Posts by Arctic Intelligence
Customer insights – June 2021
This month we updated the AML Accelerate Australian AML Program/Policy template to incorporate recent reforms to the AML/CTF Act, meanwhile, the Risk Assessment platform introduces a new Fraud risk model. We are also seeing exciting use of the Risk Assessment platform to create risk models for everything from Climate Change to Information Security (ISO). AUSTRAC has…
Read MoreDear CEO… FCA address repeat compliance failings
The FCA recently sent a strong worded Dear CEO letter in relation to Financial Crime. The letter covers several areas where the FCA are continuing to see firms failing to comply with ML regulations for a number of reasons. There is a common theme throughout, naming a failure to identify risks across differing business units…
Read MoreWhat we are hearing – May 2021
It’s been another big month of financial crime news… In Europe, the largest mafia trial in 30 years is under way with 350 defendants including politicians and public officials. The Italian mafia’s estimated annual turnover is around £44bn (larger than Deutsche Bank and McDonalds combined!), making them one of the richest criminal organisations in the…
Read MoreCustomer insights – May 2021
Risk Assessment v1.9 is now live with exciting new features and quality of life improvements to the platform. Thanks to our wonderful community of users who provide feedback, this input feeds directly into our roadmap, contributing to a product rich in features and functions to make risk assessments as easy as 1-2-3. Release v1.9 Feature…
Read MoreNews in brief – May 2021
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Read MoreArctic Intelligence provide financial crime professionals an AML benchmark report
Arctic Intelligence found that 1 in 4 risk & compliance professionals believe rolling out and managing the enterprise risk assessment process across their teams is challenging – risky! PRESS RELEASE: Global RegTech firm Arctic Intelligence have released their first Annual AML Industry Benchmark Report to help organisations understand the current state of financial crime risk…
Read MoreNews in brief – April 2021
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Read MoreEU update – April 2021
ABN AMRO fined (again!) OPINION: The Dutch bank will pay a total of €480 million for violating the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act (AML/CTF Act). These violations include failing to spot accounts involved in money laundering, failing to end relations with suspicious clients and failing to report these transactions to authorities. This is…
Read MoreCustomer insights – April 2021
Our next release of the Risk Assessment Platform is just around the corner. We’ve been hard at work adding enhancements and new features, and we are excited to give you a sneak peek at some of the key improvements. In this month’s newsletter, we also recap new risk models available in Risk Assessment and the…
Read MoreWhat we are hearing – April 2021
In a recent article published by the economist, titled “The war against money laundering is being lost” – The global system for financial crime is hugely expensive and largely ineffective”, is a good read but somewhat misses the point. The reality is, like with terrorism, organised criminal networks will always be looking for smart innovative…
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