Webinar: AML Tranche 2 Compliance – Preparing the Legal Sector for Change by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

AML Tranche 2 Compliance – Preparing the Legal Sector for Change

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Are You Ready for AML Tranche 2?
Empowering the Legal Sector to Navigate Compliance with Confidence

Stay ahead of the upcoming AML/CTF regime changes and understand what they mean for your law practice. Join our expert-led webinar for practical strategies, actionable insights, and peer engagement.

Introduction Section:
The introduction of AML tranche 2 in Australia under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2024 represents a significant shift for the legal industry. With new obligations covering client due diligence, risk assessments, and reporting, it's essential for law firms to prepare now.

Join us for an engaging webinar tailored to legal professionals, featuring leading experts in financial crime compliance. This session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the changes effectively, without compromising privilege or professionalism.

Why Attend?
•    Understand What’s Changing: Gain insights into the new obligations and their impact on your legal practice.
•    Explore Practical Strategies: Discover actionable steps to integrate compliance measures into daily operations.
•    Learn from Experts: Hear from industry leaders about how technology can simplify compliance.
•    Collaborate with Peers: Engage in meaningful dialogue during our interactive Q&A session.

Webinar Agenda Highlights:
•    Understanding AML Tranche 2: What’s changing for legal professionals?
•    Challenges & Opportunities: Navigating compliance while managing privilege and leveraging opportunities for responsible decision-making.
•    Practical Strategies: Building a risk-based framework, leveraging technology, and learning from global best practices.
•    Immediate Steps to Prepare: Actionable guidance for conducting compliance assessments and engaging with professional networks.
•    Interactive Q&A: Address your specific questions and challenges.

Post-Webinar Resources:
All attendees will receive exclusive access to:
•    The webinar recording and additional thought leadership articles.
•    An invitation to join ongoing discussions through industry forums.

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DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this webinar is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and shall not be used as legal advice. The views and opinions expressed in this webinar are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. LexisNexis® Risk Solutions does not warrant that the information provided in this webinar is accurate or error-free.

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Presenters

Andrew Ham

Partner, Danaher Moulton Lawyers

Andrew has over 25 years’ experience as a financial services lawyer in Australia and the USA, and is an expert in the law of banking and regulated financial services, credit and consumer law, anti-money-laundering, and privacy.

He has assisted a broad range of bank and non-bank lenders and other financial services providers with their legal and compliance needs, working both in-house and as an external adviser.  His clients have included global brands, and some of Australia’s largest banks and financial institutions, as well as start-ups and SMEs. As well as the banking industry, his experience encompasses non-bank lending from vehicle finance to ‘buy-now-pay-later’, as well as life and general insurance, remittance and other payments services, fintech, gambling, investment funds, and financial advice.

Andrew’s extensive in-house experience in organisations of all kinds and cultures gives him a unique perspective on the need for practical solutions to the regulatory issues faced by the Australian financial services industry.  He is known for providing helpful and down to earth advice that focuses on practical solutions to the issue at hand. In particular, Andrew has a passion for bridging the gap between legal ‘advice’ and compliance or commercial ‘reality’ with sensible advice in plain English and compliance policy or procedures that are not only fit for purpose but embed the legal and compliance principles into everyday business process.

Andrew is a contributing author for the Lexis Nexis Regulatory Compliance service, is a deputy Chair of the Financial Services Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia and chairs the Australian Compliance Institute’s AML/CTF Discussion Group.

Michelle Sim

Senior Legal Writer, LexisNexis® Practical Guidance Banking & Finance

Michelle Sim is a Senior Legal Writer for LexisNexis® Practical Guidance Banking & Finance, an online solution providing practically focused resources to assist banking & finance lawyers and in-house counsel. Michelle has curated task-oriented guidance notes, checklists, precedents and tools to help legal professionals advising on key regulatory issues relevant to the industry, including anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.

Michelle has extensive banking & finance experience at Ashurst, one of Australia’s leading national firms. Michelle has advised lending institutions and corporate borrowers on a wide range of domestic and cross border lending transactions, including corporate finance, leveraged and acquisition finance, real estate finance, debtor finance and distressed debt transactions.

Michelle also has experience at leading financial institution, GE Capital, as in-house commercial legal counsel advising internal stakeholders and senior management in relation to commercial finance, equipment finance, distribution finance and fleet businesses.

Michelle is a member of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (Australia Branch).

Kieran Seed

Head of Content – Global, LexisNexis® Regulatory Compliance

Kieran Seed is the Head of Content - Global at LexisNexis® Regulatory Compliance, supervising and coordinating the development of complex compliance data sets locally and internationally. Kieran’s expertise lies at the nexus of compliance, law and content, to help organisations understand and monitor their compliance requirements in an accelerating and ever-changing regulatory landscape. Kieran’s team of subject matter experts manage a wide content set across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, and also collaborate closely with content teams across the globe to bring the Regulatory Compliance solution to new markets and jurisdictions.

Konstantin Poptodorov (Moderator)

Director, Market Planning, ANZ, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

Konstantin Poptodorov is the Director of Market Planning for LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Australia and New Zealand, defining key propositions and driving the market strategy across the fraud, identity, and financial crime compliance portfolios.

Kon brings 20 years of experience in technology with more recent focus on fraud, identity, and financial crime management solutions. He joined LexisNexis® Risk Solutions in 2022 in his current position.

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