ARTICLE · 31 JULY 2019

How Fund Managers Can Navigate U.S. And Cayman Islands AML Requirements

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Cayman Islands partner Lucy Frew recently participated in a Hedge Fund Law Report webinar on best practices for AML compliance by private fund managers.

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Cayman Islands partner Lucy Frew recently participated in a Hedge Fund Law Report webinar on best practices for AML compliance by private fund managers.

Moderated by Kara Bingham, Senior Editor of the Hedge Fund Law Report, the webinar featured Sarah Curran, director at Promontory Financial Group; Lucy Frew, partner at Walkers; and Seetha Ramachandran, partner at Proskauer.

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