Iain Armstrong
Advisory Board Member | The Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers at The Institute- Claim this Profile
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Armin Fell
Iain is a highly committed, delivery focused individual whom I worked with closely within the HSBC Global Retail and Wealth Compliance function. Iain's strengths lay in in his wide-ranging knowledge of Financial Crime Compliance, his outstanding stakeholder management skills, and his delivery focused attitude. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Iain - a credit to any team he joins.
Armin Fell
Iain is a highly committed, delivery focused individual whom I worked with closely within the HSBC Global Retail and Wealth Compliance function. Iain's strengths lay in in his wide-ranging knowledge of Financial Crime Compliance, his outstanding stakeholder management skills, and his delivery focused attitude. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Iain - a credit to any team he joins.
Armin Fell
Iain is a highly committed, delivery focused individual whom I worked with closely within the HSBC Global Retail and Wealth Compliance function. Iain's strengths lay in in his wide-ranging knowledge of Financial Crime Compliance, his outstanding stakeholder management skills, and his delivery focused attitude. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Iain - a credit to any team he joins.
Armin Fell
Iain is a highly committed, delivery focused individual whom I worked with closely within the HSBC Global Retail and Wealth Compliance function. Iain's strengths lay in in his wide-ranging knowledge of Financial Crime Compliance, his outstanding stakeholder management skills, and his delivery focused attitude. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Iain - a credit to any team he joins.
Credentials
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ICA Diploma - AML
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Experience
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The Institute
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisory Board Member | The Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers
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Jul 2023 - Present
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ComplyAdvantage
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Global Regulatory Affairs
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Oct 2022 - Present
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Mettle
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head Of Risk
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Nov 2020 - Oct 2022
Responsible for First Line management of non-financial risk. Leading a team of eight, areas of coverage included Regulatory Compliance and Conduct, Privacy, Technology Risk, Financial Crime and Fraud. Responsible for First Line management of non-financial risk. Leading a team of eight, areas of coverage included Regulatory Compliance and Conduct, Privacy, Technology Risk, Financial Crime and Fraud.
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NatWest Group
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Crime Governance & Accountability Lead (Secondment)
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Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
Internal governance project focused on accountabilities and delegations for financial crime responsibility across a large banking group with a global footprint. Internal governance project focused on accountabilities and delegations for financial crime responsibility across a large banking group with a global footprint.
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Bó
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London, United Kingdom
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Head of Financial Crime Risk Management
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Jan 2019 - Sep 2020
Responsible for First Line management of Financial Crime Risk. Responsible for First Line management of Financial Crime Risk.
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HSBC
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance - Global Retail Banking & Wealth Management
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Jan 2014 - Jul 2018
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Barclays
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager - Financial Crime Compliance
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Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
•Oversight of implementation of Group Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) policies. •Exposure to Barclays products across the Retail, Cards, Corporate Banking, Wealth Management and Investment Banking sectors. •Group AML policy: drafting and annual refresh process - holding Workshops with representatives from all areas of Barclays. •Project sponsorship: Internal Business Intelligence tools; Oversight of response to "FSA Thematic Review of Banks' Defences against Investment Fraud"; Data Privacy assessment in relation to internal intelligence-sharing across over 70 jurisdictions. •Advisor on a broad range of AML and ABC issues. Show less
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Financial Conduct Authority
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Unauthorised Business Investigations/Intelligence
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Feb 2003 - Jan 2011
2007-2011 •Intelligence Team within FSA Enforcement's Unauthorised Business Department •Close working relationship with Metropolitan and City of London Police •Point of contact for overseas regulators, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies globally •Trained in all aspects of investigatory work: compelled interviews, open-source research, producing witness statements, conducting searches at residential and business addresses, appearing as witness at trial •Liaison, interviews, and intelligence-gathering with victims of investment fraud •Intelligence and investigation briefings for Senior Management within the FSA •Respondent to Members of Parliament on behalf of Chief Executive/Head of Enforcement 2003-2007 •FSA Enforcement investigation into mis-sold investment trusts •Assessment of Conduct Risk and internal systems and controls •Investigation of digital audio evidence, producing evidence summaries for FSA Senior Management, input into overall investigation report Show less
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Education
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London Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English -
Stowe School
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Handsworth Grammar School