Welcome

SIFMA thanks the following sponsors for supporting the 2007 Anti-Money Laundering conference:

 

Attendees’ Notebooks – Compliments of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services

Lanyards – Compliments of Schulte Roth & Zabel

The Wall Street Journal - Compliments of Dow Jones Newswires

Afternoon Audio Visual Equipment:  Provided by KPMG

Tote Bags - Provided by The Davidsohn Group

Media Sponsor: Compliance Reporter

Contributor: ACAMS (The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists)

Contributor: Fortent

Sponsorship: Committee/Speaker Dinner – Hosted by Schulte Roth & Zabel

 

March 12, 2007

7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

(Broadway Ballroom, 6th floor)

 

Hosted by Norkom Technologies

 

 

 

Morning General Session

(Broadway Ballroom North, 6th floor)

 

Sponsored by Protiviti

 

 

8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

 

Alan E. Sorcher

Vice President and Associate General Counsel

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

 

 

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Key Note Address

 

Frank Swedlove

President

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF)

 

 

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

AML Regulation and Enforcement Update

 

This panel will discuss recent AML rules, relevant guidance issued, and this past year’s significant enforcement actions.  Discussion will also focus on the implications for securities firms, and what firms can expect over the next year from FinCEN and the regulatory agencies.

 

 

 

Moderator:

 

Michael Meyer

Vice President and Global Head of Policies, Procedures and

Regulatory Update Monitoring

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

Panel:

 

Jamal El-Hindi

Associate Director for Regulatory Policy and Programs

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

U.S. Department of the Treasury

 

Lourdes Gonzalez

Assistant Chief Counsel – Sales Practices

Division of Market Regulation

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 

Daniel Stipano

Deputy Chief Counsel

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

U.S. Department of the Treasury

 

 

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m

Coffee Break

(Broadway Ballroom Foyer, 6th floor)

 

Hosted by Goodwin Procter LLP

 

 

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Correspondent and Private Banking

 

The 312 Rule for foreign correspondent and private banking accounts has been one of the most challenging Patriot Act rules.  Learn how firms implemented the required due diligence procedures and ways to make your compliance more effective.  Discussion also of enhanced due diligence procedures and accounts with senior foreign political figures and intermediaries.

 

 

 

Moderator:

 

Michelle L. Neufeld

Compliance Director and Assistant General Counsel

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

 

Panel:

 

Linda Busby

Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 

Jeffrey Horowitz

Managing Director, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Pershing LLC

 

Beverly Loew

Regulatory Policy Project Officer

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

U.S. Department of the Treasury

 

Mihal Nahari

Senior Vice President

Bank of America

 

 

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

AML Surveillance, Due Diligence and Technology

 

A discussion of how to design and implement an effective transactional surveillance program, including how firms conduct transactional surveillance, the technology available and the challenges of implementation.  Focus will also be on technology used for CIP and due diligence, and how firms choose technology and incorporate it into their overall AML compliance function.

 

 

 

Moderator:

 

Patrick Kidney

Senior Vice President, and Director of

  Financial Crimes Prevention and Intelligence

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

Panel:

 

Tara E. Loftus

Executive Director

Head of Money Laundering Prevention

UBS Financial Services Inc.

 

C. Rachel Raemore

Senior Vice President and Compliance Director

Capital and Wealth Management Groups

Wachovia Corporation

 

Ed Sullivan

Vice President Compliance Technology

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

Michael Zeldin

Principal

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Luncheon and Speaker

(Broadway Ballroom South, 6th floor)

 

Hosted by Ernst & Young

 

 

 

William J. Fox

Senior Vice President and Global Financial Crimes Executive

Bank of America

 

 

 

Afternoon General Session

(Broadway Ballroom North, 6th floor)

 

Sponsored by Global Vision Systems Inc.

 

 

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Suspicious Activity Reporting

 

Discussion of the latest trends in money laundering and how to conduct an investigation of suspicious activity.  Also focus on issues related to filing, documenting and sharing SARs.

 

 

 

Moderator:

 

Karen O’Toole

Vice President and Associate General Counsel

Fidelity Investments

 

Panel:

 

Tim O’Neal Lorah

Executive Director

Global Head, Anti-Money Laundering Group

Morgan Stanley

 

Thomas Fleming

Assistant Director, Office of Regulatory Policy

Regulatory Policy and Programs Division

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

 

Marcy Forman

Director, Office of Investigations

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Department of Homeland Security

 

John L. Riggi

Assistant Section Chief, Terrorist Financing Operations Section

FBI

 

 

2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

OFAC Update

 

Adam Szubin

Director

Office of Foreign Assets Control

U.S. Department of the Treasury

 

 

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Coffee Break

(Broadway Ballroom Foyer, 6th floor)

 

Hosted by Mantas, Inc.

 

 

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Compliance and Examination Issues

 

SEC and SRO representatives will discuss the latest on anti-money laundering examination procedures and findings, compliance trends, feedback and guidance to the industry. 

 

 

 

Moderator:

 

Betty Santangelo

Partner

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

 

Panel:

 

Alma Angotti

Counsel, Department of Enforcement

NASD

 

Karen Buck Burgess

Senior Advisor

Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 

Stephen Ganis

Chief Anti-Money Laundering and U.S. Sanctions Officer

Fidelity Investments

 

Michael Rufino

Senior Vice President

New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

 

 

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Question and Answer Forum

 

This is an opportunity to raise questions with our conference panelists.

 

 

 

Moderator:

 

Stephen Shine

Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel

Prudential Equity Group LLC

 

 

5:00 p.m.

Program Concludes