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CAMS Professional Certification and Anti-Money Laundering Talent Development Trend
- Event of
- Open SPACE 2025
- Subject
- Finance and Compliance
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- Date & time
- 07Jun 2025 (Sat)11:00 - 12:00
- Type of Event
- In-person Attendance
- Venue
- Room 607, 6/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, HK
- Fee
- Free
- Speaker
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- Mr SK Lee (Chief Executive and Board Director of RD Wallet Technologies Limited) ;
- Mr Adam Zhang (Senior Manager ACAMS )
Mr SK Lee
Mr SK Lee is the Chief Executive and Board Director of RD Wallet Technologies Limited. Mr Lee’s previous experience includes his roles as the Head of Financial Crime Compliance and Senior Executive in Business Development in Hang Seng Bank during 2014 to 2020, and various compliance positions at Standard Chartered (Hong Kong) during 2006 to 2014 with the last position being Head of Compliance in Retail Clients. During 1996 to 2006, he worked in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in Banking Supervision and Banking Policy. Mr Lee is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Certified AML Professional (CAMLP), and Fellow Member in Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (FHKSI). His academic credentials include master’s degrees in law (LLM, Common Law, CUHK), in banking (MSc Banking, CityU), and in Asian Studies (MA, HKU), and bachelor’s degrees in public and social administration (BA(Hons) PSA, CityU), and Law (LLB, MMU, UK).
Mr Adam Zhang
Zhang Yin (Adam) is familiar with domestic and foreign financial crime related regulations and practices. He has served as the head of AML and financial crime compliance for wholesale business of the head office of a foreign bank, responsible for financial crime risk control, system process design and strategy development related to anti- money laundering, sanctions/export control, anti-fraud, anti-tax evasion and payment transparency. When serving as the head of compliance for wholesale business, he focused on and provided compliance consultation and risk assessment for corporate clients affected by sanctions and export controls and was invited by the Anti-Money Laundering Bureau to share topics related to financial crimes and sanctions compliance with major state-owned banks. Zhang Yin served as a senior manager at the Big Four accounting firms, assisting financial institutions including banks, insurance, and asset management to establish and improve anti-financial crime compliance frameworks, systems, processes, and systems, and assisting financial institutions to carry out a series of financial crime process rectification. Provides project management services including regulatory compliance, customer due diligence, sanctions, transaction monitoring, list scanning, and unsupervised projects. He also assisted a city commercial bank listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to build an anti-money laundering compliance framework, focusing on institutional risk assessment, customer due diligence and risk assessment procedures, transaction monitoring and due diligence system improvement. The project was highly recognized by local regulator.Q14 During his tenure in financial institutions and accounting firms, Zhang Yin was invited to provide sharing and training for a series of financial institutions and industry associations, including interbank associations, HSBC, Bank of China, Taiping Insurance, etc
- Enquiry
- 2975 5767 (acams@hkuspace.hku.hk)
- Relevant Programmes
As financial crime risks evolve and regulatory expectations rise, certified anti-money laundering professionals are playing an increasingly critical role in the financial sector. This seminar will explore the value and recognition of the CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) certification in the current compliance landscape. The speakers will examine how CAMS can support long-term career development, open doors to new opportunities, and meet industry demands across different sectors. The session will also highlight recent updates to the CAMS examination, offering insights into how the certification continues to stay relevant amid ongoing regulatory changes. This discussion will be particularly relevant for those interested in understanding the evolving role of AML professionals and the significance of industry-recognised credentials.
Language: English
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