It threatens both the integrity of the global financial system and global safety and stability. Money laundering and terrorist financing prevention, fraud, theft, bribery and corruption are high on the agenda of the companies we work with, and regulatory scrutiny is driving ever greater focus in this area, presenting additional challenges.

Failure to operate and maintain effective financial crime prevention frameworks, including robust anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”) policies and procedures, can result in:

• Regulatory sanctions, including substantial corporate and personal penalties
• Financial loss and reputational damage
• Involuntary criminality, via the support of entities with criminal and/or terrorist ideologies

Whether it’s reviewing your existing AML programme, transforming it for the future, or dealing with regulatory inquiries and scrutiny, our team can help you.

Does your client due diligence meet current regulatory standards?  Are you subject to a remediation project following a regulatory inspection?  We can assist with independent review testing of your current policies, processes and records to ensure these are in line with required regulation and guidance, and provide assistance with regulatory remediation programmes.   

When considering whether your screening systems are fit for purpose, facing challenges with alert volumes, or being investigated for sanctions breaches, our team have the knowledge and experience to guide you through the process.

Whether you need to manage your organisation’s fraud risks, optimise your fraud operations, find effective ways of reducing costs or address new regulatory requirements impacting fraud, we can help.

When you need to understand the new regulatory environment, conduct risk assessments and control testing, require remediation for problems of the past or need to transform the culture and capability of your business.

If considering whether your TM controls are appropriate for your business, your scenarios and thresholds are set properly, or when you’re exploring advanced technology solutions, we bring the right combination of subject and technical knowledge to help you achieve your objectives.

When shaping your approach to ABC risk management to deliver effective outcomes, testing to ensure your compliance framework is robust and fit for purpose, or when you require support to investigate a potential issue, we bring deep expertise and pragmatic solutions throughout.

When you need to optimise your CDD processes and technology, face large scale remediation, or want to outsource the process to a third party, we have a track record of effective delivery at scale.

When considering whether your conduct risk control framework and surveillance techniques are adequate to detect market abuse and insider dealing, or when you need access to proven surveillance solutions, our teams are on hand to assist.

Whether you’re concerned about operational risks from third-party exposure or ensuring your network of third parties don’t attract legal or reputational risks to your brand, we help reduce exposure to financial, legal, regulatory, operational, reputational and governmental risk.

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