Bob Walsh

Guide for AML Auditors - Investment Banking Bob Walsh

This book is a must for all AML/KYC audit and compliance staff whose responsibilities include investment banking transactions and international securities! This book is one in a series of extraordinary guides in which Bob Walsh details the function and operation of key financial services for the benefit of AML/KYC audit and compliance professionals. The author is convinced that providing a greater understanding of the inner workings of investment banking and the global securities industry can dramatically strengthen AML/KYC compliance and audit results. All of Bob Walsh's AML books for auditors also address the complex world of money-laundering, related AML/KYC regulatory issues and concerns, AML/KYC acronyms and technical glossary, and a list of currently known terrorist groups. The topics described in this book include a review of investment banking, structure and organization of the global securities industry, global custody services, types of securities, mutual funds, foreign exchange, Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), politically exposed persons (PEPs), and more. The material contained in Mr. Walsh's books was compiled from more than 30 years of hands-on experience in the U. S. and international banking industry. He is a popular author of Anti-money Laundering topics, and is CAMs certified AML/KYC compliance specialist who has worked with domestic and international banks, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and major AML/KYC consulting agencies in handling some of the largest AML/KYC cases in banking history. As one of the leading authorities in the field, Mr. Walsh continues to assist banks with AML/KYC compliance investigations and also conducts related technical training. He may be contacted by email at: walsh516@aol.com.