On 13 October 2022, our Managing Director, Ms. Annie Chan conducted a webinar on the topic of “Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing: Best Practice and Compliance Issues” for lawyers and professionals in the financial industry as invited by Courses & Seminars Limited.
During the webinar, Ms Chan shared with the audience the fundamentals of Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing, relevant laws, regulations, the revised AML guidelines issued by the Securities and Futures Commission, compliance issues as well as the best practices. Ms Chan also shared the latest Enforcement cases taken by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in addressing deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems and controls of corporations and cases of contravention of the AML/CFT laws and regulation. In addition, Annie also shared with the audience her experience and some real-life cases in terms of inspections and Enforcement investigations relating to AML/CFT during the webinar. Such practical analysis shared by Annie stimulated constructive and interesting discussions on the topic during the seminar.
