Group creates platform for anti-money laundering and
counter-terrorism funding experts in one of the world’s largest
financial hubs
ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/acams?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#acamslt;/agt;–The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
has established a chapter in Switzerland to support financial crime
prevention professionals and existing ACAMS members in one of the
largest international financial hubs.
The local chapter is a membership entity organized for the advancement
and sharing of best practices and knowledge in the rapidly evolving area
of financial crime prevention. ACAMS chapters around the world bring
together subject matter experts, international institutions, regulators,
enforcement officials and NGOs committed to financial crime prevention.
Chapter events include discussions about challenges in anti-money
laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) including
regulatory changes, sanctions compliance, correspondent banking and the
risks associated with cryptocurrency.
“Anti-financial crime professionals are faced with a constantly evolving
regulatory and technological environment that requires the latest
intelligence, expertise, tools and relevant connections to effectively
deal with issues related to governance, risk management and compliance,”
said Rohit Sharma, president and managing director of ACAMS.
“Understanding the latest AML issues and attaining relevant knowledge
and best practices can have a significant impact on the efforts to both
detect and prevent financial crime.”
“As one of the world’s largest financial centers, Switzerland has a
significant population of global AML/CFT professionals in banks, asset
management and cryptocurrency firms that will benefit from this
community created by like-minded professionals united by a common
purpose,” he added.
The keynote address at the launch took place on Thursday, May 9, 2019,
and was delivered by Daniel Thelesklaf, the Director of the Financial
Intelligence Unit of Liechtenstein, chair of the Council of Europe’s
anti-money laundering committee, MONEYVAL, and incoming head of
Switzerland’s Financial Intelligence Unit, MROS.
Kieran Beer, ACAMS chief analyst and editor-in-chief of ACAMS
MoneyLaundering.com moderated panel discussions on the following:
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Preparing for the new Swiss regulatory regime, particularly CDB20
and the FINMA Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance effective January 2020 -
Handling global compliance challenges, with a look at the EU
Blacklist and the EU Golden Visas/Passport Scheme -
Anticipating how regulatory technology may enable compliance and
the detection of illicit financial transactions -
Understanding the transparency benefits as well as the anonymity
risk associated with cryptocurrencies
The ACAMS Switzerland Chapter is led by a volunteer Chapter Board and
joins a global network of ACAMS Chapters. ACAMS currently has more than
72,000 members worldwide.
For more information about the Switzerland Chapter, please visit the
Chapter website: https://www.acams.org/acams-chapters/switzerland.
About the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists®
(ACAMS®)
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education provider headquartered in the United States. ACAMS is the
largest international membership organization dedicated to enhancing the
knowledge and skills of anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime
professionals from a wide range of industries. Its CAMS certification is
the most widely recognized AML certification among compliance
professionals worldwide. Visit acams.org
for more information.
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