Tom Brown
Tom Brown is a director and senior consultant within Tbrown Consulting Limited - a UK-based firm that provides bespoke consulting, advisory, training and outsourcing services within Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer & compliance.
His services have seen him advise and manage several departments and teams in AML, compliance and remediation projects within the legal, tax advisory, banking, oil & gas and shipping industries with clients such as BP, Perfect Information, International Compliance Association (ICA), Deloitte, PwC Lebanon, Bank Audi, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC.
Tom is also a qualified barrister & solicitor, a CAMS & ICA qualified specialist and a lecturer in Money Laundering Law at the Cardiff Law School and City University London.
Articles by Tom Brown:
The Complexities of Politically Exposed Persons
Friday, 1st November 2013
How to know, understand and identify a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), manage the firm's risk expectations and have a better perspective of how the PEP's funds are generated and where they originate is a complex process, littered with pitfalls. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) specialist Tom Brown highlights some of the key challenges for compliance professionals.
Understanding Politically Exposed Persons & Their Associated Risks: Part 2
Thursday, 31st October 2013
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) specialist Tom Brown identifies five key areas which will help compliance and AML staff to identify who their PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) clients really are and whether the source of their wealth is genuine. He covers topics such as initial and ongoing due diligence procedures, enhanced due diligence checks, the firm's systems and controls, the firm's risk appetite and the level of KYC checks carried out.
Understanding Politically Exposed Persons & Their Associated Risks: Part 1
Wednesday, 30th October 2013
Tom Brown provides guidance on the definition of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) between jurisdictions and looks at how Anti-Money Laundering and compliance specialists can manage the huge risks associated with PEPs as a result of these clients' exposure to wealth, power, information and influence.
From information retrieval to integrated intelligence - with Dow Jones
23rd January 2025
AI contracting and licensing; Strategic information managers; End-user training
10th December 2024
- Jinfo Community session (TBC - Mar 2025) (Community) 20th March 2025
- Jinfo Community session (TBC - Feb 2025) (Community) 25th February 2025
- From information retrieval to integrated intelligence - with Dow Jones (Community) 23rd January 2025