Provided AML/KYC advisory to DCM, Sales & Trading and Securitisation and Warehousing on a BAU basis
Led the implementation efforts of Group Standards roll-out in Asia, including KYC, ABC, Sanctions Screening, Training and Risk Assessment Standards
Coordinated steering committees for Group Standards roll-out, ensuring alignment of FCC initiatives with business and other supporting functions
Liaised with Legal and external counsel on regulatory requirements regarding India ODI business set-up
Assisted Head of Financial Crime on preparation of the Enterprise-wide Risk Assessment for Asia
Director, AML Advisory
Morgan Stanley
Hong Kong
02.2015 - 07.2022
Provided AML advisory and EDD review to IBD, GCM, Fixed Income, Commodities, Equities and Prime Brokerage businesses during client onboarding, periodic review and remediation projects
Supported Australia PWM business advisory during a 3-month secondment
Handled escalations stemmed from the Transaction Monitoring, Negative News and Sanctions Screening Systems, and assisted with Suspicious Activities Report (SAR) filings to authorities
Assisted with regulatory audits/requests from regulators in Asia, e.g SFC, MAS, SEBI, FSS, etc
Provided FCC trainings to various teams in APAC
Analyst, Due Diligence
J.P. Morgan
London
06.2014 - 10.2014
Prepared Due Diligence reports for different lines of businesses including CIB, GRE and GWM
Researched on entities and individuals using various databases and systems, e.g. Factiva, World Check, etc
Identified financial crimes, transactional, reputational and other risks with respect to the research subjects
Assistant Vice President – Anti-Financial Crime, Financial Crime Investigator (AFC-FCI) at UOB Bank BerhadAssistant Vice President – Anti-Financial Crime, Financial Crime Investigator (AFC-FCI) at UOB Bank Berhad