ACAMS Today Magazine (September-November 2017) Vol. 16 No. 4 | Page 7

IN THIS ISSUE About the cover: This edition highlights the perplexing issue of money laundering in the art market. Take time to de-stress and color the ACAMS Today cover! Send an image of your colored-in cover to [email protected] or to @acamstoday. Illustration by: Jason Robinson ON THE COVER: Artfully done 72 Fixing what is not broken: Should you make changes to a satisfactory AML program? . . . . . . . . . . . 58 The ultimate beneficial ownership identification requirement: Why it matters to all of us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 The primary reason that BSA officers make changes to their already satisfactory AML program. The problem with secrecy and the lack of transparency in corporate vehicles. Ways in which banks can attract, retain and develop top compliance talent. Lauren Kohr and Jack Sonnenschein: Obtaining a ‘world-class’ certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Two Advanced Certification graduates discuss their experiences with the Advanced Certification program and how it has helped them in their careers. Carrots and sticks… and sanctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 24 AML/CTF regulation as it relates to the art market. 62 Attracting compliance talent . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . Why the anti-financial crime community is strongly positioned for a centralized cross-institutional artificial intelligence platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Three risk management strategies financial institutions should leverage. The “risk-based” principle of AML management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Important factors of the risk-based approach. 86 EU challenges: What is new? . . . . . . . . . . 86 Trends and challenges that lie ahead for the EU. Sapin II—A first step toward a European law on corruption? . . . . . . . . . . . 88 The ACAMS France Chapter discusses an event they held this year on anti-corruption. Community bankers and the new CDD Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Key points about the new CDD and beneficial ownership rule. Meet the ACAMS staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 CAMS and Advanced Certification graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 The complex nature of economic sanctions. ACAMS TODAY | SEPTEMBER–NOVEMBER 2017 | ACAMS.ORG | ACAMSTODAY.ORG 7