Morgan Chase and currently the AML training director for the company. Together with her team, Roybal leads the design, development and execution of AML training initiatives across the company including mandatory courses, AML curriculums, competency standards and...

December 2012 – February 2013, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Ari House: Mentorship

December 4, 2012March 5, 2015 /Leave a comment

Ari House serves as the chief financial officer of ACAMS. He has been in this role for over three years and oversees the company's finance, human resources and legal departments. Prior to joining ACAMS, House was director of corporate development for Fortent Inc., a software...

Conference Review, December 2012 – February 2013

Largest ACAMS Conference to Date

December 4, 2012March 5, 2015 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS 11th Annual AML and Financial Crime Conference held in Las Vegas in October was the best I ever attended. With over 1,500 people from across the globe participating in the three-day event, the ACAMS staff once again stepped up and hosted a world-class...

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December 2012 – February 2013, Practical Solutions

Lessons Learned from PSI Report: How to Prevent it From Happening at Your Institution

December 4, 2012March 5, 2015 /Leave a comment

Much has been written, including the 300-page U.S. Senate Subcommittee report itself, on the AML issues at HSBC. This writing includes front page news articles in major news publications, which gets management’s attention. The intent of this article is not to rehash what went wrong...

Compliance, December 2012 – February 2013

Bank Secrecy Act 101: Six Things Every AML Person Needs to Know

December 4, 2012March 12, 2015 /Leave a comment

While anti-money laundering (AML) specialists are not expected to be Juris Doctors, there are still many laws with which they should be intimately familiar. Of those, perhaps none is more important than the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). This article will trace the evolution of the...

Chapter Spotlight, December 2012 – February 2013

Congratulations to the Southern California Chapter: The 2012 Chapter of the Year Award Recipient

December 4, 2012March 5, 2015 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS Southern California Chapter launched on September 16, 2009 and currently has a membership of 70. The ACAMS Southern California Chapter was formed in order to provide the anti-money laundering community with professional resources in support, guidance, training and peer interaction across industry lines....

ACAMS Today

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

Preparing for FinCEN’s Latest Rulemakings and Beyond, With Daniel Stipano and Jamal El-Hindi

Human Trafficking: Detection and Investigations

FinCEN’s Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling Priorities

Why Terrorist Organizations Use Human Trafficking

The Importance of Regular Independent AML Audits

The Nexus Between Terrorism and Human Trafficking

Issues

WANTED: Award Winning Professionals

Virtual Worlds: The New Frontier

Drowning in PEPs

Mercy Buku, CAMS, LLB Hons (Nbi), ACIB (UK)—Nairobi, Kenya

Linda Roybal, CAMS—New York, NY, USA

Ari House: Mentorship

Largest ACAMS Conference to Date

Lessons Learned from PSI Report: How to Prevent it From Happening at Your Institution

Bank Secrecy Act 101: Six Things Every AML Person Needs to Know

Congratulations to the Southern California Chapter: The 2012 Chapter of the Year Award Recipient