12 February 2025: Island to host Countering Financial Crime Conference
The Isle of Man is set to reaffirm its commitment to combating financial crime by hosting a major conference at the Villa Marina on Wednesday 3 September 2025.
The Countering Financial Crime Conference 2025 will seek to build on the success of last October’s event by once again bringing together leading practitioners, experts and policymakers.
Speakers will share their professional insight and highlight best practice aimed at countering money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing and other financial crime. The agenda will feature a number of visiting presenters who will provide an international perspective on the latest developments and challenges.
The 2024 conference emphasised the importance of collaboration and the need for a robust and coordinated national response to combat criminal activity such as human trafficking and child exploitation. This year’s event will build on those foundations by exploring emerging threats as well as new approaches aimed at strengthening the Isle of Man's defences against financial crime.
Representatives from the public and private sectors are being invited to save the date for the conference, which is being organised by the IOM Financial Services Authority in conjunction with agencies including the Government’s AML Policy Office, IOM Financial Crime Partnership, Gambling Supervision Commission, Financial Intelligence Unit, IOM Constabulary, IOM Customs and Immigration, HM Attorney General’s Chambers and the Department for Enterprise.
Further information will be published in due course, including details of how to purchase tickets via Eventbrite. Ideas are welcomed for themes and topics to be covered at the conference and any suggestions can be sent to amlevents@iomfsa.im
As was the case in 2024, the event is being predominantly funded from the Seized Asset Fund and will support efforts to maintain the integrity of the Island’s financial services sector through capacity building and the exchange of knowledge.
David Baker, Senior Manager in the Authority’s AML/CFT Supervision Division, said: ‘The 2024 conference was a resounding success and we have a great opportunity to build on this with our 2025 event. The multi-agency approach, including input from industry, demonstrates the collaborative efforts taking place to combat financial crime and maintain the Island’s status as an excellent place to do business.’
All the speeches and presentations from the 2024 Countering Financial Crime Conference are available to view at https://tinyurl.com/52d6n6sp