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Partner | Financial Crime Auckland
“Solutions should be tailored to the culture and operations of an organisation; not using a 'one size fits all' approach."
Chris works with business and risk leaders to design practical, tailored and sustainable solutions to complex financial crime problems.
He has nearly fifteen years of experience in financial crime risk management across several continents, with expertise in AML/CFT, economic sanctions and anti-bribery and corruption.
Chris has helped organisations of all sizes navigate regulatory issues. He has designed and implemented fit-for purpose financial crime frameworks, conducted independent audits, devised effective remediation plans and built and assessed control environments. He has also led large-scale regulatory investigations and incident response.
Most recently, Chris was the Head of Compliance and AML/CFT Compliance Officer at a New Zealand bank, and previously held executive roles at a global consulting firm.
Financial crime compliance and risk managementRisk assessmentsCustomer due diligenceAML/CFT auditsTransaction monitoringRegulatory investigationsLearning and education.
Master of Business Administration - City University of New York, Zicklin School of BusinessBachelor of Arts - University of VermontCertified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)Licensed Investigator (New Zealand).
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KordaMentha is pleased to welcome Chris Faherty (Partner) and Megan O’Donnell-Lace (Executive Director), boosting our Financial Crime offeri...
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