The Providence Fund Collapse: Lessons in Ponzi Schemes and AML Failures from Jersey's Financial Sector
This webinar forms part of the 2025 AML Case Studies Series.
Description
This webinar will cover the Providence Fund collapse as a case study on Ponzi schemes and AML oversight issues in offshore finance. Attendees will examine warning signs of Ponzi schemes, AML due diligence requirements, and controls that could prevent similar failures, gaining insights into strengthening AML in offshore finance contexts.
This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and offers insights and updates from a leading industry-expert speaker.
Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.
Content
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Overview of the Providence Fund case
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Recognising Ponzi scheme red flags
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AML due diligence for high-risk investments
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Offshore finance compliance controls
Presenter
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Shazia Zamir Expert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services |
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Shazia Zamir has worked for over 25 years in various Senior Compliance roles held within Legal, Financial and Law Enforcement sectors. Her experience includes managing and setting up compliance teams, reviewing and testing effectiveness of policy and procedures, implementing process improvement, conducting AML and GDPR audits, guiding MLRO/COLP’s and COFA’s in making informed risk decisions, designing bespoke risk case management system for centralised teams, writing and delivering firm-wide training on various key compliance topics. Having graduated in Civil and Structural Engineering (BEng) from the University of Bradford, Shazia extended her studies further graduate in Law (LLB) from University of College London. With her academic experience her approach to compliance is making it simple, practical and she is always honest ensuring that the solutions she proposes are workable and effective. |