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From the Executive Vice President, June – August 2013

A Message From the Executive Vice President

May 24, 2013March 19, 2018 /Leave a comment

Partnerships and advanced certifications Much has happened since last year’s “Law Enforcement Edition” of ACAMS Today. We have enhanced your access to key anti-money laundering (AML) community leaders through expanded interviews on our online version of ACAMS Today. In addition, the mobile application eliminates any...

Hong Kong Chapter, June – August 2013, Know Your Chapter

Know Your Chapter—ACAMS Hong Kong Chapter First Anniversary Event

May 24, 2013March 19, 2018 /Leave a comment

The Hong Kong Chapter’s first anniversary event was held in the new KPMG office at Causeway Bay Hong Kong on 8 March 2013 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Over 100 chapter members and guests attended this event to celebrate our chapter’s first anniversary on...

June – August 2013, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Meet the ACAMS Staff – Sonia Leon, Head of Latin America

May 24, 2013March 19, 2018 /Leave a comment

Sonia Leon was born and raised in Colombia. After studying marketing, Leon joined Kraft Foods as a sales supervisor. She was in charge of a robust product-promoter group and responsible for leading the line of business-specific strategies. Leon relocated to the United States in 2004...

Expert Interviews, Expert Spotlight, Features, March 2013 – May 2013

Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto: The importance of partnerships

March 14, 2013January 3, 2018 /Leave a comment

In January 2007, Catherine Cortez Masto began serving her first term as Nevada's Attorney General. In February of 2007 she advocated for the creation of a statewide Methamphetamine Working Group to combat the use and distribution of methamphetamines in Nevada. General Masto fought for a...

March 2013 – May 2013, Member Spotlight

Alpaslan Cakir—Istanbul, Turkey

March 8, 2013May 29, 2015 /Leave a comment

Alpaslan Çakir’s career in AML has spanned various roles and countries. Çakir is a global anti-money laundering manager and MLRO at Turkish Bank Financial Group which has four banks in Turkey, England and Northern Cyprus and also three subsidiaries in investment, factoring and leasing sectors....

jeannette van geest, ACAMS, ACAMS Today, curacao

March 2013 – May 2013, Member Spotlight

Jeannette van Geest—Curacao

March 8, 2013May 29, 2015 /2 Comments

Jeannette van Geest has been working in compliance for over 14 years. First as the compliance officer for Citco Fund Services in CuraÇao, where she was eventually promoted to global compliance officer responsible for compliance in the Fund Services Division in 12 countries. Currently, she...

Jeremy Thompson, ACAMS staff member in formal attire

March 2013 – May 2013, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Jeremy Thompson: Product Development Manager

March 8, 2013January 3, 2018 /Leave a comment

Jeremy Thompson is the product development manager for ACAMS. He has been with the organization since 2006 and his responsibilities range from architecture and design of ACAMS' web sites, to new product development and managing technical projects. Prior to joining ACAMS, Thompson worked with the...

March 2013 – May 2013, Member Spotlight

Dave Dekkers—Netherlands

March 8, 2013May 29, 2015 /Leave a comment

Dave Dekkers has more than 10 years of experience in fighting financial crime in different positions, working for either financial institutions or vendors who deliver solutions to the finance industry. Dekkers’ interest and passion for fighting financial crime started when one of his employers received...

March 2013 – May 2013, Member Spotlight

Idris Fidela Clarke—St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies

March 8, 2013May 29, 2015 /Leave a comment

Idris Fidela Clarke is the director of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission and the regulator for St. Kitts. She has held these positions since 2005. In 2009, she was appointed as the registrar of companies, trusts, limited partnerships and foundations, and also serves as the...

AFC Challenges, March 2013 – May 2013

New Bitcoin of the realm?

March 4, 2013September 4, 2015 /Leave a comment

Bitcoin (BTC) is an emerging payments mechanism that many, if not most, readers of ACAMS Today are unfamiliar with. Yet, it is popular enough, and well-known enough, to not only have its own Wikipedia page1 and a wiki2, but there are also online3 and print...

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Issues

A Message From the Executive Vice President

Know Your Chapter—ACAMS Hong Kong Chapter First Anniversary Event

Meet the ACAMS Staff – Sonia Leon, Head of Latin America

Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto: The importance of partnerships

Alpaslan Cakir—Istanbul, Turkey

Jeannette van Geest—Curacao

Jeremy Thompson: Product Development Manager

Dave Dekkers—Netherlands

Idris Fidela Clarke—St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies

New Bitcoin of the realm?