September 2021 - November 2021 Archives - Page 2 of 3

Career Guidance, September 2021 - November 2021

Musings From After Quarantine Chapter 3: Job Seekers Strike Back

September 3, 2021September 23, 2021 /Leave a comment

Please look for the first and second chapters of “Musings From Quarantine” on ACAMSToday.org under our Career Guidance column. I have been recruiting in the anti-money laundering (AML), compliance and regulatory space for 13 years and have experienced two recessions during that time. The most...

Global Financial Crime Review, September 2021 - November 2021

Analyzing South Korea’s ‘Nth Room’ Case

September 3, 2021October 11, 2021 /Leave a comment

In 2020, the global lockdown saw an increased supply and demand of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) accessed through social media, instant messengers, chatrooms and online games by users looking to exchange and offer illicit content and to quote Europol, “exploit isolation.” Of...

ACAMS Connection, Regulatory Initiatives, September 2021 - November 2021

The New Whistleblower Program AML Professionals Should Know

September 3, 2021February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA) is the most significant change to the U.S.’ anti-money laundering (AML) laws in more than a decade. One provision of interest to financial institutions (FIs) and AML professionals is the expansion of the Bank Secrecy Act’s (BSA) whistleblower...

Europe, Global Financial Crime Review, September 2021 - November 2021

The European Cybersecurity Ecosystem: A War on Cybercrime

September 3, 2021 /Leave a comment

On June 23, the European Commission announced a proposal to establish a Joint Cyber Unit in response to large-scale security incidents1 related to cybercrime. The proposal is part of a vast and seemingly endless array of proposals, guidelines, strategies and legislation by the European...

September 2021 - November 2021, Staff Notes

Making Event Trigger Reviews Work

September 3, 2021 /Leave a comment

Event trigger reviews (ETRs) or event-driven reviews are part of the anti-financial crime (AFC) controls of ongoing monitoring or ongoing reviews. Unlike periodic reviews, which follow a cycle, ETRs are ad hoc. In addition, ETRs differ from anti-money laundering (AML) investigations as ETRs are...

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, September 2021 - November 2021

The Right Data for KYC Success

September 3, 2021October 15, 2021 /Leave a comment

In today’s world of financial crime compliance, there is a concerted effort from regulators to push the limits―at least in the minds of many know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) practitioners―on KYC requirements. More and more, there have been expectations to use the...

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, September 2021 - November 2021

Best Crisis Management Practices for Data Breaches: Part One

September 3, 2021 /Leave a comment

In recent years, many companies have had to respond to a crisis related to unauthorized access to confidential information. These data breaches are not the only crises an organization may face. COVID-19 forced organizations to activate their crisis management plan or develop one in...

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, September 2021 - November 2021

A Guide to Surviving an Audit

September 3, 2021September 15, 2021 /Leave a comment

For compliance professionals, there is an addition to the adage that the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes―make that death, taxes and audits. As with death and taxes, the audit experience can be wildly divergent based on many factors,...

Member Spotlight, September 2021 - November 2021

Muhammad Rizwan Khan, CAMS-FCI, CGSS, CTMA, CKYCA—Pakistan

September 3, 2021 /Leave a comment

Muhammad Rizwan Khan was recognized for his dedication to the anti-financial crime field. Khan has achieved several compliance certifications from ACAMS, including Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Transaction Monitoring Associate (CTMA), Certified Know Your Customer Associate (CKYCA), Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) and Advanced...

Meet the ACAMS Staff, September 2021 - November 2021

Winnie Yuen: Communication for Effective Collaboration

September 3, 2021September 13, 2021 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today chatted with Winnie Yuen, global marketing operations manager, about her marketing experience throughout the years and the keys to a successful marketing campaign. Yuen has worked in marketing communications for over 10 years. Before joining ACAMS, she gained and developed her marketing skills...

ACAMS Today

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

Matthew S. Axelrod on the Critical Importance of Export Controls

AFC Developments Addressed at the Assembly Hollywood

David Mortlock on Sanctions Enforcement and Asset Recovery

Europe’s PEP List Debate

Russian Sanctions: Hitting the Target or Missing the Mark?

The Missing Pieces in Financial Crime Investigations

September 2021 – November 2021

Musings From After Quarantine Chapter 3: Job Seekers Strike Back

Analyzing South Korea’s ‘Nth Room’ Case

The New Whistleblower Program AML Professionals Should Know

The European Cybersecurity Ecosystem: A War on Cybercrime

Making Event Trigger Reviews Work

The Right Data for KYC Success

Best Crisis Management Practices for Data Breaches: Part One

A Guide to Surviving an Audit

Muhammad Rizwan Khan, CAMS-FCI, CGSS, CTMA, CKYCA—Pakistan

Winnie Yuen: Communication for Effective Collaboration