Gavin Coles Email & Phone Number

Australia

Melbourne, Australia

I have had a career in identifying, investigating, and preventing financial crime risk for public and private sector organisations for 30 years, across Asia, Australasia, Europe, and the United States, with a focus on understanding regulatory risk arising from local and international legislation.I consult to companies and organisations across Australasia and globally on financial crime, sanctions, and AML risk issues, providing practical advice to Boards, Executives, AML officers, and financial crime teams.My experience in dealing directly with regulators, regulatory change, and real life handling of laundering or sanctions threats allows realistic and relevant guidance to firms facing challenges.Example engagement include uplifts of AML/CTF programs; decisioning on sanctions and laundering threats (customers, markets, and products); assisting with engagement with regulators; representing clients in industry fora; designing and overseeing remediation projects; reviews of existing programs; training of Boards and Executives; uplifting FATCA/CRS responses; and providing expert advice on overall financial crime risk management for national and international organisations.I have also presented at a range of forums and conferences in Australia and Globally, speaking on a wide range of financial crime and compliance matters; my working experience in several countries permits a global view of regulatory and financial crime matters.

Greater New York City Area

Overseeing global AML risk management issues across Citi Private Bank, Citi International Personal Banking, and other Wealth Management areas. Includes regulatory interactions, high profile investigation decisioning, and risk management support to business.

Greater New York City Area

Asia

As Group Head I have an oversight role for AML & Sanctions matters across NAB Global operations, setting policy and strategy at group level. I also head the AML & Sanctions Compliance Team in Australia region, focusing on compliance monitoring and event management within the Retail, Business, Wholesale, and Wealth Management areas. I am the lead regulatory relationship manager for AUSTRAC and DFAT and the Compliance Officer under the AML/CTF Act 2006.

As Head of AML for the Wholesale Banking division I cover policy, assurance, and investigation matters across the Asia-Pacific, UK, and USA

The BSC was a forerunner to the FSA, in charge of regulating building societies in the UK. My role was to support a supervisor in overseeing a range of building societies ranging from small single branch operations up to national networks, Interactions with boards and senior management on prudential issues and monitoring was the key focus of the role.

Ba(Hons), Philosophy, Politics

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy

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