AGENDA
Day 1  |   Day 2


Day 1 – 10 April 2008

08.30am Welcoming coffee
09.00am Chairman’s Remarks
09:15am New Initiatives to Combat Money Laundering and Financial Crime: Regional Implications for Financial Institutions
  • Review of international developments in AML and CFT
  • New AML procedures and requirements
  • Financial Crime, Money Laundering and Corruption
  • Investigating Financial Crime – Whose problem
  • Proactive cooperation between the public and private sectors to combat financial crime
  • Why act now?

Professor John Broome, Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention, University of Wollongong, Australia

10:00am The PRC’s contribution to global efforts against money laundering: from observership to membership of FATF
  • The awakened nation - China’s emergence as a global player in the capital markets
  • The recent success story of China’s AML rapid development in compliance with standards
  • CASE STUDIES – China taking effective roles and responsibility

Shi Yongyan, Deputy Director, General Office, AML Bureau, People's Bank of China


10:45am Networking Break

11:15am Money laundering offences and detection mechanisms in Macau
  • The main features of the recent reform of the crime of money laundering
  • The mechanisms for the detection of money laundering for banks and casinos
  • The impact of the Ao Man Long corruption and money laundering case

Professor Jorge Godinho, Faculty of Law, University of Macau


12:00pm LUNCHEON - Hosted by SAS

1:00pm Confiscation of proceeds of crime in the organized and serious crimes ordinance
  • Restraint order: Application & variation
  • Confiscation order: Application & enforcement
  • Future development

Catherine Fung, Department of Justice, Government of Hong Kong

1:45pm Adopting a risk based approach to AML - purpose, benefits and challenges
  • Establishing An Effective Anti-money laundering/Know Your Customer Program
  • Effectively monitoring and reporting of suspicious transactions
  • Effective measures and controls for higher risk situations
  • Taking proactive and flexible roles to adapt to random changes in risks

David Hsu, Director of Compliance and Control, Citibank


2:30pm Networking Break

3:00pm Economic and Trade Sanctions (ETS) - Are you protected?
  • Sanctions regimes – the complex challenge
  • Sanctions risk in China and Asia Pacific
  • The road ahead – AML and Sanctions Compliance

Clint Stinger, AML and Sanctions Services Leader, Deloitte China

3:45pm Panel Discussion: The proactive role for both public and private sectors to combat financial crime, corruption, money laundering and implement effective prevention
  • Distinguished professionals will offer their experience and opinions on what works and how and what more can be done

Moderated by Clint Stinger
Discussed by


4:45pm Closing Remarks
5:00pm Close of day one

 

 


Day 2 – 11 April 2008

08.30am Welcoming coffee
09.00am Chairman’s Remarks
09:15am Uncovering the latest threats & deception techniques used in committing fraud and revealing new advanced strategies for detecting
irregularities
  • The functions of the AFP and our International Role and Network
  • The Global Criminal Environment, emerging trends and recent statistics, and the Drivers of Transnational Crime
  • History of money laundering; case studies including Hawala banking, Bulk Smuggling and factors such as Identity Crime
  • The Digital Environment including stored value cards and digital currencies
  • Online Gaming, Virtual Worlds, Wireless and Mobile Technology
  • Cooperation between the Financial Sector, law enforcement, regulators and issuers

David Wildman, Senior Liaison Officer, Australian Federal Police in Hong Kong

10:00am Corruption in Asia - the global challenge
  • Overview of corruption laws
    • Increase of cross-border co-operation
    • Issues companies face in devising effective compliance programmes
  • Dealing with FCPA inquiries from US regulators

Mark Johnson, Partner, Regulatory & Dispute, Herbert Smith


10:45am Networking Break

11:15am Meeting and understanding the challenges of fraud in investment and insurance
  • Provide a basic understanding of Fraud, including its elements, impact, etc.
  • Outline the operation of internal fraud, and how companies may detect (red flags) and combat internal fraud accordingly
  • Fraud Case analysis regarding the insurance industry (policyholders/ claims fraud and intermediary fraud)
  • Describe how different investment fraud delivery methods work on their target victims
  • Explain the significance and possible measures of fraud risk management

Michael Ting, Head of Compliance, Sun Life Hong Kong Ltd


12:00pm LUNCHEON - Hosted by SAS

1:00pm Customer Due Diligence; reinforcing practices on identity verification and ‘know your customer’
  • Implementing and reviewing consolidated KYC programs
  • Discussing the importance of having a flexible approach to customer identity verification and the importance of sharing and
    monitoring findings
  • Identifying and reacting to monetary crimes

Violet Ho, Managing Director, Beijing, Kroll

1:45pm A picture of fraud risk in China – Implementing a regional financial crime avoidance strategy
  • Reviewing the common frauds in Asia and how to avoid them
  • Discussing a prevention strategy for your business
  • Enforcement Issues – how and why to implement them

Nelson Yeung, Head of Fraud Risk Management China, Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited


2:30pm Networking Break

3:00pm Corruption Risk and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
  • Trends and Developments in China
  • Corruption investigations and due diligence
  • Anti-corruption culture and compliance – leading practices

Nick Robinson, National Leader, Forensic Services, Deloitte China

3:45pm Panel Discussion: The impact of legislations on businesses and markets across the Greater China region
  • Distinguished professionals offer their experience on facing legislations and how they deal with it
  • Are the legislations preventing efficient running of businesses?
  • Could there be more legislations and would they actively reduce fraud and corruption?

Moderated by Nigel Morris-Cotterill, Head, The Anti Money Laundering Network
Discussed by


4:45pm Closing Remarks
5:00pm Close of day two


LexisNexis is entitled to change the agenda without prior notice