Combining FIUs in a M&A Transaction
In this episode of AML Conversations, AML RightSource Creative Director Elliot Berman sits down with Will Voorhees, Senior Vice President and FIU Director at Truist Bank. Elliot and Will discuss the challenges in combining the FIU functions of two financial services companies in a M&A transaction. Will offers insights into the planning and execution of the project plan to accomplish this critical function.
How BSA/AML Training Helps Support a Culture of Compliance
In this installment of AML Voices, John Byrne, Vice Chairman and Mike Schidell, Director of Training at AML RightSource discuss how training helps develop and support a culture of compliance in a financial services company.
How Helpful is the Latest FinCEN Guidance on Customer Due Diligence?
FinCEN has issued additional guidance about the responsibility of financial services companies (FIs)[1] relating to customer due diligence (CDD). The guidance takes the form of responses to three frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the requirements of CDD Rule.[2] The FAQs focus on “obtaining customer information, establishing a customer risk profile, and performing ongoing monitoring of the customer relationship.” Let’s look at the details of the guidance and see how this may impact FIs...
How to Get to Residual Risk
In this installment of AML Voices, Chuck Taylor, head of Financial Crimes Advisory and Tim White, Director of Sanctions at AML RightSource are joined by Chris Bagnall from Fifth Third Bank, to discuss how to identify residual risk when preparing an OFAC risk assessment.
Cybersecurity - what may the future hold?
In this episode of AML Conversations, Elliot Berman sits down with Bill Murray, head of IT and Risk Management at AML RightSource to discuss the importance of the human factors in cybersecurity today, and what threats we may face tomorrow. Now sit back and enjoy AML Conversations.
IRS Newswire—sometimes the best anti-fraud resources are free
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AML Conversations: Tara Sullivan - Financial crime prevention and oversight in the gaming industry; a view from the IRS
In this episode of AML Conversations, AML RightSource Vice Chairman John Byrne sits down with Tara Sullivan, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for the IRS in Las Vegas. John and Tara discuss financial crime prevention and oversight in the gaming industry from the vantage point of the IRS. Tara offers insight into AML/Financial Crime gaming community and the importance of private-public partnership in 2020.
How to Put Together Your OFAC Risk Assessment
In this installment of AML Voices, Chuck Taylor, Head of Financial Crimes Advisory and Tim White, Director of Sanctions at AML RightSource are joined by Chris Bagnall from Fifth Third Bank, to discuss the actions to take in preparing and updating a risk assessment of your sanctions compliance program.
Elder Financial Exploitation is a Financial Crime
The title of this post may seem obvious, but do you know what your financial services company should be doing to detect, report and prevent it? As with many financial crimes, the activity often touch FIs. So what exactly is elder financial exploitation (EFE)? EFE refers to the “illegal or improper use of an older adult’s funds, property, or assets.[i]”
