Caribbean Association of Indigenous Bank

The FATF 40 and 9 Recommendations have been revised to just FATF 40 Recommendations

February 16, 2012Michelle N. MartinNews

On February 15th, 2012, The Financial Action Task Force released the revised 40 Recommendations. According to FATA website, “ the revised FATF Recommendations now fully integrate counter-terrorist financing measures with anti-money laundering controls, introduce new measures to counter the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and they will better address the laundering...

Ms. Michelle Martin, President ComplianceAid presents at 7th Annual Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Compliance Conference – Trinidad

February 16, 2012Michelle N. MartinNews

Ms. Michelle Martin, President, ComplianceAid presented at the 7th Annual Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Compliance Conference (CFATF) in Trinidad January 31, 2012. Ms. Martin, presented on "A Recipe for Success: Balancing Compliance Costs with Company Profits" The competitiveness of the financial services sector depends on several factors key of which is the regulatory environment and the perceived cost to...

Michelle Martin now operates under the name ComplianceAid

January 28, 2012Michelle N. MartinNews

Michelle Martin is now operating under the name ComplianceAid an Antiguan registered company servicing the Caribbean. We have chosen the name ComplianceAId as it better describe the products and services we offer. In addition, it’s catchy. ComplianceAid, specializes in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF) Education, Training, Information, Resource and Risk Advisory Services for...

Ms. Michelle Martin, President ComplianceAid presents at 38th Annual Conference – Suriname

October 4, 2011Michelle N. MartinNews

Ms. Michelle Martin, President ComplianceAid presents at the Caribbean Association of Indigenous Banks Inc. (CAIB) - 38th Annual General Meeting & Conference November 16 - 19, 2011 in Suriname.

Mr. Fevrier – Manager – Testimonial

July 15, 2011Michelle N. MartinTestimonials

This was the best suspicious activity reporting (SAR) explanation I ever received during training. (ComplianceAid presents at CAIB AML/CTF Training) Mr. Robert Fevrier – Manager- 1st National Bank St Lucia Limited – St. Lucia

News on FATCA (The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act)

July 13, 2011Michelle N. MartinNews

As you all may know, on March18, 2010 FATCA was passed by the U.S. Congress with final implementation date of December 31, 2012. Per FATCA, all foreign financial institutions (FFIs) are asked to enter into an agreement with the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to report assets of U.S. citizens and residents holding accounts...

Adopting a System of Continuous Risk management

July 13, 2011Michelle N. MartinNews

Ms. Michelle Martin, President ComplianceAid will speak at the 5th Annual Meeting & Conference of the Caribbean Association of Audit Committee Members (CAACM) & Institute of Chartered Accountants ( ICATT), July 13 – 15, 2011 in Trinidad & Tobago.

Ms. Michelle Martin, President ComplianceAid conducts AML-KYC Training for Caribbean Association of Indigenous Bank (CAIB) Members

May 30, 2011Michelle N. MartinNews

Ms. Michelle Martin, President, ComplianceAid provided a two day in-dept training to Caribbean Association of Indigenous Bank (CAIB) members on the topic Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) in St. Lucia. Attendees comprised of twenty (20) Senior Level and Compliance officer's participants from various Financial Services industries.