ACAMS Today Magazine (March-May 2011) Vol. 10 No. 2 | Page 8

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Karim Rajwani, B.A, C.A., CAMS Toronto, ON Canada Mr. Rajwani is currently the chief antimoney laundering officer for RBC Financial Group (RBC). He is responsible for leading RBC’s Global AML program, which encompasses anti-money laundering, antiterrorism, economic sanctions, anti-bribery anti-corruption, and client risk management initiatives. Drawing on more than 20 years of risk management, compliance and financial accounting experience, Rajwani is a leading authority on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing matters both domestically and internationally and speaks frequently on these matters in banking, legal, compliance and academic platforms. Rajwani is co-chair of the ACAMS Canada Chapter and is also an appointed member of the Advisory Council on National Security to the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada on issues of national security. Rajwani has overseen the development and implementation of RBC’s AML/CTF program from its inception. As chief anti-money laundering officer of Canada’s largest bank, Rajwani’s has led RBC’s development and implementation of numerous AML solutions covering offices in 53 countries and clients across retail banking, wealth management, insurance, corporate and investment banking platforms. tions and corporations with the latest technology to fight financial crime and find the “bad guys.” Prior to taking on his current role with RBC, Rajwani held various management positions focused on risk management, internal controls, operational risk and IT development. In addition to his risk management experience, Rajwani has worked for various Financial Institutions, Chartered Accounting and Management Consulting firms overseeing the implementation of enterprise-wide risk management and compliance initiatives. Schiffer’s support of ACAMS dates back to its inception when Safe Banking Systems became ACAMS’ first ever service member. His son Mark, a principal of the company, was awarded the CAMS designation as a member of the first class to be certified. SBS is proud of its history with the ACAMS organization as an event spon ͽȁ