Do you often notice your boss drumming their fingers or pursing their lips during your presentation, your employee not making eye contact with you or your best friend to whom you lent your car gazing downwards when asked why they haven’t returned it yet? If you haven’t – you certainly should! Human beings talk even […]
Simple Ways to Appear More Confident Than You Are
It is natural to feel unsure, anxious, and nervous at some time in your life. No one feels 100% confident all the time. However, there’s no reason for others to know that. While confident people know how to cope up with those feelings, others are unable to put their nervous energy to good use. An […]
How to Prepare and Ace a Phone Interview – 6 Tips
Many of us dread phone calls from people we personally don’t know. Phone anxiety seems to be especially more common among younger people today. Companies incorporate a phone interview in their hiring process, as a means to gauge the interest of the candidate and to narrow down the list of people that would be invited […]
COVID-19 Financial Scams You Need to be Safe From
With COVID-19, the world faces a situation unlike any before. Governments world over are looking for ways to combat the virus and come over with plans that are scalable and can work. As governments strive to respond to the growing threat of the pandemic, fraudsters are taking the opportunity to ramp up their own schemes […]
2020: The Year of Improved AML Practices in the Banking Sector
Banks are at the forefront of any financial ecosystem and thus hold a greater responsibility to prevent all the related crimes. AML compliance is a central part of the efforts to curb illegal transactions and to make sure the source of capital is clean and adequately regularized. In an ideal world, banks can detect, stop, […]
Hunting for a Job – Using LinkedIn to Your Advantage
Launched in May 2003, LinkedIn has been a valuable professional platform for many over the years. From professional advice all the way to finding jobs and potential recruits, LinkedIn lets you do it all on one convenient platform. A survey published in November 2019 showed that in the US, over 160 million users used LinkedIn […]
Insights and Updates on AML Compliance in 2020
Gone are the days when companies would copy-paste their previous year’s AML guidelines in the next year’s plan. AML compliance has become a dynamic matter in the last couple of years. Therefore, every year brings some new insight and updates regarding AML compliances being practiced all over the world. In this piece, we are going […]
What Your Resume Should Look Like in 2020
Your resume is a statement of who you are and what you can do for your potential employer. So, you should make it a point to follow these resume best practices that will maximize your chances of landing a job in 2020. What to Include (And Avoid) in Your Resume for 2020 1. No Elaborate […]
Ensuring AML Systems Keep up with Enterprise Technology Upgrades
Hong Kong is among the most essential financial hubs of the world, yet faces more and more money laundering and terrorist financing cases each year. In 2017, Hong Kong authorities conducted more than 1,800 money laundering investigations, forcing banks and companies to stay on their toes by fine-tuning and updating AML systems along with. As […]
Assessing your Situation – Monitoring your Risk Profile
In 2017, a survey was conducted in Italy, which included 164 small companies, about whether or not they performed risk assessment and if so, on which areas. It showed that 86% of companies conducted a regular risk assessment. The most common tests were on cyber attacks and general fraud, and managing risk profiles regularly to […]