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Transforming risk assessment techniques
Historically risk assessments have been subjective, inefficient, slow, and infrequent. Moreover, they are the cornerstone to any robust risk and compliance framework. Most GRC platforms do not provide the “know-how” or the content or the data-driven approach, resulting in organizations defaulting back to spreadsheets – until now. Bridging this gap is Arctic Intelligence, a company…
Read MoreThe gathering storm – AML/CTF regulation for lawyers back on the table
OPINION PIECE: Amidst the hurly-burly of pre-federal election chicanery and Budget 2022 hysteria, it would have been easy to blink and miss one of the more important Senate committee reports for lawyers in the last few years. Federal Parliament’s final sitting week in March 2022 produced many shocks and revelations, but the Senate Legal and…
Read MoreAML insights that help set the global benchmark in compliance
Arctic Intelligence have produced their 2022 insights survey to gather data from financial crime risk and compliance professionals across the globe. The focus is to understand how organisations conduct their money laundering and terrorist financing governance. This survey delves into the intricacies of what Arctic Intelligence believes to be the cornerstone of every anti-money laundering…
Read MoreMoney laundering reform recommendations for ‘gatekeeper professions’
On 30 March 2022, the Federal Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (Committee) released its report regarding the adequacy and efficacy of Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime. The Committee’s report focused on the implementation of an AML/CTF regime applicable to designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) (often described as ‘Tranche…
Read MoreSet them free
Ramp up your company’s response to modern slavery in 2022. For the first time, many directors are faced with the unfamiliar task of reviewing and approving their organisation’s modern slavery statement. The Global Slavery Index 2018 (GSI 2018) has estimated that on any given day in 2016, there were 15,000 people living in conditions of…
Read More4 good reasons why crypto businesses should complete an AML/CFT business risk assessment
Introduction If you work for a cryptocurrency business (“business”), chances are you’re in the process of becoming or have recently been authorised by a financial services regulator. If you’re fortunate enough to have already been authorised, you may have been required as part of that process to submit an AML/CFT business risk assessment (“BWRA”). Depending…
Read MoreAustralian RegTech of the year winner, Arctic Intelligence forges global expansion with ICA partnership
ANNOUNCEMENT : Arctic Intelligence continues its growth trajectory by ending the last quarter of 2021 securing a strategic partnership with the International Compliance Association (ICA) headquartered in the United Kingdom. This deal is mutually beneficial for both parties as the ICA boasts an unsurmountable network of global regulatory and financial crime professionals around the world…
Read MoreWeighing up the risk
Organisations are switching to automated assessments of financial crime risks as regulators flag more rigorous scrutiny, says Darren Cade GAICD, CEO of Arctic Intelligence. Risk assessments have in the past been conducted via spreadsheets and based on subjective assessments of what staff perceive to be the likelihood and impact of a potential risk. “Regulators like…
Read MoreUnderstanding the financial crime risk across your group of businesses
“One of These Things is Not Like the Others…?” Introduction In May 2021, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) announced that it was consulting on draft guidelines (“Guidelines”) about compliance management and the role and responsibilities of AML/CFT Compliance Officers (“MLROs or AML Officers”). The Guidelines form part of a wider suite of regulatory materials intended…
Read MoreTimes they are a-changing – and so should your business risk assessment
Introduction – The Dear CEO Letter In May 2021, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) issued a “Dear CEO” letter to the retail banking sector. For those not familiar with these, a “Dear CEO” letter (“Letter”) is a tool used by the regulator to convey it expectations in relation to firms’ compliance with certain regulations.…
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