A global wholesale and investment bank needing client on-boarding and AML Support
Corporate, Wholesale and Investment Banking
Client On-boarding and AML Managed Services
A global wholesale and investment bank
The firm was looking for a long-term partner to provide surge resourcing to deal with periodic spikes in the volume of BAU client on-boarding and refresh.
These peaks have been driven by events such as regulatory change, book transfers and the build-up of backlogs with the bank’s in house teams. Lysis has provided experienced on-shore Client Outreach and CLM/AML Analysts, QCs and ComplianceOfficers to cover surges in books of business in the UK and the EU. The team size has flexed as volumes demand, peaking at 20 resources and sometimes as low as one or two. This relationship has been running for 12+ years.
The client is incorporated in Ireland as an Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV). The client is an American investment fund which specialises in lending large amounts of money to various entities ranging from listed entities to unregulated entities based in the USA.
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