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AML compliance priorities in 2021
Wed 28 Apr, 1400 GMT
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As ever, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) is high on the compliance agenda for law firms. MLROs and MLCOs will be reading the latest Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) guidance with interest, as well as the latest report from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) about their recent visits to firms, thinking about how to implement their recommendations.
This session, presented by Amy Bell, Director of Teal Compliance and legal industry advisor to Encompass, will look at:
- the importance of matter risk assessments
- demonstrating a risk-based approach when it comes to looking at source of funds and source of wealth
- what firms need to consider when deciding whether to have an independent audit
- making sure you are regulator ready
on demand webinars
Digital onboarding in the legal sector
How to improve the onboarding experience to meet expectations
duration 50 minutes
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital onboarding has become more important than ever. Are law firms’ onboarding processes meeting expectations? In this webinar, Amy Bell (Teal Compliance) offers her insight, and reflects on Encompass research that delved into businesses’ experiences.
Trouble in paradise?
Cracking down on corporate secrecy
duration 55 minutes
Are the proposed changes of offshore registers real or cosmetic? Will they help end widespread corruption and money laundering? Henry Williams (Head of Investigations, Themis) and Oliver Bullough, investigative journalist and award-winning author of ‘Moneyland’, explore these issues and more in a Q&A webinar with financial crime agency Themis.
Picking up the pieces
Recent developments in the 1MDB scandal
duration 60 minutes
1MDB was set up as a state fund to drive new investment in Malaysia, but investigators say the money went elsewhere. Presented in partnership with financial crime consultancy Themis, learn from investigative journalist and co-author of the bestselling “Billion Dollar Whale”, Bradley Hope, on recent developments in the scandal.
OPBAS AML compliance
what can be learnt from the banking sector’s approach to digital KYC
duration 50 minutes
Amy Bell (Teal Compliance) and Steve Elliot (LexisNexis Risk Solutions) will give you the information and insight you need about how other regulated industries can learn from banks and implement new technologies to stay compliant.
Data and technology
The perfect partnership for AML compliance
duration 45 minutes
With ever-changing regulations impacting the information you need to gather for KYC purposes, it has never been more important to get your Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance processes right, and to take advantage of how technology and the right data sets can power your compliance programmes.
KYC and IDV
A new approach to support you in a new world
duration 45 minutes
FATF has called on financial institutions to take full advantage of regtech solutions as a means of meeting both regulatory and customer obligations. Gus Tomlinson (GBG Group) and Jonathan Holman (Santander) discuss the challenges of remote compliance teams and why regtech must be a priority.
KYC - Evolving from data to risk management
duration 50 minutes
In this panel discussion webinar hosted by RegTech Associates, Nick Ford (Encompass), Ben Marsh (iMeta), Ann Skoda-Turner (Evalueserve) and Samantha Sheen focus on how automation plays an important role in financial crime compliance, how different approaches are needed for different customers, and the impact of COVID-19.
Source of wealth, source of funds
AML compliance for law firms
duration 60 minutes
Amy Bell, legal industry advisor to Encompass, summarises the differences and key regulatory drivers behind the need to identify and verify source of wealth and source of funds, and provides practical guidance on how to approach this challenge.
Spotlight on sanctions
Understanding beneficial ownership to uncover hidden sanctions risk
duration 50 minutes
The use of complex corporate structures has meant that identifying sanctions risk has become an increasingly complicated task. Samantha Wolreich (Dow Jones Risk & Compliance) discusses effective approaches to compliance and the role of technology.
Understanding 5MLD
Practical implications and anticipating future regulatory changes
duration 40 minutes
5MLD represents the latest update to the AML directives put out by the EU. Like these previous directives, the goal is to stay current with changes in money laundering techniques. Compliance consultant and academic Dr. Henry Balani discusses six major changes and how to adapt.
Delivering digital KYC
Improving managed service providers’ value proposition
duration 35 minutes
When complying with AML/CTF legislation proves challenging, many regulated companies turn to MSPs for help. While digital transformation initiatives carry risks, partnering with best-of-breed technology vendors offers MSPs and their clients a means to mitigate these.
AML RegTech roundup
An insightful roundup of all things regtech in 2019
duration 45 minutes
2019 saw many changes to regulation, increased fines, and a surge in new technology being developed. Dr. Henry Balani, compliance and AML specialist and academic, talks through the changes in AML regtech throughout 2019, and looks ahead to potential trends to look out for in 2020 and beyond.
Get ahead with RegTech
how automation can enhance your KYC process
duration 30 minutes
Australian financial institutions’ management of their regulatory responsibilities continues to come under the spotlight. This increased scrutiny should lead to much-needed modernisation of business operations in relation to financial crime compliance. We look at how regtech will play a vital role for Australian regulated firms.
Aligning customer and vendor due diligence through technology
Explore the convergence in compliance and procurement strategic objectives and responsibilities, and how joined-up processes can accelerate progress towards the common objectives of reducing costs while streamlining third-party onboarding.
KYC remediation
Don’t let outdated customer information expose you to risk
duration 30 minutes
In this webinar David Deane, banking industry advisor to Encompass, offers an insiders perspective and practical guidance into regulatory and reputation drivers, current remediation challenges facing banks and the often overlooked role of automation and data.
Automation in KYC
Perception vs reality
duration 40 minutes
What exactly is automation and intelligent processing, and do these new technologies really deliver on their promise? Just how smart is intelligent processing? What are the returns on investment from this new technology? CAMS-certified solutions consultant Ruby Schembri discusses the perception and the reality of automation in KYC.
Best practice in AML & KYC compliance
the role of data and technology in driving efficiency and consistency
duration 40 minutes
Learn how a modern approach to AML and KYC compliance can help your firm, and gain an insight into best practices to ensure maximum protection from risk without sacrificing client experience.
OFAC compliance - half a loaf?
Q&A with sanctions and risk specialist Eric A. Sohn
duration 40 minutes
In this webinar Nick Ford, Head of Partnerships at encompass, interviews leading sanctions and risk specialist Eric A. Sohn of Dow Jones Risk & Compliance to gain an insight into all things sanctions.
Identifying and verifying corporate hierarchies and ultimate beneficial ownership
Get the full picture, fast
duration 40 minutes
In this free on demand webinar, regulatory compliance operations consultants Jon Wilson and Yasmeen Jaffer explore the big questions around beneficial ownership and the impact of the latest regulations.
Legal design thinking
reengineering business intake for long term success
duration 50 minutes
Many firms have made significant progress in service delivery, using technology to streamline the process and enhance the client experience. Despite increasing competition and pricing pressure, however, this innovation has not yet been applied to business intake and client onboarding. This webinar explores how firms can adapt to meet this urgent need.
MLR 2017: 4 months on
What your needs to do to meet the needs of new AML regulations
duration 50 minutes
This informative webinar we welcomed Amy Bell, Chair of the Law Society AML Action Task Force and compliance expert, as she looked at the newly implemented regulations and what they mean for firms in practice.
Using machine learning to improve AML efforts
identifying AML challenges that can be addressed by modern technology
duration 60 minutes
In this webinar, we discuss how modern technology uses the artificial intelligence capability of machine learning to streamline the overwhelming tasks of data identification and analysis in an anti-money laundering (AML) program.
The Open Data Question: A Double Edged Sword?
open data, the pros and cons of transparency, and the data landscape now and in the future
duration 25 minutes
Presented in association with Open Corporates, in this webinar learn more about how open data is helping businesses and governments improve data, products, and policy-making, and how it contributes to the wider social good.
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