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First Financial Crime Conference and Exhibition Gets Warm Response From Anti-Crime Practitioners (30 September to 1 October 2004)
The first conference and exhibition in the Asia Pacific on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing – two dominant types of financial crime – was the confluence point for more than 300 executives from Asia and Europe who gathered in Singapore for two days’ of information exchange and networking with industry experts as well as their peers.
The conference, organised by The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), featured esteemed speakers such as Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Mr Brendan Hewson, Mr Michael Blanchflower and Mr Peter Hazlewood, who tackled a range of topics from Effective Due Diligence & Investigation to Terrorism in Asia and Terrorist Financing.
Mr Jackson Tai, Chairman of The Association of Banks in Singapore, who delivered the welcome address, urged the financial community to work together to counter the threat of financial crime so that the Singapore financial market continues to uphold its reputation for operational excellence and unmatched integrity.
Mr Tan Siong Thye, Director of Commercial Affairs Department, Singapore, kicked off the conference with his keynote address, which stressed to the audience of financial institution executives, the importance of knowing their customers intimately in the identification of suspicious transactions.
The conference, aimed at raising awareness of and countering two specific types of financial crime, was well received. It attracted widespread industry interest with a host of sponsors including IntegraScreen, World-Check, Credit Bureau Singapore, Factiva, DP Information Network, as well as the three local banks, namely DBS, OCBC and UOB.
In addition, companies such as Hill & Associates, LogicaCMG, STB Systems Solutions, The Bankers’ Almanac, Mantas Inc, AXS One Sone/ Sun Alliance, Neteconomy, and SDG Software Technologies Pte Ltd used the platform to showcase the latest technologies from systems to software support outside the conference hall.
Delegates also rated the presentations relevant, clear, insightful and interesting
The conference ended with delegates giving positive feedback.
Here are some feedback from delegates:
We all thought that the speaker line-up had good variety.
The content and presentations were enriching.
The pace of the conference was kept in control with good time-keeping.
The exhibition provided a good forum for contact between exhibitors and delegates.
Indeed, the conference provided a good time for awareness of the problems of money laundering and terrorist financing to be raised.
Many delegates have expressed interest in attending the next Asia Pacific Financial Crime Conference. The ABS looks forward to meeting them – and you – there!
Click here to visit the FC2004 Website.