Didn't January 2021 just fly by! 

At RAW headquarters we have been working at lightning speed to keep up with the requests from members on content and networking opportunities.

But whilst working long hours should not be viewed as a badge of honour, it is a privilege for us to be able to know we are supporting the global compliance community, in particular through the roll-out of the RAW Mentor-Mentee Programme. 

For me personally, I went through a number of years without a Mentor and it impacted my development. The importance of a Mentor should never be undervalued or overlooked. A Mentor will help support you to understand and recognise your true potential - Someone who has been there before and can help guide you on the path. We encourage you to please use this programme to support your development.

In addition this month we will launch our free 6 part global RAW Crypto Regulation Masterclass. We all talk about Crypto but how many of us really understand it? The regulatory environment is developing all around us! We have brought together over 15 of the top academia and in-house Crypto experts to help support all our learning and development.

Thank you again for supporting us - over 3000 followers on LinkedIn and counting - I hope this means we are doing something right :-)

Over the last month we have thought long and hard about why we started RAW Compliance. 

The answer is simple. It was to create a community where we could make a difference, where we could help each other and where we could support each other. 

RAW Compliance is a social enterprise, which aims to create a community for compliance officers to share knowledge and experience with the goal of driving innovation and promoting the right behaviours and compliance culture. 

So, we redesigned our website, and we changed our membership offering. RAW Compliance is for YOU- so membership is now FREE, because we don't believe anyone should be limited in their ability to grow and develop because of financial constraints.

Please come join us, and enjoy unlimited access to our webinars, roundtables, podcasts, mentor-mentee programme and so much more! 

The Asia-Pacific region is awash in crystal meth. A multinational task force is on the trail of a China-born Canadian national who, police tell Reuters, is the suspected kingpin of a vast drug network that is raking in up to $17 billion a year.

We have seen over the past few years thousands of sanction changes – the US alone issuing just over 3,500 in a four year period. Adapting the systems and knowledge of compliance teams to these changes has been an ongoing challenge.

The question now is whether compliance is still manageable or are the ongoing political and economic sanction regimes causing increasing confusion and disrupting global operations?

Watch it now on The RAW Compliance Community!

Sometimes ships will go dark, meaning those signals are no longer being broadcasted or detected. That can happen inadvertently, for instance in congested waters or due to an electrical outage, but can also be an indicator that the vessel is carrying out some kind of illicit activity and need their movements to go undetected.

With around 90% of global trade believed to involve seaborne transportation, OFAC says it is "critical" firms increase the level of due diligence carried out across their entire maritime supply chains to minimise the risk of exposure to illicit activity. However Trade Finance alone generates vast numbers of documents that need to be scanned, investigated and screened for potential red flags.

How can we solve this?

Part 1: What is Crypto?

Part 2: Crypto Regulatory Requirements Across the Globe

Part 3: Building a Crypto Compliance Framework

Part 4: Challenges in Crypto Financial Crime Compliance

Part 5. Usage and Implementation of Technology

Part 6: Creating the Right Compliance Culture and Governance

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