Financial Crime Compliance Outlook with Celent: AML/KYC Trends, Priorities and Predictions
A recent Celent survey showed that financial crime is the leading risk management concern for wealth management firms. As regulatory expectations intensify and the digitization of financial services accelerates, compliance teams are under pressure to modernize AML/KYC practices without compromising the speed of business.
Join MCO and industry expert Neil Katkov from Celent for a webinar on the latest regulatory updates, trends and best practices for financial crime/AML/KYC compliance. We'll cover:
- What are the challenges—regulatory and otherwise—in the AML/KYC space that firms are facing today
- What are the pressures and priorities shared by industry leaders in recent Celent capital markets and wealth management industry surveys
- How does KYC factor into a modern and digital approach to a firm’s investment management practice
- Predictions on where AML enforcement and compliance technology are headed—and how firms should prepare strategically to keep up
About Neil Katkov
Neil is a Director in Celent's global Risk practice. He currently focuses on the risk and compliance space including regtech, anti-money laundering and know-your-customer compliance, financial crime, and AML/KYC technology.
Neil initiated Celent's influential research on AML compliance and technology in 2002. He regularly advises leading financial institutions and technology vendors on their business, technology, and compliance strategies. His advisory engagements have included vendor selection for financial institutions, market feasibility studies for financial institutions and technology vendors, and strategic due diligence on a number of the leading compliance vendors.
Neil has been widely quoted in the press, including The Financial Times and The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, has appeared on CNBC, CNN, and TV Tokyo, and is a popular speaker at conferences in North America, Asia, and Europe.
Neil previously launched and managed Celent’s presence in Asia for 15 years and helped establish Celent’s market leading position in Japan. He holds a BA from the University of California at Berkeley and MA and PhD degrees from Harvard University. He is fluent in English, Japanese, and Chinese.
