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Managing Risk More Effectively Through Intelligent Automation
Download this e-book to learn the way forward of bridging the current knowledge gap and how to equip compliance teams with the automation tools they need to be fully prepared..... More
ESG perspectives: implications for compliance professionals
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a broad topic formed of diverse and often fascinating issues. We are therefore pleased to present this unmissable collection of perspectives on ESG from compliance professionals all over the world
BIG Compliance Festival 2021 - Highlights
The 2021 edition of the BIG Compliance Festival, the biggest event for compliance professionals globally, attracted over 650 participants from 82 countries worldwide. Attendees enjoyed an array of insightful presentations on a variety of topics. Below we present a summary of some of the event’s highlights and key takeaways from the discussions that took place..... More
Working together to stop money laundering
FATF President, Dr Marcus Pleyer, shared a vision for the future of AML at ICA’s BIG Compliance Festival
UK sanctions: A brave new dawn?
The Brexit referendum has impacted on many different areas and this Insight piece looks at what the UK is doing in respect of sanctions. It starts with a recap on what sanctions are and then follows with an assessment of how things will be done differently, starting with the first set of sanctions issued unilaterally in July 2020.... More
Diversity and Inclusion in the Compliance World – ‘Celebration of People’ Survey
Workforce Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is proven to have a positive impact on a company’s performance, bottom line and innovation. As one study suggests, firms that have more diverse management teams have 19% higher revenue due to innovation. Compliance is no exception and is only strengthened by D&I.
BIGCompFest2020 | Part one highlights
ICA's BIG Compliance Festival 2020, the BIGGEST online event for regulatory and financial crime compliance professionals in 2020..... More
[Infographic] The Big Compliance Festival 2020 highlights (Day one and two)
Key highlights and quotes from the Big Compliance Festival 2020, the BIGGEST online event for regulatory and financial crime compliance professionals this year.
Change is needed - can compliance help show the way? A message from the ICA senior leadership team
It is incumbent on us as part of the compliance community to speak up about the troubling racial violence occurring in the United States and around the world..... More
Corruption Perceptions Index – do movements in the middle also reflect the regulatory environment?
The new Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has been released and you can see the results here. The Index is used in many financial crime models and is a highly regarded tool for geographic risk insight.
The UK’s anti money laundering regime – A time for celebration?
Mutual evaluations from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) are big news within the anti money laundering (AML) community; its peer reviews provide insight into the AML framework of a country, the key risks that it faces and how those risks are managed..... More
South America: can a continent conquer corruption in 2019?
US politics inevitably tends to attract greater scrutiny than anywhere else in the Americas. Regrettably, this often obscures that which is unfolding in the southern half of the continent, where very interesting – often odd, sometimes distressing – events are taking place. Last year was a case in point.
Top 5 fines of 2018: Lessons Learned from Enforcement Action
As Father Christmas prepares his list of who has been naughty or nice, I thought it would be interesting to take look at enforcement action in 2018 from around the world and consider some New Year’s resolutions that compliance professionals may want to make in 2019..... More
A look at the illicit financial flows from wildlife crime and illegal wildlife trade
When asked to consider IWT, many people would think of ivory and tiger skins; but it is so much more than that. IWT can be broadly defined as ‘any action which contravenes current legislation (nationally or internationally) governing the protection of animals and plants’ (NPCC)..... More
Mental Health in a Changing World
October 10 is World Mental Health Day. One of the themes this year is ‘mental health in a changing world’.
Systemic failures in the betting and gaming sector
The betting and gaming sector has been the recipient of a number of financial penalties over the last eighteen months for a lack of compliance with statutory and regulatory measures.... More
Getting the measure: the SMCR challenge
David Jackman highlights the challenges associated with efforts to measure whether the SMCR is working
The World Cup of Corruption: Part 1
Football itself – and in particular FIFA – has been beset by corruption problems over the last decade. In light of this we thought we would consider each fixture of the tournament through the lens of corruption.
With the US out of the Iran deal, the EU considers ‘Blocking Regulation’
In 2015, an agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was drawn up in which Iran agreed to curtail its nuclear activities in return for the lifting of UN, US and EU sanctions.
EU fifth anti money laundering directive (5MLD)
Here’s an insight into some of the changes put forward in this fifth and latest update.
Are we becoming a cashless society?
Biometric technology, contactless cards and online shopping. Is this the beginning of the end for cash?
The Financial Conduct Authority publishes 2018/19 business plan
The FCA’s business plan for this year has had to strike a careful balance between the considerable amount of work that is going to be taking place on Brexit, which is already well underway, and their other strategic priorities..... More
The RegTech and FinTech Revolution
RegTech is now one of the most talked about innovations in the financial services sector. The added influx of FinTech that has caused the incumbent population of the financial services industry to sit up and take notice. Disruption is a clear and present threat to this community. The revolution is here..... More
5 reasons to recertify your ICA Diploma
For the first time, we are delighted to offer our Diploma graduates the opportunity to recertify their qualification in either AML, governance risk and compliance or financial crime prevention.
Why is it important to know your customer?
Do you ever truly know your customer? And, if you don't does it really matter?.... More
2018: elections, cybercrime, Bitcoin and bribery
Unpredictability is the new normal. What does 2018 hold for our industry?.... More
Five things you need to know about Bitcoin
Bitcoin has taken the world by storm; Simone Jones shares what she has learnt about cryptocurrency over the course of the last year..... More
Blurring the lines: how technology is shaping illicit finance typologies
As technological innovation sweeps the financial sector, the compliance professional faces developments of huge consequence..... More
Top five blogs on anti money laundering of 2017
As the year draws to a close, it’s always a good opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months. With this in mind, I took a look back at the blogs International Compliance Training has published on anti money laundering in 2017 and chose my five favourites.
A turning tide? Terrorism and the Caribbean
How many of us, if we were then asked to think of terrorism and the Caribbean, would think back to the bygone era of piracy; of Calico Jack and mutiny on the seas? This era ended around the 1830s so surely terrorism is something that now happens outside of the Caribbean, doesn’t it?
Meet an ICA Member with Jerry Walters
Jerry Walters has a Distinction in the International Compliance Association Diploma Course in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF). As well as being a member of the ICA, Jerry is a former Detective Constable and has worked on high profile cases including Operation Trilby. He is still involved in all aspects of tackling financial crime through the running of his own business. Here, Jerry discusses what ICA and compliance means to him.
Money Laundering – the Pakistan Lottery Typology
Hooray! I’m a winner! I won £412,000 on the Pakistan Prize Bond Draw. And I didn’t just win it once. I won it 123 times. Yes – you read that correctly. I won it 123 times. Fancy that eh? What an incredible run of luck. Now pause, if you haven’t already. That’s as likely as winning the UK National Lottery jackpot 40 weeks running….... More
Infographic: ICA Open Day - 13 September 2016
Still wondering whether to come to the ICA Open Day (or one of the local sessions)? Then have a look at our infographic for a few compelling reasons to register your place this year....... More
Tone from the top: back in the spotlight
Ethics is high on corporate agendas these days. The financial crisis of almost a decade ago has had far-reaching implications, not least in encouraging the leaders of companies in all sectors to take a long, hard look at how their organisations do business and whether they are doing it in the right way.
CPD – groan, do I really have to?
Come on, admit it, we’ve all thought this at some point. It’s getting towards the end of the year and your Manager or HR team are checking your records. You’re supposed to do 35 hours (or thereabouts). Some can be structured, some unstructured. Does that day spent learning how to make PowerPoints more engaging count? When was it? Oh, if only you’d written it down at the time!.... More
Infographic: ICA Open Day - 3 February 2016
Still wondering whether to come to the ICA Open Day (or one of the roadshows)? Then have a look at our infographic for a few compelling reasons to register your place this year
Single Criminality vs Dual Criminality
I came across an article recently that reported on a money laundering conviction in Thailand in which a Dutchman, Johan van Laarhoven, received a prison sentence of 103 years. Now, on the face of it Van Laarhoven elicits no sympathy from me, if you’re involved in money laundering you deserve to face the consequences, right?.... More
Win a free place at ICA's Annual Conference 'Benchmarking Compliance - Preparing for the Road Ahead’ ...
What do you think the future holds for compliance? How much of a threat is social media to your firm? How difficult is it to lead a culture of integrity?
Before you jump into the Cloud...
There has been much hype about cloud computing but when it comes to breaking into the Financial Institutions (FI) here in Singapore, it seems to have hit a roadblock. Why? Well, simply because it touches something that is very crucial to an FI – data and control!.... More
'Tis the season to write lists!
It’s the season for reviews and compilation of lists. Top ten books. Top ten films. Contenders for personality of the year. Top ten presents to be bought for under a fiver that won’t disintegrate within 10 seconds of being opened. There are reviews of the news events from over the last 12 months, reviews of people who hit the headlines and our personal favourite here in ICA, the review letter s– typed – that come with the Christmas cards. ..
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