1MDB slayer to participate in governance & transparency conference
Group photo (2) – (Back Row): V. Maslamani (3rd from left) with IFCTF 2018 sponsors (from left): Peter Ong Tuck Soon (Tess International), Chan Cheong Loy (Refinitiv), Vishnu Veluri (IHSMarkit) and Jimmy Cheah (IEnterprise). (Front Row): From left: Sandhya Nair (International Compliance Association), Natasha Ishak (Hays Malaysia) and Rafizah Abdul Rahman (Asian Banking School).
Xavier Andre Justo, the 1MDB whistleblower will be present at the upcoming 10th International Conference on Financial Crime and Terrorism Financing (IFCTF).
The organisers say the event will reveal the latest trends and how best to combat it through robust compliance procedures.
The event, 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.
A sponsorship signing on Monday reaffirms the commitment of the sponsors and supportive organisations 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 11 entities are: 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).
“The success of the IFCTF is made possible with the commitment of our sponsors every year, for the last 10 years. And for this 10th 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.
“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).
Ms Rajam Sega, Director of Operations for the Asian Institute of Finance (AIF) said,“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,”
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”.