Robert Short Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, Gb

Valley Forge, Pa, Us

I supported the UK and Ireland MLROs in all aspects of the anti-financial crime framework including risk assessments, drafting board reports and MLRO reports, policy writing, review and implementation of legislative and regulatory updates and training (design and delivery) for all financial crime disciplines under the MLROs' remits, including AML/CTF, sanctions, ABAC and tax evasion.from 2022, I led on European sanctions for the group, working with other regions, client teams and the investment business to ensure full compliance with the complex and unprecedented sanctions levied in response to the invasion of Ukraine and communicated regular updates to all levels of management across the European businesses. As well as liaising at all levels of the business on a regular basis on day to day matters, projects and exceptional matters this role afforded me the opportunity to present at business risk committees and to members of the Board on anti-financial crime matters.Some of my key achievements in this role were:- leading the UK and EU sanctions for Vanguard - being subject lead on Vanguard's advice offering- acting as SME and 1st point of contact on b2b- building the ant-tax evasion framework - presenting to board members while covering for MLRO on long term sick- submission of regulatory returns (e.g. REP-CRIM and REQ)

London, Gb

I was the subject matter expert for financial crime in the 2nd line for the company covering fraud, money laundering, market abuse and bribery and corruption. The financial crime team provides support and assistance to the group MLRO and group deputy MLRO as well as providing training to staff. I am also responsible for managing all case work for suspicions of financial crime risk screening and providing regular reports on our risk profile and financial crime events to senior management.I was the first Financial Crime Manager Transact has employed and so built the financial crime team's programme of monitoring and annually review all Policies and guidance to ensure that we remained in line with the ever changing regulatory framework in the areas for which I was responsible. Some of my key achievements in this role were:- design and implementation of the market abuse framework to adhere to MAR requirements.- running the financial crime forum with department heads- working with finance to address the emerging CEO fraud trend- liaising with law enforcement on multiple cases, leading to prosecution in some cases- developing and implementing Transact's REP-CRIM submission procedure - working with the 1st line client approval team to improve team knowledge and processes

London, London, Gb

I was seconded to the Group MLRO team to design and implement and maintain a Group level AML programme. As part of this I built and maintained a Sharepoint site which included reporting capabilities and trained global MLROs on its use within the programme I had designed. Under the programme I had designed I performed the company's AML supporting tool assurance work, designed a new AML computer based training package and streamlined the AML reporting process for Local MLROs to provide the required information to the Group MLRO. I also undertook supporting work for projects including reviewing statistical capabilities of potential transaction monitoring tools and clean up of company records where the errors impacted on new AML functionalities.

London, London, Gb

Supporting the MLRO and Deputy MLRO in all aspects of retail and institutional business AML. Involvement in AML projects and providing guidance to various business areas. Including drafting SARs, responding to business queries and undertaking project work internally and with third parties such as system providers and product administrators. I have also helped to implement the risk assessments and framework I designed during my secondment into the local business. I still provide support to the Group MLRO team in Bermuda and provide guidance to both local and regional level MLROs.I have recently completed my ICA Diploma in AML.

London, London, Gb

Initially I Worked on secondment with the group MLRO team assisting in setting up the Group MLRO Office which moved from the UK to Bermuda. In this secondment I drafted a new AML Policy for one of our Bermuda registered funds which required gaining a detailed working knowledge of Bermuda AML legislation in a short period of time, this knowledge helped me in a range of projects I undertook on this secondment. I also assisted in the practical implementation of the 2013 CSSF changes which affected Fidelity's range of Luxembourg domiciled funds, this involved re-designing our Country Risk methodology and designing a client risk assessment methodology from scratch. During this secondment I also assisted in international distributor remediation projects, drafted Board papers and undertook a range of other tasks central to the setting up and running of the Group MLRO Office in Bermuda.I have since returned to the UK and resumed my duties with the UK MLRO office and assisted in implementing the work frameworks and risk assessments I designed during this secondment.

London, London, Gb

Supporting the MLRO and Deputy MLRO in all aspects of AML for the retail, pension and wholesale businesses. I also undertook a range of projects dealing with third party administrators and internal teams. I represented the MLRO Office to the business by fronting all responses on queries raised and also drafted and SARs and submitted them upon approval from the MLRO. During a staff members maternity leave I also provided support to the Group MLRO Office.

London, London, Gb

On a secondment of 6 months which was extended to 12 months i was involved in fraud investigation and prevention, I handled several cases which were raised as SARs and logged on CIFAS. I gained experience in investigations and liaising with law enforcement and senior business figures both internally and externally.

Diploma In Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Money Laundering

Ba (Hons), Psychology