Insights
News 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.…
Read MoreNews in brief – June 2021
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Read MoreEU update – June 2021
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 MoreCustomer 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…
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