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e-KYC Regulatory Framework
With the roll out of e-KYC Policy by BNM on 30 June 2020, FIs will have to ensure controls are properly implemented prior to launching their e-KYC platforms. In this webinar, understand the current e-KYC regulatory framework for FIs in Malaysia and its key challenges, and explore best practices to mitigate and manage ML/TF risks emerging from e-KYC. Read More
Terrorism Financing (TF)/Proliferation Financing (PF) Risk Assessment
More information will be provided soon - please visit this space to stay updated.
New Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Technology
In the face of increasing regulators’ focus on AML/CFT related matters and costs amongst other challenges, FIs are exploring and embarking on employing technology into the FCC mainstream in order to guard against complex financial crimes activities and curb with the increasing cost of compliance. Join this webinar to understand the changing FCC enforcement landscape in Asia over the years and the challenges face by FIs in conducting risk management and surveillance; explore the application of technology into financial crime compliance; and learn the benefits of using new technologies to meet emerging challenges and difficulties.
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31 May
Test Centres Unable to Conduct Online Exams Due to Nationwide Phase 1 Total Lockdown
Following the 28 May 2021 announcement by the Prime Minister’s Office on the nationwide Phase 1 Total Lockdown, kindly note that test centres are unable to conduct online exams from 1 to 14 June 2021.... Read More
19 May
Enrolments for AICB’s Qualifications
A. Enrolments for AICB’s Qualifications Navigate the evolving banking landscape with confidence by embracing change and gaining new skills and knowledge. If you would like to enrol in any of AICB’s p... Read More
18 May
Delay in Examinable Date of Revised Content for Updated PCC Modules
Following our announcement on 24 February 2021 titled “Updated PCC Modules to be Examinable Beginning 1 June 2021”, we regret to inform you that there will be a delay in the exams of the revised conte... Read More
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Values: The New World Currency
The rise of shareholder activism sees investors increasingly demanding that environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts be championed across boards and prioritised in corporate agendas. This “wokeness” is a part of a new human-centred economy where values reign supreme and social capitalism is the order of the day. As the banking and finance sector shifts its gaze to greener pastures, it is important to keep systemic risks such as greenwashing in check; enhance and achieve other goals on the sustainability spectrum, such as social inequality, social justice, and diversity and inclusion; and emplace advanced risk management processes to address risks arising from ESG investments. Read More
Rising Temperatures, Melting Ice Caps, and the Banking Sector
In the banking sector, there has been an increased focus on the issue of climate risk within the larger ESG agenda. But how important is ESG — or specifically, climate risk — in the context of the banking sector? Is this just a fashionable buzzword that will disappear when a new trend comes along or does this represent a fundamental shift in terms of how we look at the role and purpose of banks within the wider community? To answer this question, we must first consider this from the perspective of history and science. Read More
No Banking on a Dead Planet
In our interview with French agronomist and sustainability leader Minh Cuong Le Quan, he stresses that the timeline of net-zero pledges by financial institutions are way off target and hardly depictive of the dire situation we are in. Climate change is just one of the many symptoms of the ailing world we live in — a consequence of the greed and materialism we see today — and bolder changes must take place within the current decade to mitigate the consequences of the situation. The financial sector is able to play a great role in shaping humanity’s future for the better, and this must start today. Read More
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