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
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