The upcoming 10th International Conference on Financial Crime and Terrorism Financing (IFCTF) will reveal the latest trends and how best to combat it through robust compliance procedures
 
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The 10^th International Conference on Financial Crime and Terrorism Financing (IFCTF), which will be held on 30-31 October 2018 in Kuala Lumpur with the theme “The Rising Voice of Compliance – Towards Greater Governance and Transparency”, will explore topics on current events and new trends in these areas and practicable approaches within the realm of compliance.
 
Today’s sponsorship signing reaffirms the commitment of the 11 organisations, Lexis Nexis, Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters), Asian Banking School, Dow Jones, FICO (US based Data Analytics company), HAYS Consulting, iEnterprise Online Sdn Bhd, IHS Markit (Global Market Intelligence firm), International Compliance Association (ICA), TESS International (a leading regional financial software application provider) and ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) to collectively propagate their support for this important platform which will spawn workable cross-border solutions to combat the scourge of financial crime and terrorism financing.
 
“The success of the IFCTF is made possible with the commitment of our sponsors every year, for the last 10 years. And for this 10^th IFCTF, we have lined up excellent speakers and subject matter experts from around the globe to share their views and thoughts on combatting financial crime and terrorism financing. I am happy to inform that we have secured over 90% participation, with over 800 delegates attending,” said Mr V Maslamani, Organising Chairman of IFCTF and the Compliance Officers’ Networking Group (CONG).
 
“Since its inception in 2009, we have had over 7000 delegates and this time we anticipate 1000 or more senior compliance professionals to be joining us from regional and global banks as well as other financial institutions,” said Ms Rajam Sega, Director of Operations for the Asian Institute of Finance (AIF).
 
Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia will deliver her keynote address on “Reshaping Malaysia's Future – Setting the goal for greater governance and transparency”.
 
Other speakers at the conference include senior representatives from both domestic and international agencies as well as private sector experts, covering compliance measures for terrorism financing, cryptocurrencies, cyber security as well as the menace of the Dark and Deep web. Speakers from BNM, Royal Malaysia Police, CyberSecurity Malaysia, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice and the Malaysian Anti–Corruption Commission, as well as a range of major financial organisations and industry suppliers will participate over the two-day conference. For the first time, we will also be hosting a half day masterclass “360 degrees on Terrorism Financing” on 29 October 2018.
 
IFCTF is jointly organised by AIF and CONG and fully supported by Bank Negara Malaysia and Securities Commission Malaysia.
 
To register for IFCTF 2018, visit www.aif.org.my/ifctf2018. 
 
Source: Asian Institute of Finance (AIF)
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Mitasha Ramadasan
Director, Communications and Public Relations
Tel: +603 2787 1909 / +6012 379 3075
Email: mitasha@aif.org.my
 
Name: Juli Murshidah
Manager, Communications & Public Relations
Tel: +603 2787 1942 / +6012 278 9651
Email: juli@aif.org.my 
 
--BERNAMA