Media Alert: AML and Financial Crimes Congress 2016

SYDNEY, Australia – April 22, 2016 – The GRC Institute today announced registration will be closing soon for the 2^nd AML and Financial Crimes Congress 2016 sponsored by Thomson Reuters at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel on April 28, 2016.

This year’s congress is covering the breadth of the financial crimes landscape; featuring keynotes from industry leaders highlighting the emerging trends, best practices and developments in anti-money laundering and financial crime.

“Financial crime is becoming an increasingly complex and sophisticated activity, involving multiple fronts and threats. Those intent on engaging in fraud, corruption, money laundering and other illegal activities are actively targeting financial institutions with weaknesses in their AML and FC frameworks as conduits for their activities. In addition to these inherent risks there are heavy penalties for any inadvertent involvement,” said Naomi Burley, Managing Director, GRC Institute.

“With organisation’s facing greater risks and challenges to achieving and maintaining compliance, the congress will provide valuable guidance and insight for practitioners into how they can implement or improve standards to combat financial crime,” said Burley.

Keynote Speakers

·       -  Niall Coburn, Regulatory Intelligence Expert for the Asia Pacific region, Thomson Reuters

·        - Brian Stewart, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)

·        - Terri Clementson, Director, Financial Crime Strategy, Forensic and Risk Advisory, Deloitte

·        - Dr Nicola McGarrity, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, The University of NSW

·        - Jeremy Sandbrook, CEO Integritas360

·        - Alexander Graham, Director, KPMG

·        - Karen Nitschke, Head of Global AML Compliance, ANZ Banking Group Ltd

To secure your place or for more information about the special discounts for members of the GRC Institute, please visit: http://www.compliance.org.au/events/eventdetail/1497. Congress reception networking drinks to follow.

About The GRC Institute

The GRC Institute (GRCI) formally known as ACI is the national industry body servicing compliance and risk management professionals since 1996. GRCI represents and provides professional support and recognition to over 2,000 practitioners across Asia Pacific and more than 100 organisations from a diverse range of industry sectors. For more information, visit www.thegrcinstitute.org.

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