Responsible for overseeing and ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF), Hargin plays a crucial role in the safeguarding and integrity of financial systems and prevention of illicit activities among AR’s and the firm’s hosted clients.
She works closely with the Compliance Officer (CO) and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) in implementing and maintaining effective AML/CTF policies, procedures, and controls; is responsible for monitoring, investigating and reporting suspicious activities; and plays an active role in ensuring best practice throughout the firm.
Hargin has a background as a former prosecutor for the courts of Venezuela where she gained experience in directing investigations to determine and exercise criminal actions on behalf of the State. In 2019 she relocated to the United Kingdom to undertake a role at the Financial Conduct Authority to perform enforcement and market oversight before later joining BNP Paribas as a KYC/AML analyst.
Hargin brings with her a breadth of knowledge and understanding of criminal investigations and enforcements which help strengthen our KYC/AML processes and is an important team member whose implementation of best practice standards ensures any relationships are reviewed and scrutinised in detail according to our firm’s AML Risk Assessments.
