About the
Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers
IMLPO was established in 2001. It is a unique, cross-representative forum of anti-money laundering (AML) professionals who share views, experiences and concerns – in a safe environment – of the day-to-day business of combating money laundering.
The aims and objectives of IMLPO are to:
establish a recognised industry forum to address specific issues of concern identified and raised by our members
facilitate the further education and professional development of our members
provide a broad representation for issues concerning money laundering prevention
Who are our members?
Initially, the members of IMLPO were mainly AML practitioners in financial institutions, but following the widening of the scope of the AML regulations in the UK, IMLPO took steps to broaden its membership to bring on board representatives of those business sectors newly affected: the new “gatekeepers”.
Our members therefore now come not only from banks, insurance companies, fund managers, building societies, finance companies etc, but also from an increasingly wide range of other types of organisation such as accountancy firms, law firms, gaming companies, money transfer bureaux, stockbrokers and estate agents.
Our membership is also not exclusively London-based: we have members from organisations all over the UK, including Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the south west etc.
One of the latest developments in our organisation is the formation of our first sub-group, consisting of AML practitioners in the gaming sector. This has been set up to focus on AML issues that are specific to this area, and the group holds regular meetings, with talks from relevant outside speakers - in addition to attending and contributing to the main IMLPO members' meetings.
We are currently considering forming more sub-groups for other sectors of our membership; keep checking for updates!
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Honorary President: Steve Hancock, Professional Services Director, AML Analytics
| Chairman: |
Steve Lock, Head of Group Financial Crime Prevention
Old Mutual |
| Deputy Chairman: |
Richard Smolicz, Group Head of Financial Crime Prevention
Prudential plc |
| Secretary: |
Christopher Murphy, Compliance Officer - London
DVB Bank |
| Treasurer: |
Jack Finesilver, Partner
Goodman Jones |
| Members: |
Anita Bourchier, Head of Policy - Financial Crime
Legal & General |
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John Flynn, Head of Financial Crime
BNP Paribas |
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Jim Gillan, Director
Financial Crime Consultancy |
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John Horan, Partner
CAML Global |
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Chris Oldland, Money Laundering Prevention Officer
Zurich Financial Services |
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Derrick Paterson, Director
Ophelimity |
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Paul Pisano, AML and Sanctions Policy Manager
Royal Bank of Scotland |
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Bill Price, MLRO
Ladbrokes |
| Membership: |
Cass Wagner
Event Exchange |
| Development: |
Judith Halliwell
The Conference Network |