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The PIMFA Financial Crime Conference is returning in 2025, ready to update attendees on everything they need to know on the evolving financial crime landscape.

Firms and their clients remain at significant risk, and the event will aim to give PIMFA members the know how to protect themselves. Attendees will get access to expert sessions from professionals across industry, including governmental, regulatory and law enforcement experts, as they discuss what the current threat landscape looks like emerging from new techniques and technologies, and what can be done to operate in a safer and more resilient environment.

As in previous years, this event is named not just at financial crime professionals and MLROs, but at anyone in a senior management or compliance function, working to ensure firm’s work is safe for clients, and one step ahead of the various threat actors acting against the financial services sector in 2025.

As you will see from our agenda, this year’s event will include contributions from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Home Office, and the National Crime Agency (NCA), among many others – book now to reserve your seat (press are not eligible for this event, and spaces are limited on a first come, first served basis).

 

Event Details:

Date: 26 February 2025
Times: 10:00 – 17:00
Venue: Shoosmiths, 1 Bow Churchyard, London – EC4M 9DQ

If you would like to discuss speaking or sponsorship opportunities please email events@pimfa.co.uk

If you are a PIMFA Member – Please ensure you are logged in to your account first before adding a ticket to your basket to access the member discounts.

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available, but are restricted and going fast – if partnering with PIMFA on Financial Crime Conference 2025 is of interest, please reach out to events@pimfa.co.uk.

 

Financial Crime Conference 2025
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08:30
18:00

Arrival & Registration

09:00 - 10:00

Welcome and PIMFA introduction

10:00 - 10:15

Opening Keynote - Regulatory Update and Priorities for 2025

10:15 - 10:45

Presentation: Suspicious Activity Reports - An update on SARS

10:45 - 11:15

Comfort Break

11:15 - 11:30

Interactive session: Firm impersonation - how they are doing it

11:30 - 12:00

Your financial crime risk assessment is broken… but you can fix it

12:00 - 12:30

Networking Lunch

12:30 - 13:30

Live podcast recording: The Laundry - what is keeping MLROs up at night?

13:30 - 14:15

Presentation: How technology can enhance AML controls

14:15 - 14:45

Presentation: Cyber threats - a view from the coalface

14:45 - 15:15

Comfort Break

15:15 - 15:30

Presentation: Legal update - fraud & regulatory

15:30 - 16:00

Closing Keynote: Economic Crime Plan 2 update

16:00 - 16:30

Summary & Closing Remarks

16:30 - 16:45

Networking Drinks

16:45 - 18:00

Daren Allen
Partner
Shoosmiths

More about Daren Allen

Daren is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation team and has over 30 years experience in acting for financial institutions, large corporations, Governments and individuals in relation to complex investigations, litigation, regulatory enforcement proceedings and legal and regulatory compliance.
Daren regularly advises clients on matters relating to fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering. He assisted the Ministry of Justice in drafting the Guidance on the Bribery Act 2010. he has also advised the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group on the Guidance Notes for the financial services sector.

 

Alexandra Roberts
Head of Regulatory Policy and Compliance
PIMFA

More about Alexandra Roberts

Alex joined PIMFA in June 2017 as a Policy Adviser, where she works on a wide range of regulatory matters, engaging with policy makers and the regulator to promote members’ interests.

She previously worked for the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) in the same capacity. APFA merged with the Wealth Management Association (WMA) to form PIMFA.

Alex has a legal background, having studied law at Cambridge University and was called to the Bar in 1997. She was a tenant at Lamb Chambers, Temple where she specialised in personal injury claims, contractual disputes and professional negligence. Alex has experience of advisory, drafting and court work including appearances in the Court of Appeal, the High Court and county courts.

Katarina Helde
MLRO Financial Crime Compliance
Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management

More about Katarina Helde

Katarina Helde Cook, Head of Financial Crime Compliance and MLRO for Handelsbanken Wealth and Asset Management, passionate about the role of financial services in the fight against financial crime –to protect our society, victims, businesses, and the wider economy.

Marieke Kernet
Head of Financial Crime and Group MLRO
Evelyn Partners

More about Marieke Kernet

Marieke Kernet is Evelyn Partners’ Head of Financial Crime and Group MLRO/SMF17, having started as Head of Financial Crime in what was then Smith & Williamson seven years ago.

She previously worked in HSBC’s Financial Crime function covering Global Banking and Markets line of business for Europe and then the UK.

She started her career as an “Avocat à la Cour” (barrister/solicitor) for an international law firm in Luxembourg as an investment fund and banking lawyer for the best part of a decade before a stint in consultancy at EY.

Charlie Morrison
Head of Cyber Griffin team
City of London Police

More about Charlie Morrison

Charlie Morrison is Head of the Cyber Griffin team, a programme which makes up one arm of the City of London Police’s Cyber Crime Unit. In his career, Charlie has worked across intelligence and response policing directorates and for the last 7 years has helped develop the force’s Cyber Crime Unit.

He holds specialisms in information security management systems, incident response, and cyber maturity assessments. Charlie was the driving force behind Cyber Griffin which today is an NCSC and CPD® certified training programme. Supported by the Corporation of London, Cyber Griffin protects businesses from cyber criminality and assists the Square Mile in offering world-leading security to the nation’s centre of business.

Kate Tuckley
Head of Department (HOD) of Investment Platforms and SIPP Operators
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

More about Kate Tuckley

Prior to joining the FCA in 2010 Kate worked as a lawyer specialising in financial services litigation in private practice. She has spent the majority of her career at the FCA working in Retail Enforcement leading the relationship management and strategy team overseeing referrals to Enforcement from Supervision.

She is an experienced Head of Department having set up an Enforcement Department with a specific focus on Interventions and Threshold Conditions before leading an Investigation Department running some of the FCA’s most high profile, complex investigations. She also developed the FCA’s Financial Promotions strategy.

In 2022 she moved to Supervision and since then has headed up the Department responsible for Investment Platforms, SIPP Operators, P2P and Crowdfunders as well as proactive teams that lead thematic projects, multi-firm work and with a specific focus on Financial Crime and Consumer Duty.

Marit Rødevand
CEO, Strise & Host
The Laundry

More about Marit Rødevand

Marit Rødevand is the co-host of The Laundry podcast and the CEO of Strise, a Norwegian technology company leading the way in innovation for AML automation. Strise’s advanced platform has become a critical tool for compliance teams across Europe, with 70% of top-tier Nordic banks relying on its services. Named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2024, Strise continues to set the standard for AML solutions by streamlining processes, enhancing efficiency, and significantly reducing the time and cost of AML compliance.

Graham Barrow
Director
The Dark Money Files

More about Graham Barrow

Graham is an expert in unravelling complex money laundering webs.

His unique skills are called upon by a large number of investigative journalists in both print and broadcast media, to help them identify and write about organised crime and corruption – specifically in their use of legal entities to launder the proceeds of crime.

With twenty five years of experience in financial services, most recently he has provided his expertise to high-profile banks in relation to their financial crime control frameworks, including writing the due diligence policy for one global bank.

Rajvinder Johal
UK MLRO & Director
AML and Sanctions Compliance

More about Rajvinder Johal

With nearly 20 years of experience in Financial Crime Compliance, Rajvinder is the AML and Sanctions Advisory Director and UK MLRO for FIS Global, an American multinational corporation and leader in financial technology and services.

As a Director at FIS Global, she is passionate about helping businesses and communities thrive by advancing banking and Capital Markets solutions, whilst remaining compliant with AML and Sanctions laws and regulations.

As a UK based AML and Sanctions specialist, she is appointed the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for two FCA regulated entities and also responsible for the AML and Sanctions Advisory function across FIS Global.

Michael Jones
Senior Engagement Officer
UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU), National Economic Crime Command (NECC), National Crime Agency (NCA)

More about Michael Jones

Michael Jones is a Senior Engagement Officer within the UK’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) at the National Crime Agency.

The UKFIU is responsible for receiving, analysing, disseminating and retaining Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). Michael is responsible for supporting the UKFIUs priorities by fostering relationships and collaborating with the Regulated Sector to ensure high levels of quality are maintained within SAR submissions.

Prior to working within the UKFIU’s Engagement function Michael worked operationally on the UKFIU International Team, responsible for mitigating risk and disseminating SARs intelligence overseas to aid International Law Enforcement partners.

Lynsey Lauer
Deputy Director, Economic Crime Portfolio Delivery
Homeland Security Group, Home Office

More about Lynsey Lauer

Lynsey is currently a Deputy Director at the Home Office, responsible for Economic Crime Strategy and Delivery. In this role, she was responsible for leading the development of Economic Crime Plan 2 in partnership with HMT and the private sector, and leads delivery through major Government Programmes,. She was the Programme Director for Suspicious Activity Reporting (SARs) Reform up until this programme was handed back to the National Crime Agency following the rollout out of the new Digital Service for SARs reporting, and is the Programme Director for the delivery of the Fraud Strategy.

Prior to joining the Home Office, Lynsey spent 15 years in consulting (primarily at Accenture) where she helped to deliver a variety of large-scale public-sector transformation programmes in central Government departments and across the criminal justice system.

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Details

Date:
26th February
Time:
09:00 - 18:00
Cost:
£250.00 - £600
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Email Address:
events@pimfa.co.uk