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U.S.- Latin America Private/Public Sector Dialogue

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

From 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Intercontinental Hotel - Miami, Florida



The U.S. - Latin America Private/Public Sector Dialogue (PSD) is an initiative of the U.S. Treasury Department, in cooperation with the Florida International Bankers Association – FIBA, the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas – ASBA and the Latin-American Banking Federation – FELABAN.  The objective of the PSD is to optimize correspondent relations between U.S. and Latin-American financial sectors.


All financial institutions, regulators and supervisors from throughout the U.S. and Latin America are invited to participate and to discuss topics related to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) as a means of facilitating correspondent relations.


Registration Fees

FIBA AML Conference Attendees

$75

Regulators & Government

$50

Regular Attendee (PSD Only)

$125

Registration

You can register and pay by credit card online.

http://www.fiba-events.net/eventdetails.asp?EventID=-2012068251

If you would like to pay by wire transfer, please email Alejandra Bermudez at alejandra@fiba.net to request the bank account information.

 

For more information please contact FIBA or FELABAN

FIBA:  Fedra Ware, Senior Manager and Conference Executive, at fedra@fiba.net or (305) 539 3796

FELABAN:  Mercedes Angarita, Directora Administrativa, at mangarita@felaban.com or 011 (571) 6215848


Agenda

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

12:30 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.
  • Welcome remarks from the organizing institutions
  • Comments from the U.S. Treasury Department about the U.S. Treasury’s perspective on AML/CFT priorities for the U.S. and Latin America

 
  • David Schwartz, CEO - FIBA
  • Giorgio Trettenero, Secretario General- Federación Latinoamericana de Bancos, FELABAN
  • Andres Carriquiry, Gerente Ejecutivo,  Oficial de Cumplimiento, Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay y Presidente del  COPLAFT - Comité de Prevención de Lavado de Activos y Financiación del Terrorismo de FELABAN
  • Chip Poncy, Director, Office of Strategic Policy Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes - U.S. Department of the Treasury

TAX EVASION AS A PREDICATE OFFENSE

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 

Q&A session between panelists and the audience in a discussion that will cover the following aspects:

  • Tax evasion as a predicate offense of money laundering according to the new FATF recommendations
  • Scope of the obligations of a financial institution facing taxation
  • The position of a bank facing tax evasion in an informal economy.

 

 

Moderator

  • Sr. Zenon Biagosch, Presidente, FIDESnet - Professional Advisory


Speakers

  • Chip Poncy, Director, Office of Strategic Policy Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes - U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Julio Aguirre, Senior Vice President, Head of Compliance , Bladex - Primer Vice Presidente del Comité COPLAFT de FELABAN
  • Ricardo Gil Iribarne,  Director de Proyectos del Grupo de Acción Financiera de Sudamérica (GAFISUD)

2013 FATCA UPDATE

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Q&A session between panelists and the audience in a discussion that will cover the following aspects:

  • Position of the American correspondent banks, the U.S. Regulatory system and the obligation of the Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) with the IRS
  • Consequence of a Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) due to the flaw in the process of identification of a U.S. citizen
  • Resources and information created by the U.S. Government

 

 

Moderators

  • Steve L. Waserstein, Founder of WNF Law, PL – Waserstein Nunez & Foodman
  • Stanley Foodman, President and CEO, Foodman CPAs & Advisors

 

Speakers

  • Andres Carriquiry, Gerente Ejecutivo,  Oficial de Cumplimiento, Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay y Presidente del  COPLAFT - Comité de Prevención de Lavado de Activos y Financiación del Terrorismo de FELABAN
  • Sara Satten, Global Sanctions and Deputy AML Officer, Wells Fargo & Co.

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

COFFEE BREAK

THIRD PARTY PAYMENT AND PRE-PAID CARDS

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Q&A between panelists and the audience in a discussion that will cover the following aspects:

  • Perspective of the financial system with respect to the issuance and international acceptance of pre-paid cards
  • Potential risks facing the financial system before the existence of so-called open prepaid cards
  • Schemes identified at the international level on money laundering or movement of resources through the use of pre-paid cards
  • Perception of the financial system with respect to the absence of standardized rules at the international level for the management of remittances of money in terms of receiving and sending limits
  • The risk of mobile banking.

 

Moderator

  • Guillermo Horta - Managing Director / Latin America - Global AML & Economic Sanctions - Bank of America Merrill Lynch

 

Speakers

  • Chip Poncy, Director, Office of Strategic Policy Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes – U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Giorgio Trettenero, Secretario General- Federación Latinoamericana de Bancos, FELABAN
  • Juan Carlos Medina Carruitero, Gerente de Cumplimiento del Banco Financiero del Perú, Presidente del Comité de Cumplimiento de la Asociación de Bancos del Perú (ASBANC), Banco Financiero Perú
  • Paul Bances, Legal Counsel-Latin America, PayPal
  • Ricardo Gil Iribarne,  Director de Proyectos del Grupo de Acción Financiera de Sudamérica (GAFISUD)
  • Ricardo Toranzo, Coordinador de Proyecto, ASBA

CLOSING REMARKS

6:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.   
  • Andres Carriquiry, Gerente Ejecutivo,  Oficial de Cumplimiento, Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay y Presidente del  COPLAFT - Comité de Prevención de Lavado de Activos y Financiación del Terrorismo de FELABAN.