As criminals look to capitalise on economic instability, many compliance leaders are concerned about increasing financial crime. ComplyAdvantage’s recent global survey of 800+ senior compliance professionals indicated that 59% of firms are actively preparing for a sharp rise.

Couple that with incoming regulations such as the Consumer Duty and the Economic Crime Bill 2.0 that will put yet more pressure onto compliance teams, how are
financial crime compliance leaders responding to these ever-evolving challenges?

  • What is currently defining the financial crime landscape and how are firms responding:
    • Many firms are preparing for a rise in fraud and investment scams as economic stress pushes customers towards risk-taking behaviour, but what other threats should FCC teams be preparing for?
    • Is the growing focus on ESG impacting the way firms think about their financial crime compliance?
    • ComplyAdvantage’s research suggests that 99% of firms are planning to reassess their risk appetite this year. But in light of the fast-approaching Consumer Duty implementation deadline, what does a lower financial crime risk tolerance mean for access and inclusion, as well as the onboarding experience, for legitimate customers?
  • Achieving the holy trinity of compliance, consumer outcomes and commercial growth in challenging times:
    • ComplyAdvantage research indicates 69% of UK firms are planning to increase compliance headcount in response to rising crime levels and new regulatory obligations. What does the next generation of compliance officers look like, and what skills gaps need filling to meet the challenges faced by the financial sector?
    • With budgets under pressure and a nationwide labour shortage, is there a growing use case for ML and AI-based technology to scale operations more efficiently?
    • How will the tech revolution in compliance drive new skills, developing teams that are fit for the future?
Area of expertise:
Iain Armstrong

Iain Armstrong

Regulatory Affairs Practice Lead, ComplyAdvantage

Iain Armstrong is a Regulatory Affairs Practice Lead at ComplyAdvantage. Iain has held a number of senior compliance roles in major financial institut...

Iain Armstrong is a Regulatory Affairs Practice Lead at ComplyAdvantage. Iain has held a number of senior compliance roles in major financial institutions, including NatWest, HSBC, and Barclays. Iain also spent eight years working at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.

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Phil Coole

Phil Coole

MLRO and Senior Director, Financial Crime and Compliance, OakNorth Bank

Following a stint at EY, Phil moved into financial crime in 2010 as part of the FSA’s (the FCA’s predecessor) specialist financial crime supervisory u...

Following a stint at EY, Phil moved into financial crime in 2010 as part of the FSA’s (the FCA’s predecessor) specialist financial crime supervisory unit. After nearly four years there, Phil moved to Lloyds to oversee its private banking financial crime team and then spent more than five years at Investec Bank as its Deputy MLRO, covering a diverse range of businesses - both geographically and from a product perspective. Phil joined OakNorth in 2020 as its MLRO/SMF17 and Head of Compliance. He is also chair of The Institute, a financial crime networking platform for all members of the regulated sector.

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Joby Carpenter

Joby Carpenter

Global SME in Cryptoassets, Illicit Finance and Emerging Threats, ACAMS

Joby is ACAMS Global Subject Matter Expert in Cryptoassets, Illicit Finance and Emerging Threats with 20 years of experience and expertise in strategi...

Joby is ACAMS Global Subject Matter Expert in Cryptoassets, Illicit Finance and Emerging Threats with 20 years of experience and expertise in strategic policy making, critical thinking and threat analysis across the Government, intelligence and regulatory community. In an earlier role Joby was responsible for the Financial Conduct Authority, 'Strategic Assessment Team', overseeing a team of analysts drafting high-quality reporting on money laundering, fraud, market abuse, corruption and other forms of criminality across the regulated sector. Joby has also worked at Plenitude Consulting, The National Fraud Authority, The Office of Security and Counter Terrorism, The Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre (JTAC) and HM Treasury.

jcarpenter@acams.org

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Andrew Mason

Andrew Mason

Head of Operations, Mettle / NatWest Boxed

Having previously led the development of the NatWest Markets AML and CTF operations threat mitigation strategy, Andy is now a member of the leadership...

Having previously led the development of the NatWest Markets AML and CTF operations threat mitigation strategy, Andy is now a member of the leadership team at NatWest’s digital bank, Mettle. Working in partnership with Product whilst running customer operations, Andy leads a passionate team and enables them to offer great service whilst protecting customers, and the bank, from becoming victims of Financial Crime. 

andrew.mason@mettle.co.uk

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ComplyAdvantage

ComplyAdvantage

Compliance doesn't have to be painful. ComplyAdvantage gives businesses the financial crime insight they need to take control.   Its data and t...

Compliance doesn't have to be painful. ComplyAdvantage gives businesses the financial crime insight they need to take control.
 
Its data and technology help you to uncover the risk of who you?re doing business with, using the world's only dynamic global risk database of people and companies. ComplyAdvantage's suite of configurable cloud services integrates seamlessly to help automate and reduce the frustration of complying with Sanctions, AML and CFT regulations. 

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  • Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
  • Managing Director/Head of Financial Crime/ Financial Crime Compliance
  • Head of Compliance/ Chief Compliance Officer
  • Financial Crime Manager
  • Head of AML/KYC
  • AML Officer/ Analyst
  • Head of Screening
  • Head of Sanctions/Sanctions Screening
  • Head of Fraud
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Managing Director
  • Vice President
  • Director
  • Senior Manager
  • Manager
  • Analyst

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