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Conference
Financial Crime
AFB Financial Crime Compliance Conference 2024
We are delighted to invite you to AFB Financial Crime Compliance Conference, sponsored by ComplyAdvantage. The conference will be held on Wednesday 27 November, hosted by A&O Shearman, supported by Avyse Partners.
Practice Roundtable
AFB Practice Roundtable: How to Manage an Effective Whistleblowing Process
How firms respond to and manage concerns raised through whistleblowing channels is a topic of regulatory focus.  This roundtable, in partnership with Linklaters LLP, will discuss the rules and guidance relevant to conducting an effective whistleblowing process, taking account of both employment law and UK regulatory requirements.  
Seminar
AFB Virtual Seminar: UK Economic Outlook – Post-Budget Assessment
AFB will hold a virtual seminar focussed on the economic outlook for the UK for the remainder of 2024 and looking to 2025.  Members will hear from Philip Shaw, Chief Economist at Investec UK. Philip will also give his views on the impact of the budget and respond to questions.  
Practice Roundtable
AFB Practice Roundtable: UK’s New ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence – Next Steps After Publication of Government Guidance
This practice roundtable, in partnership with Squire Patton Boggs, will consider the steps that financial services organisations should be taking to assess their fraud risk and implement reasonable fraud prevention measures.
Seminar
AFB Seminar: The Use of Off-Channel Communications – Regulatory Enforcement Lessons from the U.S.
This in-person seminar in partnership with King & Spalding will look at lessons learned from case studies in the US, including potential updates to policies, procedures, and controls so that firms can more effectively manage compliance risk.
Seminar
AFB Seminar: Basel 3.1 Implementation – Review of UK Standardised Credit Risk Framework
As a follow-up to the successful virtual seminar presentation on the phase 2 rules by EY held on 15 October 2024, AFB has arranged a further in-person session with EY which will focus on a detailed review of the Credit Risk Framework under the Standardised Approach.  
Seminar
AFB Seminar: New FCA Guidance on Non-Financial Misconduct, an overview
AFB and Ashurst invite you to attend an in-person seminar that will explore the requirements of the updated FCA guidance on non-financial misconduct.  The revised guidance is due to be released late 2024.
Practice Workshop
AFB Practice Workshop: Transaction Reporting – Understanding the Challenges & Avoiding the Pitfalls
Due to popular demand, we are repeating this workshop in partnership with Kroll. It will provide attendees with practical tips to support the design and development of a transaction reporting framework. The workshop will outline how to maintain data quality management, as well as provide example scenarios and explore the role of a trader in transaction reporting.