KYC in Jersey: Meeting Expectations, Managing Complexity Conference
Description
This half-day conference provides a comprehensive and practical update on Jersey’s evolving KYC landscape, equipping financial services professionals with the tools needed to meet regulatory expectations in 2025. Through expert-led talks and interactive panels, the session explores core CDD requirements, complex structures and higher-risk clients, source of wealth and source of funds standards, operational challenges faced by firms, and how RegTech and automation can enhance compliance outcomes. The forum concludes with guidance on what “good” looks like for KYC frameworks in 2025, supported by live Q&A.
Suitable For
This conference is suitable for compliance professionals, MLROs, directors, onboarding specialists, risk managers, auditors, and anyone responsible for KYC, client due diligence, or AML oversight within Jersey-regulated firms.
Agenda
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| 13:30-14:00 | Registration | |
| 14:00-14:10 | Welcome from the Conference Chair Chris Usher, Managing Director of the School of International Financial Services |
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| 14:10-14:40 | Jersey KYC Today – What’s Required, What’s Changing .. |
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| 14:40-15:10 | KYC in Complex Relationships – Structures, Risk and Escalation Jeremy Swetenham, Business Development Manager at KYC360 |
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| 15:10-15:40 | Panel Discussion: Practical KYC Challenges in Jersey – What Firms Are Struggling With .. |
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| 15:40-15:55 | Refreshment break | |
| 15:55-16:25 | Source of Wealth and Source of Funds – What Is ‘Enough’? ... |
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| 16:25-16:55 | Panel Discussion: Smarter KYC – Using RegTech and Automation to Get Ahead Chris Usher (SIFS), Jeremy Swetenham (KYC360) & more speakers TBC |
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| 16:55-17:00 | Chair's closing summary and remarks Chris Usher, Managing Director of the School of International Financial Services |
Presenters
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Chris Usher (Chair) Managing Director at the School of International Financial Services |
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Chris is the Managing Director at the School of International Financial Services (SIFS), a leading provider of training and education in offshore financial services across 15 jurisdictions globally. He has over 25 years of experience in offshore financial services, having previously held senior wealth management roles at Barclays Wealth and Santander, where he advised private clients and corporates on complex global investment solutions and wealth structuring. Chris is currently also a Director at Cavenwell Group. With a deep understanding of geopolitical and economic dynamics, Chris helps clients navigate the changing international wealth structuring landscape and optimise tax efficiency. Chris has trained over 6,000 people in qualifications for the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) in wealth management and is a well-regarded member of the Institute. He also serves on the committee of the Channel Islands Wealth Managers Association and is a member of the Institute of Directors. |
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Jeremy Swetenham Business Development Manager at KYC360 |
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As Director, Sales and Channel Partnerships, Jeremy manages enterprise and partner relationships for RiskScreen. Jeremy obtained a BEng Hons in Electronic Engineering from Edinburgh, served in the British Army (becoming Chief Technical Training Officer for the Royal Armoured Corps) and has specialised in enterprise services for scale-up telecommunications and technology service providers. Jeremy has deep technical expertise and a thorough understanding of risk management through the application of people, processes, and technology. He has a wide array of experience in both commercial and cultural enterprises. He works with organisations to efficiently and effectively demonstrate that they have carried out the appropriate checks and helps them to achieve optimal financial crime compliance performance with maximum efficiency. |
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