Paul Crean

I trained as a Chartered Accountant and previously worked as a Financial Services tax director specialising in tax risk, FATCA and CRS. I now work in our Economic Crime Group, which is headed by the firm's Money Laundering Reporting Officer.

As part of the MLRO function, we ensure the firm adheres to the UK's anti-money laundering legislation and are responsible for overall client acceptance and continuance procedures. My team and I deal with a wide variety of risks related to AML legislation. We liaise with external bodies including the National Crime Agency, the ICAEW, the FCA and various government bodies.

We are also responsible for compliance with other economic crime legislation including prevention of facilitation of tax evasion, anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions and reputational risks. I work closely with our Ethics and Legal teams where issues overlap.

Ask me about anti-money laundering, economic crime compliance, FATCA, CRS, sanctions, anti-bribery and client due diligence.