US and global banking regulators have enforced compliance laws to minimise money laundering, terrorist funding, human trafficking, fraudulent banking activities, and bad mortgage loans that expose banks to significant risks and losses. Author Sophia Beckett Velez offers an original contribution to the field of banking.

Very recently, Financial Crimes have gotten a much more critical topics for Financial Institutions. Regulators are indeed nowadays more inclined to investigate on AML, Corruption or compliance with Embargoes measures than ever before and fine Financial Institutions failing to apply fight against Financial Crime frameworks. At the same time, educational programs are spreading to train professionals and students on Financial Crime risks identification.This book aims at becoming an operational guide for any person looking for an accurate but concise handbook discussing Financial Crime matters. His targeted audience includes professionals seeking for guidelines to implement a risk identification framework and a control set-up to mitigate Financial Crime risks but also students willing to know how Financial Institutions processes are operated.The handbook covers both Banks and Insurance companies on such matters as: -Know Your Counterpart (Know Your Client and other third-parties), -Anti-Money Laundering, -Fight against Bribery and Corruption and, -Fight against terrorism financing, which encompasses controls to prevent fund transfers to Sanctioned parties or involving countries under Embargoes.An introducing section is also dedicated to Permanent Control as to support professionals or students to identify the methodology applying to controls implementat

This book discusses all aspects of money laundering, starting from traditional approach to financial crimes to artificial intelligence-enabled solutions. It also discusses the regulators approach to curb financial crimes and how syndication among financial institutions can create a robust ecosystem for monitoring and managing financial crimes. It opens with an introduction to financial crimes for a financial institution, the context of financial crimes, and its various participants. Various types of money laundering, terrorist financing, and dealing with watch list entities are also part of the discussion. Through its twelve chapters, the book provides an overview of ways in which financial institutions deal with financial crimes; various IT solutions for monitoring and managing financial crimes; data organization and governance in the financial crimes context; machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) in financial crimes; customer-level transaction monitoring system; machine learning-driven alert optimization; AML investigation; bias and ethical pitfalls in machine learning; and enterprise-level AI-driven Financial Crime Investigation (FCI) unit. There is also an Appendix which contains a detailed review of various data sciences approaches that are popular among practitioners. The book discusses each topic through real-life experiences. It also leverages the experience of Chief Compliance Officers of some large organizations to showcase real challenges that heads of large organizations face while dealing with this sensitive topic. It thus delivers a hands-on guide for setting up, managing, and transforming into a best-in-class financial crimes management unit. It is thus an invaluable resource for researchers, students, corporates, and industry watchers alike.

Financial crime is a growing threat to businesses and society as a whole. Criminal organizations use sophisticated techniques to launder money, finance terrorism, commit fraud, and engage in bribery and corruption. The impact of financial crime can be devastating, ranging from reputational damage to financial losses, and in some cases, loss of life. To address these risks, businesses and governments have implemented a range of measures to prevent, detect, and respond to financial crime. Financial crime compliance has become a critical function for businesses operating in high-risk industries such as banking, insurance, and financial services. This book is a comprehensive guide to financial crime compliance for professionals working in this field. It covers a wide range of topics, including anti-money laundering, terrorism financing, fraud, bribery, and corruption, among others. The book provides practical guidance on how to design, implement, and manage effective compliance programs that are tailored to the specific risks faced by an organization.

Anti–Money Laundering in a Nutshellis a concise, accessible, and practical guide to compliance with anti–money laundering law for financial professionals, corporate investigators, business managers, and all personnel of financial institutions who are required, under penalty of hefty fines, to get anti–money laundering training. Money laundering is endemic. As much as 5 percent of global GDP ($3.6 trillion) is laundered by criminals each year. It’s no wonder that every financial institution in the United States—including banks, credit card companies, insurers, securities brokerages, private funds, and money service businesses—must comply with complex examination, training, and reporting requirements mandated by a welter of federal anti–money laundering (AML) laws. Ignorance of crime is no excuse before the law. Financial institutions and businesses that unknowingly serve as conduits for money laundering are no less liable to prosecution and fines than those that condone or abet it. In Anti–Money Laundering in a Nutshell: Awareness and Compliance for Financial Personnel and Business Managers, Kevin Sullivan draws on a distinguished career as an AML agent and consultant to teach personnel in financial institutions what money laundering is, who does it, how they do it, how to prevent it, how to detect it, and how to report it in compliance with federal law. He traces the dynamic interplay among employees, regulatory examiners, compliance officers, fraud and forensic accountants and technologists, criminal investigators, and prosecutors in following up on reports, catching launderers, and protecting the integrity and reputations of financial institutions and businesses. In particular, corporate investigators will gain rich insights winnowed from the author's experiences as a New York State and federal investigator.

This book addresses the basic and key elements that must be considered to successfully administer a sanctions compliance program in an international financial institution, emphasizing the application of policies, procedures, internal controls and best practices based on the Sanctions regime-OFAC / USA; however, it should be noted that with the corresponding adjustments, these guidelines are also applicable to other sanctions regimes worldwide such as: UN (UNSC), EU (CFSP), United Kingdom (HMT / OFSI), Australia (DFTA / OSAS), Switzerland (SECO), Canada (SEMA), among others. For this, in the first Chapter of the book we will address definitions and basic concepts of a Sanctions regime, and then in Chapter II, outline the relevant sanctions programs worldwide. Next, in Chapter III, the processes inherent in a Sanctions program will be exposed, where reference will be made to the technique of information screening / filtering, maintenance of sanctions lists, as well as the administration and specific actions to follow. when identifying alerts; Chapter IV will make a general exposition of the requirements to establish a program for evaluating the risk of sanctions in the primary business / support functions of an international bank, and then in Chapter V will expose the basic components that a sanctions compliance program, and the key functions that key actors within a financial institution must play to manage the risk of sanctions; Last but not least, Chapter VI will present the inherent control processes that any sanction compliance program must entail, so as to guarantee its effectiveness and proper operation. Additionally, at the end I included three appendices where information related to: (i) Identification Definition Program for Sanctions lists-OFAC; (ii) "Maker-Maker" and "Maker-Checker" control design approach; (iii) Definitions of risk issues associated with Sanctions; and (iv) Recommended bibliography, which includes links to the websites of the main organizations worldwide that administer sanctions regimes at the international level.

Federal Money Laundering Regulation: Banking, Corporate and Securities Compliance is your complete guide to understanding and complying with all U.S. statutes, regulations and court decisions governing money laundering activity. This valuable desk reference provides in-depth analysis and guidance on recordkeeping and reporting requirements, anti- money laundering compliance programs, money laundering crimes, asset forfeitures, and state and international measures against money laundering and terrorist financing. This guide is especially aimed at law firms and corporate counsel representing banks, insurance companies, securities broker-dealers, and other financial institutions, as well as the criminal bar, public accountants, and compliance officers. The Second Edition of Federal Money Laundering Regulation reflects a substantial reorganization and expansion of the previous edition, and adds three new chapters covering: terrorist financing (Chapter 5); OFAC compliance (Chapter 10); and special measures against foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions deemed to be and“of primary money laundering concernand” (Chapter 30). The remaining chapters have been extensively rewritten and reorganized to reflect major regulatory developments. Highlights include: Techniques used by federal, state, and local politicians to launder money. The new role of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to ensure anti-money laundering compliance by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks. Designing an adequate Customer Identification Program (CIP) for verifying the identity of persons seeking to open an account and checking customer names against terrorist lists. Responding to an information request under Section 314(a) of the Patriot Act. Exercising due diligence when opening and managing correspondent accounts for foreign banks and enhanced due diligence for certain correspondent accounts. Blocking (freezing) assets and property of OFAC-designated countries, entities or individuals, and reporting the blocked transactions. Using automated systems to facilitate BSA reporting, including flagging suspicious activity and large currency transactions.