CREATESPACE AML Auditing - Understanding Wire Transfers: Volume 6

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 how wire transfers and other financial services operate 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 wire transfer topics described in this book include wire transfer practices, SWIFT, ACH, Fedwire, analyzing wire transactions, suspicious wire activities, due-diligence research, Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements, politically exposed persons (PEPs), OFAC, FCPA, 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 CAMs certified AML/KYC compliance specialist who has worked with some of the largest banks in the world, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and major AML/KYC consulting agencies working on some of the largest AML/KYC cases in banking industry.As one of the leading authorities in the field, Mr. Walsh assists banks with AML/KYC auditing, investigations, compliance assessments, remediations and related AML/KYC technical training. His office is located in New York; he may be reached by email at: walsh516@aol.com. About the Author Bob Walsh is a subject-matter-expert in the international banking and financial services industry. He is a CAMs certified Anti-money Laundering/Know Your Customer (AML/KYC) specialist with over 30 years of “hands-on” experience spanning U.S. and international banking and the financial services industry. After serving many years as a Vice President at large money-center banks, Mr. Walsh worked on major AML/KYC consulting projects involving transaction monitoring, “Lookbacks,” SARs writing, retail and institutional remediations, and AML/KYC procedures writing and technical training. In addition to this text, Bob Walsh has authored several AML/KYC compliance books: AML Auditing and Internal Controls; AML/KYC Compliance; AML Transaction Monitoring; How Terrorists Move Money Through Banks; Know Your Customer Compliance; Currency Transaction Reporting (CTRs); Fraud and Embezzlement; and a series of AML auditing books uniquely designed to benefit AML auditors and compliance staff by enhancing their understanding of how key financial services operate. Mr. Walsh has also authored texts that describe the inner workings of major financial services including: Depository Trust Company and Clearing; ERISA Compliance; Foreign Exchange; Global Custody Services; Global Securities Industry; International Capital Markets; Investment Banking, Mutual Funds, SEC Compliance; Securities Lending; Subcustodian Network Management; and Types of Securities. Bob Walsh established a MBA accredited program at New York University and Wayne State University on International Capital Markets, conducted AML/KYC technical training for FBI Special Agents and Federal Reserve Bank of New York Examiners. As one of the leading authorities in the field, Mr. Walsh assists banks with AML/KYC auditing, investigations, compliance assessments, remediations and related AML/KYC technical training. His office is located in New York; he may be reached by email at: walsh516@aol.com.