AML systems and controls
Review how the business assesses risk, assigns control ownership, monitors activity and escalates concerns.
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Independent advice on AML controls, transaction monitoring and financial crime technology.
Trevor Barritt brings experience in financial services, regulatory inspection and compliance technology. UK and international enquiries welcome.
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Where the work starts
Start with the control, decision or operational problem your organisation needs to understand.
Transaction monitoring
Examine the connection between source data, detection scenarios, alerts and investigation decisions.
Read moreAML technology advisory
Clarify operational requirements, data and governance before choosing or changing AML technology.
Read moreMLRO and governance
Consider oversight, reporting, management information and how issues reach accountable decision makers.
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Review customer due diligence and beneficial ownership evidence.
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Understand exposure across products, customers, channels and the organisation’s activities.
Read moreThe relevant risks, operating model and decisions define the work.
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Sector perspective
Products, customer journeys and data shape how financial crime risks appear in practice.
Insurance
Insurance products, premium flows, beneficiaries and claims create distinct AML questions that a banking template may miss.
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Understand digital asset transactions alongside the customers, counterparties and platforms involved.
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About Trevor Barritt
Trevor Barritt is an independent AML consultant. His career has covered compliance leadership, regulatory inspection and financial crime technology, including transaction monitoring and customer due diligence.
He has also written on beneficial ownership and insurance AML. His experience informs advice for organisations in the UK and internationally.
Read Trevor’s dated work
- Z/Yen · 27 October 2020Historical AML, MLRO, compliance and regulator-inspector biography.
- NICE Actimize · 2017 replayNamed lead for a transaction-monitoring discussion.
- SymphonyAI · November 2023Paper on compliance and money laundering risk in insurance.
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Insights
Practical, sourced guidance on AML controls, monitoring and technology decisions.
What should an AML controls review examine?
Check how the business risk assessment informs policies, control ownership, monitoring, management information and escalation. The key question is whether those parts work together in practice.
Read the article ↗How should a firm assess transaction monitoring?
Look beyond alert volume. Check whether data covers the intended activity, scenarios have clear purposes, and investigation feedback informs decisions and review.
Read the article ↗Why does insurance AML need sector context?
Insurance products, customer behaviour and data create different indicators and false positives. A banking template can miss the context that makes an insurance signal meaningful.
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Start with the question.
Describe the AML, financial crime or technology decision you are working through, along with the business context and relevant countries. International enquiries are welcome.
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