AML Conversations

This week, Executive Vice President John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss the national security risks of delays in the presidential transition process. Their conversation looks at the risks that moments of disruption present to our country from foreign and domestic bad actors.

This week, Executive Vice President John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff talk about the announcement from the Department of Justice of the seizure of 27 domain names being used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps – a designated terrorist organization. The websites were being used to manipulate public opinion in many countries including the United States.

This week, Executive Vice President John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff talk about the recent action by the Board of Directors of the FDIC to authorize publishing a proposed rule to clarify that supervisory guidance is not regulation. John and Elliot discuss the value of such a rulemaking and the need for all of the agencies which were part of the original statement in 2018 to take similar action.

This week, Executive Vice President John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff talk about the recent Plenary held by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). John and Elliot discuss how FATF is moving its work forward during the pandemic and the progress being made on the organization's strategic initiatives.

This week, Executive Vice President John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff to talk about the new Supplemental Advisory that FinCEN issued on identifying and reporting human trafficking. John and Elliot discuss who in FIs should be aware of the new guidance and some of the key points made in the issuance.

This week, Executive Vice President John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss a blog post on the website of Transparency International about the rise of corruption during the pandemic and its impact on inequality. John and Elliot examine the premise of the post that flows of illicit funds increase inequality in economies and societies.

This week, Executive Vice President John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss a written agreement entered into between the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and a bankers’ bank, as well as the requirements set out for the bank to repair the deficiencies in its BSA compliance program.

This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff the publication of information from leaked suspicious activity reports (SARs) and the implications for BSA reform and the impact on FI compliance programs.

This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss FinCEN’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in which it asks for comment on a number of ideas for possible changes to current BSA regulations.

This week, Vice Chairman John Byrne, and Creative Director Elliot Berman of the AML RightSource staff discuss the anniversary of the attacks on 9/11 and how those events have shaped financial crimes compliance for almost two decades.