World-Check to Host Compliance Seminar in London Ahead of 3rd EU Money Laundering Directive
World-Check, the leading global provider of structured risk intelligence, will be hosting a compliance seminar aimed at lawyers and compliance professionals ahead of the 3rd EU Money Laundering Directive, which will come into effect on the 15th of December 2007.
London (PRWEB) November 21, 2007 -- World-Check (www.world-check.com), the leading global provider of structured risk intelligence, will be hosting a compliance seminar aimed at lawyers and compliance professionals ahead of the 3rd EU Money Laundering Directive, which will come into effect on the 15th of December 2007.
World-Check's risk intelligence is relied upon by more than 2400 institutions worldwide; including 9 of the top 10 Law firms in the UK, and 46 of the world's 50 largest financial institutions.
World Check prides itself on keeping clients ahead of the financial, regulatory and reputation risks posed by doing business with heightened risk individuals and business entities. Regulatory initiatives such as Basel II, MiFID and the 3rd EU Money Laundering Directive have placed a significant burden on compliance professionals. In response, World-Check's free seminars and newsletters aim to provide expert opinion and advice on meeting these legal requirements.
This practical and informative seminar will take place on the 14th of December at the Savoy hotel in London, and will consist of two parts: a morning session aimed at Lawyers and an afternoon session aimed at compliance professionals.
The speakers include Kenneth Rijock, a former money launderer turned financial crime consultant with more than 25 years experience as a banking lawyer as well as lecturing on money laundering and financial compliance; Chris McNeil, a risk and compliance lawyer at the UK law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, whose articles frequently appear in financial and legal journals; Simon Pearson, a senior executive for a UK based data management software specialist who has more than 20 years experience in the IT industry; and Patric Marshall of World-Check who has 15 years experience in the Compliance and AML fields, and is a regular speaker at international AML and compliance conferences.
Details of Seminar
Date: 14th December 2007
Time: Morning Session for Lawyers: 08:30 - 11:30
Afternoon Session for Compliance Professionals: 13:30 - 16:30
Venue: The Beaufort Room, The Savoy, The Strand, London WC2R OEU
Registration: To register for the seminar please contact events(at)world-check.com, and kindly specify which session you would like to attend.
There is no charge for these seminars.
Presentations
Morning Session Aimed at lawyers:
1. "The 3rd EU Money Laundering Directive." Chris McNeil - Head of Money Laundering Compliance - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
2. "A former Money Launderer analyses Effective Techniques for Know Your Client, and Ensuring that there are no Financial Criminals in the Transaction." Kenneth Rijock, Financial Crime Consultant, for World-Check
3. "How to avoid doing business with the wrong people." Patric Marshall, World-Check Business Development, Europe.
Afternoon Session aimed at Compliance professionals:
1. "Emerging Threats facing EU MLROs and Compliance Officers in 2008." Kenneth Rijock, Financial Crime Consultant, for World-Check
2. "How to avoid doing business with the wrong people." Patric Marshall, World-Check Business Development, Europe
3. "Automated Client Screening is easy with the right tools." Simon Pearson, Director, Datanomic Ltd
About World-Check
World-Check provides its global open source intelligence database to more than 2400 institutions in 140 countries, including 46 of the world's 50 largest financial institutions, and more than 200 enforcement and regulatory agencies in 90 countries. The database is updated daily in real-time by World-Check's international research team, and is derived from hundreds of thousands of public sources. Coverage includes Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), money launderers, fraudsters, terrorists and sanctioned entities - plus individuals and businesses from over a dozen other high-risk categories. World-Check's database and tools find direct application in financial compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), Know-Your-Customer (KYC), PEP screening, enhanced due diligence (EDD), fraud prevention, government intelligence and other identity authentication, background screening and risk-prevention practices.
World-Check offers a downloadable database for the automated screening of an entire customer base, as well as a simple online service for quick customer screening.
For more information on World-Check please visit: www.world-check.com
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