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Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2021
Regulation Asia held its 4th annual Awards ceremony on Thursday (9 December) in an online event to announce the winners of the ‘Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2021‘. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for a daily dose of financial crime news across the globe.
Read MoreThe Leader in regulatory compliance and risk management software
Arctic Intelligence believe that technology can play a greater role in how organisations manage their risk and compliance obligations, regardless of size, industry sector or location. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for a daily dose of financial crime news across the globe.
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 MoreTadeo Claravall – financial crime fighter – book of mentors: practical career advice from leaders in our profession
Anthony Quinn is interviewed by the author, contributing to Tadeo’s book. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for a daily dose of financial crime news across the globe.
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.…
Read MoreEU update – July 2021
Business Wide Risk Assessments are a hot subject We recently wrote about the Dear CEO letter sent by the FCA to Retail banks naming the Business Wide Risk Assessment (BWRA) as an area of concern and one that they need to see significant improvements in. Financial Services aren’t the only firms failing under scrutiny for…
Read MoreNews in brief – July 2021
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Read MoreCustomer insights – July 2021
July was full of updates, with the Risk Assessment Platform updated to v1.10, recent regulatory updates from DIA incorporated into the AML Accelerate AML Policy template and CDD Standards template, and the addition of Proliferation Financing risks to AML Accelerate and Risk Assessment. This month we also hosted the AML Accelerate APAC User Forum 2021.…
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