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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

Abrigo

September 11, 2001 will stay with Americans forever. T he events that unfolded in that bright blue sky on September 11, 2001 will stay with Americans forever. The importantance of the BSA tole came to be paramount to the entrie risk management program and included as part of the federal safety and soundness examinations.

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Today In Payments: Wirecard Forces German Accounting Regs Reboot; Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards

PYMNTS

In today’s top news, Germany’s deputy finance minister wants to restructure accounting firm regulations, and consumers are turning away from travel rewards cards. As the fallout from Wirecard’s troubles unfold, Germany’s deputy finance minister has called for radical solutions to fix how accounting firms are regulated.

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The AMLA and a Culture of Compliance – More Critical Than Ever

Abrigo

The BSA , adopted in 1970, has not had a significant overhaul since the USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) in 2001 in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. AML A is significant in U.S. financial institutions. Much is at stake when a business anywhere puts its reputation at risk."

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Diversity in UK banks – the long journey continues

BankUnderground

Diversity has risen up the agendas of businesses, regulators, and governments in recent years. We bring together information on all approved control and senior manager functions (2001–20) – ie all senior manager, executive and oversight roles which require regulatory approval. Joel Suss, Marilena Angeli and Peter Eckley.

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Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home

PYMNTS

in over a century, meaning there is no living expert with any practical expertise at managing the fallout from an incurable pandemic. That compares to the years 2001 and 2008 when the federal government also distributed stimulus funding to kickstart the economy, 90 percent of which was spent on durable consumer goods like cars and appliances.

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Danish Prosecutors Charge Another Former Danske Banker, Bringing Total To Nine

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Ex-executive Lars Morch, who was responsible for business banking, was charged and brings the total number of bank managers facing charges in the scandal to nine. Ramlau-Hansen worked as finance director from 2001 to 2015, and chaired the Danish financial regulator from 2016 until he stepped down last May.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

Second, this can be accomplished only if the industry does not have too much influence over its regulators and if the regulators have the ability to hire, train, and retain qualified staff. Third, the regulators need adequate financial resources. My lesson learned to the regulators, read your past lessons learned.

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