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Denisse Rudich

CONSULTANT

Denisse is a well-known Financial Crime Prevention specialist with 15 years experience in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and sanctions. She has worked in the areas of policy development, strategic advisory and risk management, setting up systems and controls in the investment and wholesale banking sector, and, in forensics, supporting investigations in both the public and private (legal and financial) sectors. She has gained extensive international experience and exposure to senior policy makers/heads of state while assessing global security threats for the Group of 7 (G7) and G20 Research Groups and regulators in the Americas.

Experienced: Denisse is an expert in the niche market of Financial Crime Prevention (anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, tax transparency, anti-bribery and corruption) who is both commercial and practical. She has experience setting policy frameworks; creating financial crime prevention programmes; conducting gap analyses; developing and delivering training; drafting regulatory reports; carrying out compliance reviews for the G7 and G20; de-risking large high-risk transactions; developing tactical and strategic solutions for risk management; carrying out risk assessments; and managing day-to-day operations in senior management roles.

Published expert: Denisse is a regular contributor to Reuters, and her other articles have been made available on the G7/G20 information network. She is also a speaker and facilitator at global anti-money laundering forums and academic events – see full list below.

Trusted: Denisse has worked with a number of top tier banks in the City of London including Rabobank International, RBS, ANZ, HVB CIB and Ixis CIB. As the Director of the G20 Research Group in London, Denisse is currently involved in a number of global initiatives, including promoting public-private partnerships to tackle illicit finance and counter corruption.

Publications:

Featured in "Expert views: MLRO challenges for 2015," Reuters Thompson Accelus (30 December 2014)
"The wind of change at the G7 in Brussels: Upstream risk management," Reuters Thompson Accelus (5 August 2014)
"The G7: Fighting Financial Crime to Support Development," G7/8 Information Centre (5 June 2014)
- Chair, "Economics, Finance, and Taxation," Egmont Institute Pre-G7 Summit Conference 2014: from G8 to G7?
The Future of the Gx System and Global Governance (2 June 2014)
- Spraker, "CDD & KYC Evolution - Striking the right balance," Anti-Money Laundering Professional Forum’s 7th
Annual European Financial Crime Conference (22 October 2013)
"G20 St. Petersburg summit: Identifying efficiencies in financial crime prevention," Reuters Thompson Accelus (26 September 2013)
"The G8’s 4Ts commitments: what financial crime risk professionals should know," Reuters Thompson Accelus (11 July 2013)
"Transparency of Beneficial Ownership to Battle Tax Evasion and Illicit Finance: An Overview of G8 Commitments at Lough Erne," G8 Information Centre (18 June 2013)
"Challenges and Opportunities for the G8: Tackling Illicit Finance at Lough Erne," G8 Information Centre (16 June 2013)
"G8 SUMMIT: Cleaning house - G8 initiatives in illicit finance," Reuters Thompson Accelus (17 June 2013)
- "The Challenges and Contributions of Offshore Jurisdictions," G20 Pittsburgh Summit 2009 (2009)
"Peculia non olet – Money is Odourles: Facing Risks in the New Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Reality," Inkster Report (Summer 2005)
"Performing the Twelve Labors: The G7/8’s Role in the Fight Against Money Laundering,”" G8 Governance (2005)
"President Luiz Inacio Da Silva (Brazil) speaks with the G8+17," and “Blair at the G8," G8 Information Centre Website (1-2 June 2003)