North East Fraud Forum
North East Fraud Forum Sponsors
MASTERCLASS Tuesday 12th October 2010 - Money Laundering & Fraudulent Company Trading - a criminal perspective.
Venue - Sage (UK) Limited, North Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 9AA
Participating speakers from Northumbria Police and HMRC.
The areas to be covered are:
1) The drivers for AML legislation and regulation - why we have it, where has it come from and what are the threats from transnational organised crime. The international pressures which force the political responses in creation of legislation like the Proceeds of crime Act and the new Fraud Act.
2) Why KYC and other regulation is so important to AML, fighting organised crime and counter-terrorist funding.
3) How Suspicious Activity Reports and Consents are used to stop the above.
4) Case Study
5) Discussion on 'Self' regulation v 'imposed' regulation.
6) A case study to demonstrate how an offshore structure was set to launder income and avoid UK tax. It will cover the mechanics of the structure and how this was dismantled as part of the investigation. Also covered an example of a cash business and how takings were suppressed and sent abroad.
NEFF Membership Structure - 2010/11.
There are now 5 categories of membership which gives the structure of the membership greater flexibility:
1. Individual
2. Individual Premium
3. Corporate
4. Corporate Gold
5. Title Sponsor
For more information and details of the membership tariffs as it applies to each of the above categories and an application form please go to - NEFF 2010 / 2011 Membership.
Please note membership of the NEFF is on an annual basis the 2010 / 2011 membership starts on 1st April 2010 and ends 31st March 2011.
Alan BrownNorth East Fraud Forum Strategic Plan 2009 - 2012
A message from the Chairman of the North East Fraud Forum - Alan Brown.
"It is with great pleasure that I am able to present the North East Fraud Forum (NEFF) strategy for 2009/12. We have come a long way since March 2003 when the NEFF was launched at St James Park. Then we knew we had a growing problem and had an idea how we could address the issues surrounding fraudulent activities across a wide spectrum of society.
What we know now and can say with some authority is that the Fraud Forum was visionary in its concept and has had a significant regional impact in combating and preventing fraud. The ability for public and private organisations to work together within a single framework towards a common purpose is unique and has been nationally recognised.
To continue to do this work and create expansion for the future the NEFF has produced a Strategy Document for 2009/12 ensuring that together the NEFF and its members continue to work together and improve on an already impressive performance on combating and preventing fraudulent activity".