Episode 19 - Legal Sector: Challenges and Opportunities
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In this episode our panel of legal experts discuss key considerations and challenges facing legal professionals when it comes to anti-money laundering (AML) and suspicious activity reporting. The legal sector covers everything from large global firms down to sole practitioners and our panellists discuss key money laundering threats, risk areas and the indicators which firms and sole practitioners should be looking for. For the subtitled version of this episode go to: https://youtu.be/FztrHRW0-7U   SRA – Solicitor’s Regulation Authority MLRO- Money Laundering Reporting Officer AML – Anti-money laundering WTW – Willis Towers Watson FCA – Financial Conduct Authority CDD – Customer Due Diligence OFSI – Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation   Further information can be found here: https://sra.org.uk/aml https://sra.org/sanctions https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/regulation-and-compliance/financial-compliance/anti-money-laundering/ https://www.lawscot.org.uk/news-and-events/law-society-news/aml-thematic-review-of-suspicious-activity-reports/ https://lawsociety.org.uk/topics/anti-money-laundering/ https://wtwco.com/en-gb
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