Anti-Money Laundering Toolkit
Matthews Alison(Author)
The Law Society (Publisher)
Published on 30. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-1-907698-58-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Parliament has specifically included lawyers within the group of professionals required to take steps to prevent money launderers and terrorist financiers making use of their services and every law firm is obliged to have sufficient anti-money laundering policies in place. The Anti-Money Laundering Toolkit is designed to provide firms with practical 'need to know' information and contains a mixture of draft policies and procedural checklists to help practitioners demonstrate due diligence, such as: Compliance checklists Client identification and verification forms File opening procedures and policies Risk identification Reporting, notification and monitoring forms MLRO policies. This toolkit is designed to assist legal practices in demonstrating good practice in compliance with their legal obligations and the Law Society's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing Practice Notes. All of the draft policies and forms are contained in the accompanying CD-ROM which can be customised as needed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-907698-58-3 (9781907698583)
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05/2018
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Person
Alison Matthews is one of the UK's leading experts on money laundering and professional conduct. She was Chair of the Law Society's Money Laundering Taskforce and is a member of the Government's Money Laundering Advisory Committee.
Content
1. Setting up systems; 2. Assessing risk to the legal practice; 3. Client inception; 4. Due diligence during the retainer; 5. Managing risks around source of funds; 6. Making reports; 7. Client exit strategy; 8. Training; 9. Record keeping; 10. Monitoring compliance.