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Financial Crime Risk Management Lessons Custodians Can Learn From Traditional Correspondent Banking
ACAMS Connection, AFC Challenges, World Digest

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Custodians, which are financial institutions that provide the safekeeping and servicing of investor assets including stocks, bonds and other assets, are exposed to some serious money laundering and financial crime risks. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) unprecedented enforcement action against a trust and custody...
Why Terrorist Organizations Use Human Trafficking
Back to the Basics, Featured Column, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, March - May 2023, World Digest

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Editor’s note: This article is the second part of a two-part series on human trafficking and terrorist organizations. The first part is available on ACAMSToday.org. Human trafficking (HT) is used by terrorist organizations to exploit individuals and to carry out or support terrorist activities. In...
The Nexus Between Terrorism and Human Trafficking
ACAMS Connection, Back to the Basics, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, World Digest

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Editor’s note: This article is the first part of a two-part series on human trafficking and terrorist organizations. Human trafficking (HT) constitutes a serious human rights violation and is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises, attracting both small local groups and international networks. In...