Download or read book AML Auditing - Understanding Global Custody Services written by Bob Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a must for all AML/KYC audit and compliance staff whose responsibilities include global custody services! The author, Bob Walsh, is widely regarded as one of the leading authorities in this field. This book is one in a series of extraordinary guides in which Bob Walsh details the function and operation of key financial services for the benefit of AML/KYC audit and compliance professionals. He is convinced that providing a greater understanding of the inner workings of how global custody services and other financial services function can dramatically strengthen AML/KYC compliance and audit results. All of Bob Walsh's AML books for auditors also address the complex world of money-laundering, related AML/KYC regulatory issues and concerns, AML/KYC acronyms and technical glossary, and a list of currently known terrorist groups. The topics described in this book include a review of the global custody services business, sub-custodians, the global securities industry, clearing corporations and depositories, accounting conventions, foreign exchange, Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), due-diligence research, Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), politically exposed persons (PEPs), and more. The material contained in Mr. Walsh's books was compiled from more than 30 years of hands-on experience in the U.S. and international banking industry. He is a CAMs certified AML/KYC compliance specialist who has worked with some of the largest banks in the world, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and major AML/KYC consulting agencies working on some of the largest AML/KYC cases in banking industry. Mr. Walsh assists banks with AML/KYC auditing, investigations, compliance assessments, remediations and related AML/KYC technical training. He resides in Deer Park, New York, and can be reached at [email protected].