EDUCATION


 


4th ANNUAL BSA/AML SCHOOL
October 1-3, 2008: Airport Marriott - Orlando
Speakers: Phillips G. "Phil" Gay, Jr., Profit Protection, LLC
Ken Golliher, Principal, Pegasus Educational Services, LLC

Each year this school presents new topics through the presentations of professionals who tackle the latest issues on a daily basis. So even if you have attended this event in the past, make plans now to attend the 2008 session and learn all about the new issues awaiting you.

“The BSA reports that you file are the cornerstone of our efforts within the
U.S. government to disrupt illicit financial activity.”
– remarks of James H. Freis, Jr., Director of FinCEN
at the 8th annual FIBA AML Compliance Conference in Miami
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What does the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate Report
refer to a “pervasive and evolving threat”?
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What issues continue to dominate the banking supervisory
and enforcement headlines today?
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What bank program expectations have continued to raise the
bar from FinCEN, and law enforcement?
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What are among the most challenging of issues regarding
evolving payment systems, products and services?
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What has been the focus of the most increased demands of exam resources using the Federal Financial Institution Examination Council (FFIEC) BSA/AML examination handbook?

If you answered “Bank Secrecy and Anti-Money Laundering,”
go to the head of the class at the

2008 4th Annual BSA/AML School
"Managing Programs...Managing Risks"

What Sets Apart the Need for a School?

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Today's BSA/AML challenges demand real-time, instensive focus and in-depth knowledge.

 

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The BSA examination has asked much more of Florida banks, and has expected much more from the BSA program than in the past.

 

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The interagency exam takes a risk-based approach, expecting banks to understand their appetite for, and exposure to, risk and implement practices to mitigate risks.

 

 

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Community banking is vastly different than regional, super-regional, and multinational banking.

 

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Each bank and financial institution must have a "qualified " Bank Secrecy & Anti-Money Laundering Executive.

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Knowing the customer and knowing the regulations are no longer enough.

There are numerous workshops, seminars, and conferences dealing with current money laundering related events, from politics to program deficiencies to “PEPs.” There are telephone and web-based programs that discuss the nuances of new regulations. There are symposiums to deliberate the impact of world events affecting BSA enforcement. But this is the first SCHOOL designed, developed, and presented by Florida Bankers. And it’s the first such event offered in an academic setting to Florida Bankers.

The 2008 BSA School will incorporate many changes based on comments from 2007. The curriculum will reflect more relevant, topical issues and will be focused on more hands-on, problem-solving discussions.

Unlike Other Programs, this School Provides:

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More opportunity for in-depth thinking and deliberation.

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A learning environment focused on how to think, reason, process, and analyze relevant information.

 

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A proactive and positive approach to interactive problem-solving.

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Exercises and group discussion focused on shared knowledge and experience.

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More hands-on value than traditional question-and-answer sessions.

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A way to “validate” what you know and how you use it – knowledge and the application of knowledge.

 


Who Should Attend?

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Compliance, legal, audit, and operations employees and managers.

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Trainers, internal control specialists, and bank security and risk managers.

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Business unit and frontline supervisors, including trust, private banking and corporate risk

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BSA and AML specialists – from experienced veterans to new recruits.

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Serious professionals with banking background looking for “in-depth” knowledge and articulation of the issues.

 


What Should Students Expect?

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Experienced faculty discussing issues in an engaging and thoughtful environment.

 

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Discussion, regulatory requirements and step-by-step guidance on new and emerging BSA and AML matters.

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Practical tips on developing and refining management skills to deal with AML challenges.

 

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“Credentials” from an academic approach – knowledge and “take-aways.”

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The perspective, skill-set, tools, and understanding to help deal with BSA issues.

 

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Real-life solutions and "best practices" for meaningful program management

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An unique opportunity for peer-exchange and interactive discussion.

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Value-added benefits, including learning how to:

 

- Build, maintain, and refine an effective BSA/AML Program.

 

- Recognize and respond to red flag indicators.

 

- Research and find answers from fundamental to technical questions

 

- Analyze and resolve issues relating to your bank’s program.

 

- Apply an analytical approach to determine the best course of action.

 

- Identify and weigh the risks relating to money laundering.

 

- Survive the intensified exam environment.


Prerequisites for Attending this School

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Attendance at one of the FBA full day Bank Secrecy Act seminars, or

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At least five (5) years of active experience in compliance

Meet Your Faculty

Phillips G. Gay, Jr., CRCM, CRP, CAMS, Profit Protection, LLC
Phil represents Profit Protection LLC and the National Association for Bank Security in Bank Secrecy Act seminars throughout the U.S.. He has been an experienced banker and has served as compliance officer for many years for institutions including Commercial Bank of Florida (Miami), First Union Corporation (now Wachovia) in Charlotte, NC, and Bank of North America (Fort Lauderdale). As such, he has managed the regulatory compliance function – including compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Programs. Phil has served as program director of the annual FBA Consumer Compliance Seminar, and has also helped develop compliance educational programs for state, regional, and national organizations, including the ABA, ACB, BAI, and numerous state and local banking associations. He has developed and presented AML programs sponsored by the Central Bank and banking authorities of Russia, the Bahamas and Cayman Islands, and banking associations of Mexico and Columbia. Phil has authored many books, publications, and articles on bank compliance, and is an advisor and contributor to several compliance-related newsletters, including Compliance Action, Money Laundering Alert, and Profit Protection’s The Advisor. Phil attended the University of Alabama and Florida State University, and is a high honors graduate of the School for Bank Administration at the University of Wisconsin and the National Graduate School of Compliance at the University of Oklahoma and subsequently served on their faculties. He holds the designations of Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, Certified Risk Professional, and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.

Ken Golliher, Principal, Pegasus Educational Services, LLC
Ken is a principal with Pegasus Educational Services, LLC, a training firm headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. He is an experienced banker with a unique ability to reduce complex legal concepts to plain English. He has explained the “why” and “how” of regulations to thousands of financial institution personnel and examiners. Ken’s banking career began in 1972 and includes serving as a teller, commercial operations manager and as trust department legal counsel in a state and a national bank. For ten years he headed the education division of a regional consulting firm for financial institutions. He has served on the faculty of the LSU Graduate School of Banking, the OTS’ Level I Compliance School and the FDIC’s Advanced Consumer Protection school for examiners. He has presented seminars in more than 25 states and has served as an instructor at compliance schools sponsored by the Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Texas bankers associations. He is a member of the Society for Applied Learning Technology.

Attire
Dress for all sessions is business casual. The meeting rooms tend to be cool at times and we advise you to dress accordingly.

2008 Registration Fees Per Person:

Before
9/16/08

After
9/16/08

FBA Member

$550.00

$600.00

Additional FBA Member

$500.00

$550.00

FBA Non-Member

$745.00

$795.00

Additional FBA Non-Member

$695.00

$745.00

Every 4th & 8th Registrant

$400.00

$450.00