-Money Laundering Seminar – A Case Studies Practical Approach for the Banking Industry

Aim / Objective:
Fighting money laundering and terrorist financing contributes to global
security, integrity of the financial system and sustainable growth. Laws to
combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism are designed to
prevent the financial market from being misused for these purposes. It is
essential that gatekeepers apply measures to prevent money laundering and
terrorist financing. Traceability of financial information has an important
deterrent effect.
By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to have, through Real Life
Cyprus AML Case Studies, a thorough understanding of the current AML
Legislation, the challenges ahead and the new compliance landscape and more
importantly to offer practical solutions for an efficient and effective
implementation.

Participants Profile:
The seminar is addressed primarily to Compliance Professionals, Customer
Service Officers, Management and Directors of the Banking Industry, but also
to any other professionals that need to be aware of the latest compliance
developments.

Lecturer’s Profile: Yiannis Pettemerides, BA, MA, FCA
Yiannis is a Consultant, in the fields of Forensic, Anti-Money Laundering,
Regulatory Compliance, Registered Auditor and Insolvency Practitioner, with
more than 20 years of experience, and with a previous career in PwC London
and PwC Cyprus, in the Statutory Audit of Investment, Insurance and Banking
Organisations.
He was engaged, for more than 2 years, as an External Technical Expert, and
leading the Onsite Inspection Teams, of the AML/Supervision Department of
the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). He was also the
Chairman and a Member, for more than 5 years, of the Economic Crime and
Forensic Accounting Committee of the Institute of Certified Public
Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) and also the Vice-Chairman, for more than 4
years, of the Promotion of the Profession and Academic Relations Committee
of the Cyprus Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
Yiannis is engaged as an External Technical Expert, in the fields of Forensic
Investigations, Anti-money Laundering Investigations and Audit
Investigations, by the Cyprus Police Economic Crime Unit, the Attorney
General Office, the Audit General Office and the Private Sector.
He is performing Training Courses (approved Trainer from the Human
Resource Development Authority of Cyprus (HRDA)), as an
External Lecturer, in the fields of Forensic, Anti-money Laundering and Audit,
for the Cyprus Police (CID/ECU), the Cyprus Bar Association (CyBAR), the
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the Cyprus Internal
Audit Association (IIA), the Cyprus Fiduciary Association (CyFA), the Cyprus
Investment Funds Association (CIFA), the Globaltraining/University of Nicosia
(UNIC), the European Business Associations (EBAs) in a number of European
and Balkan Countries and the Private Sector.
Yiannis is a Member of the AML and Compliance Committee of the Institute
of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC), a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Cyprus Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and
a Founding Member of the Cyprus #209 Chapter of the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
He holds a Bachelor and a Master Degrees in Accounting, Economics and
Finance (BA, MA), a Fellowship and Practicing Audit Certificates from the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and from
the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC). He is also a
Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), of the Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and of the International Compliance
Association (ICA).