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Author Archives: Hanna Al Saffar

5 Years Down the Road of GDPR

Advisory, Control Functions, Managed Services, Privacy

Interestingly enough, on May 26th the buzz completely crashed. I heard of people staying up until midnight to catch any happenings when…

Compliance at the Intersection Between Protection & Prevention

AML/Financial Crime Prevention, Compliance & Governance

From an AML perspective, it is clear that placing AML compliance above “everything else” is no longer a viable option. Companies must now ensure…

Problem Debt Management – What is at Stake?

Advisory, Risk & Finance

We are surrounded by news about war, inflation and a potential recession. How severe is the…

A Fumbling Climate Effort

ESG & Sustainability

The idea that the international community can come together and set ambitious goals to avoid a climate catastrophe is of course an alluring one.

Between the 1st and 2nd Lines of Defence | Key Takeaways from our AML Network Forum

AML/Financial Crime Prevention, AML/Financial Crime Prevention

Senior executives from Nordic financial institutions met up in Stockholm and were joined by international speakers including the Financial Times reporter Richard Milne, the…

Striking the Right Balance Between the1st and the 2nd Line

AML/Financial Crime Prevention, AML/Financial Crime Prevention

John McDermott has over 30 years of experience in corporate audit, regulatory compliance, operational risk and governance in the USA, Japan and the UK.

Introducing the Lead Overseer Role

Advisory, Risk & Finance

FCG considers the initiative of the new Lead Overseer role a promising move on EU’s part, as compliance towards ICT third-party providers, historically, have…

Borderlines of Unlawfulness?

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) recently granted a major Nordic bank the permission to process personal data relating to criminal convictions and…

Financial Crime in the Digital Age – Key Takeaways from FCG’s event

AML/Financial Crime Prevention, Risk & Finance

Speakers included Sebastian Claydon Takle, Financial Cyber Crime Centre (FC3) DNB, Eirik Sneeggen Kripos, National Cyber Crime Centre (NC3), Ola Westerberg, investigative journalist, and member…

Hvordan kan kapitalkravene i pilar 1 knyttet til kredittrisiko fange opp klimarisiko?

Advisory, Risk & Finance

Den 2. mai publiserte EBA et diskusjonsnotat som blant annet drøfter (1) ulike utfordringer knyttet til hvordan man kan inkludere klimarisiko som en del…