ACAMS Australasian Chapter Auckland Event - Oct 2025

ACAMS Australasian Chapter October 2025 Event

Navigating the new normal – ensuring compliance with the new AML/CFT regulations

With sweeping new changes to the AML/CFT Act now in force, including mandatory customer risk-rating and new rules for online marketplaces, staying compliant has never been more critical.

Join MinterEllisonRuddWatts and ACAMS for a seminar exploring the latest AML/CFT developments in New Zealand, featuring expert insights from both sides of the Tasman. We will cover:

• an update from the regulator on the changes to date and the third and final instalment stage of reforms;
• how industry is reacting to the changes and managing their compliance;
• a banking and fintech perspective: the impact on compliance and how organisations are adapting; and
• what the Australians are seeing as they navigate major reforms to their own regime

Venue

MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Level 22 PwC Tower
15 Customs Street West
Auckland

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Timing

Registration Opens: 12:30pm for lunch

Presentations Start: 12:45pm

Presentation Ends: 2pm

Close of event: 2pm

This event is for both ACAMS members and non-members – you can join or renew your ACAMS membership here:

https://www.acams.org/en/about

ACAMS members must provide their membership number during registration.

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Speakers

Lloyd Kavanagh

Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Lloyd is an internationally acclaimed financial services lawyer and deal maker at MinterEllisonRuddWatts. He is highly ranked in major legal directories, including as Band 1 for Financial Services by Chambers Asia-Pacific and in the Hall of Fame for Investment Funds by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Lloyd is a frequent thought leadership speaker and has been widely published on topics including AML/CFT.

Laura Olsen

Operations Manager, AML/CFT, Department of Internal Affairs

Laura is the Operations Manager, AML/CFT at the Department of Internal Affairs. With nearly two decades of experience in the intelligence sector, across a variety of areas including gangs and organised crime and national security. She has led and contributed to major national responses, including the Christchurch earthquakes, the 15 March terrorist attack, and COVID-19.

Prayas Pradhan

Special Counsel, MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Prayas is a financial services regulatory specialist for MinterEllison. His focus is on the wealth, funds management and fintech sectors, particularly payments and digital assets, with experience in the AFSL, ACL and AML/CTF regimes, and payments and digital asset regulation in Australia.

Anna Rybakova

Risk & Compliance Lead, EasyCrypto (Swyftx)

Anna is the Risk & Compliance Lead at EasyCrypto (Swyftx). She started her crypto compliance career in 2019 at Bitprime and has experience managing AML compliance. Anna is passionate about fighting financial crime using technology, analytics, and smart systems.

Charlotte van Leeuwarden

Practice Leader for AML/CFT, Department of Internal Affairs

Charlotte is the Practice Leader for AML/CFT at the Department of Internal Affairs. She brings extensive regulatory expertise, leading the capability and uplift of the AML/CFT Group’s operational teams. A former solicitor, Charlotte worked on major international fraud cases and is committed to driving positive change and strengthening the Department’s risk-based supervision model.

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