Alison Jimenez, president of Dynamic Securities Analytics, authored “Migrant Smuggling: What Financial Institutions Need to Know” published today by Thomson Reuter’s Legal Executive Institute. Topics Covered: Defines Human/Migrant Smuggling Describes how migrant smuggling organizations operate Discusses payment methods and transactions involved in migrant smuggling Analyzes Human Smuggling Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to provide insight on […]
DSA in the News
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Alison Jimenez explores the money laundering risks posed to financial institutions by EB-5 related-accounts in an ACAMSToday article.
American Banker published an op-ed by DSA president, Alison Jimenez, titled “AI use carries bias risk for financial regulators.” Ms. Jimenez discusses the need for financial regulators to be aware of the risk of bias within their own supervisory algorithms. The article examines how bias can inadvertently and explicitly enter algorithms and highlights potential issues […]
DSA president, Alison Jimenez, was interviewed by ABC news for a story on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program. The EB-5 program allows immigrant investors to apply for permanent residence if they make an investment of $500,000 in a commercial enterprise that creates or preserves 10 jobs for US workers. The EB-5 program is the US-equivalent […]
Dynamic Securities Analytics, Inc.‘s original analysis of the first reported Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling SAR filings was cited in a www.moneylaundering.com article “US Banks, MSBs File Few SARS on Human Trafficking and Smuggling” by Daniel Bethencourt. “Many of the SARs filed on suspected smuggling originated from U.S. border states, such as Texas and California, […]
The Wall Street Journal’s Corruption Currents section referenced Dynamic Securities Analytics, Inc’s 2018 SAR Insights blog post. Here’s a few highlights from DSA’s analysis of Suspicious Activity Reports filed in 2018 in the US: A first look at the new Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling SAR options. There are marked differences in reporting by Banks and Money Services Businesses […]
A story by Neil Weinberg in Bloomberg relied on Dynamic Securities Analytics (‘DSA’) analysis of Finra employment arbitration results. DSA found that arbitrators sided with brokers in the majority of cases, finding that the employment termination U5 forms contained false, inaccurate and/or defamatory information. However, even when arbitrators found the information defamatory, they rarely […]
Alison Jimenez, president of Dynamic Securities Analytics, was quoted in a recent Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists article titled “Criminals Turning to Online Rentals to Launder Money” by Brian Monroe. “Online marketplaces such as Airbnb are attractive to money launderers for several reasons,” said Alison Jimenez, President of Tampa, Fl.-based Dynamic Securities Analytics, a […]
Alison Jimenez, President of Dynamic Securities Analytics (“DSA”), was interviewed for an article titled “Securities Firms Offer Warm(er) Reception to Marijuana Industry, Says Former Examiner” by Larissa Bernardes of moneylaundering.com. The interview centered around securities firms’ interactions with state-legalized marijuana businesses. Below is a excerpt: Which questions should broker-dealers be asking when they’re approached […]
The Credit Union Journal published a slideshow version of Alison Jimenez’ Op-Ed on Marijuana Banking Myths. See the full article here. DSA’s analysis of marijuana-related Suspicious Activity Reports was also cited in “Shh! Here’s How Cannabis Companies are Banking on the Low Down” by Bruce Barnett.
American Banker published an Op-Ed by DSA president Alison Jimenez, co-authored with Steven Kemmerling of MRB Monitor. The Op-Ed titled “Banks Weighing Pot Business Find Haze of Misinformation” explains and corrects five common myths regarding marijuana businesses and financial services. Read the full article here.
A recent American Banker article titled “Don’t Bet on Pot-Banking Fix in New Year” by Chris Cumming referenced DSA’s analysis of Suspicious Activity Reports regarding the marijuana industry. See DSA’s marijuana SAR analysis here.
Dynamic Securities Analytics’ analysis of marijuana-related SARs was cited by the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ: Risk and Compliance Journal included DSA’s analysis in the latest edition of “Corruption Currents.” See DSA’s analysis of securities broker’s engaging with marijuana-related businesses here and how the latest SAR data has international implications here.
Dynamics Securities Analytics, Inc. was cited in a recent American Banker article titled “Legal Clash Exposes Contradictions in Fed’s Pot-Banking Rules” by Chris Cummings. Read DSA’s blog post “New Marijuana Banking SAR Data has International Implications” to learn more about how financial institutions are engaging with marijuana-related businesses.
Dynamic Securities Analytics president, Alison Jimenez, was quoted in today’s Bloomberg article by Neil Weinberg on broker raiding cases. The article titled “Brokers’ Battle Over Memorial Day Raid Reveals Industry Strains” discusses a current Finra arbitration between Oppenheimer & Co. and Euro Pacific Capital. Ms. Jimenez commented on the number of raiding cases resolved […]
The latest issue of ACAMS Today features an article by Steven Kemmerling and Brian Arrington titled “Conflict and Uncertainty: Due Diligence Challenges for Marijuana-Related Businesses.” The article cites DSA’s analysis of marijuana-related Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). The full article can be read here.
Matt Ferner of the Huffington Post cited DSA’s analysis of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in his article titled “Some Banks are Working with Marijuana Businesses, but they Remain Wary.” DSA president, Alison Jimenez, was also quoted in the article. See an excerpt below: DSA notes the total reports (SARs) filed add up to 3,341 […]
Rachel Louise Ensign of the Wall Street Journal reported on DSA’s analysis of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) regarding marijuana-related businesses. “More than 1,700 suspicious activity reports using the phrase “marijuana limited” have been filed from 25 states since the agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in February advised financial institutions to use […]
The Street published an article by Philip van Doorn titled “Ponzi Scheme Database May Shock You” in which Dynamic Securities Analytics, Inc’s interactive Ponzi scheme visualization was cited. The first decade of the 21st century goes down as the “golden age” for Ponzi schemes. In the aftermath of Bernard Madoff’s epic 20-year scheme to defraud investors — […]
DSA’s analysis of Florida Ponzi schemes in the post-Madoff era was cited in the Sarasota Herald Tribune front page story “Florida’s Wealth a Magnet for Ponzi Schemes” by John Hielscher. Hielscher cited DSA’s ranking of Florida ponzi schemes and sentencing comparisons. DSA president, Alison Jimenez, was quoted on why Florida ranked so high in the […]