The AML SUMMIT is New Zealand’s AML/CFT Conference held annually in Auckland.

Come and join 300+ AML/CFT Professionals and Supervisors discuss common AML issues, guidance and regulation.

This conference is designed for AML Compliance Officers, Managers, and their staff and is a practical conference addressing common issues, guidance, and difficult AML problems. Sit through presentations from the AML Supervisors, Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), and industry experts. The first day is packed with presentations, while the second day will involve workshops and discussions on topical and difficult aspects of AML.

AML SUMMIT 2021 – Day 1

Supervisor updates and observations; we hear from RBNZ, FMA and DIA.

NZ Police and insightful SAR Stories; Importance of SARs and getting them lodged on time. A general NZ Police update, Mutual Evaluation update, current stats and case studies.

MOJ Update.

Focus on Terrorism Financing; We discuss practical implementation for detection.

Your Record-Keeping is critical; A close look at why so many still get this fundamentally wrong.

The misadventures of s59 Audits; War stories, what went wrong and the lessons learnt.

Guidance Digest; A summary of the guidance that has come out in the last 18 months and its impact on practical application.

Transaction Monitoring; We tried but got it wrong – now what?

The common themes of Prosecutions and Formal Warnings; a look at local and overseas warnings and prosecutions with consideration on how to avoid the pitfalls.

SaaS AML Software and the benefits; where is this technology heading.

Update from RealMe; it’s future as NZ’s identity service and how we can all access.

Managing Disengaged Staff or the Board – how do we improve compliance through meaningful training, vetting and awareness.

AMLCO’s need certain qualities; what you need to develop to be an AMLCO.

Workshops – Day 2

What about all this guidance?; Putting supervisor guidance into day to day practice is one of the hardest things for reporting entities to do. Discussion of these issues and examples of successful implementations.

Managing Remedial Actions; Dealing with a poor Audit report or Supervisory review in a timely manner.

Registers, Calendars and Compliance Framework; A discussion and workshop on current best practice.

CDD Upskilling; Discussion on the ambiguous and complex areas of CDD and EDD. Participation encouraged.

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