Peter is a highly experienced trainer and consultant, specialising in anti-money laundering, anti bribery and corruption, internal audit and regulatory compliance.  

Peter has over 40 years experience in financial services. His earlier career was within internal audit and compliance disciplines covering domestic, international and wholesale banking, as well as later working with two major investment management companies.  A move into consultancy work with a leading AML consultancy meant that this broad “hands on” experience then provided a good base for serving the consultant's clients through reviews of anti-money laundering policies and procedures, customer due diligence (CDD) audits and assistance in undertaking retrospective reviews to update CDD to current  standards.  For several years, Peter was also the “voice” of the JMLSG helpdesk and has also been MLRO in two investment management companies and for the London office of a Middle Eastern bank.

He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (through the  ifs School of Finance ) and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Prior to The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) (now The Financial Skills Partnership) ending it’s Accreditation scheme, Peter achieved “Approved Trainer” Accreditation. Peter is also a Freeman of The City of London.

As well as working in and with banks and investment management companies, Peter has gained AML knowledge and experience whilst undertaking consultancy work for finance and leasing companies, mortgage lenders, stockbrokers, accountants and lawyers.  Lecturing and training commitments have taken him across mainland Britain as well as to the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, and have included work undertaken for ACCA and the CISI.

Tim trains staff on the various roles and requirements of the Compliance Officer as well as the rules and regulations which impact their role.

Tim has worked in the City of London since 1969 when he joined Williams Deacons Bank Limited (now The Royal Bank of Scotland).

Tim moved on to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and progressed through various stages of banking experience including training as an Internal Auditor. In 1993 Tim left the banking side of the financial services industry and joined the Compliance and Internal Audit department of the Fund Management company INVESCO, the London arm of the listed company AMVESCAP.

Tim's time at INVESCO provided the foundations of his Compliance experience, covering both Retail and Institutional business, and in 1999 he joined Cogent Investment Operations Limited (Cogent) to set up its Compliance and Business Risk Department.

Tim specialises in training individuals on the roles and responsibilities of the compliance function. He holds the TAP “Foundation Certificate in Training Delivery Skills”.

Atma joined CCL in 1999, and specialises in advising firms on all aspects of prudential rules of the FSA in addition to advising on operational procedures and control systems as well as assessment of risk with specific emphasis on impact of various risks on "Pillar 2" capital requirements in line with current CRD rules. He also presents seminars on current FSA prudential rules and is also responsible for advising on and preparing of regulatory financial reports on behalf of a large number of firms.

Between 1977 and 1987 Atma was Chief Accountant at a major public company. He entered the financial services industry in 1987. Since then he has worked as Finance Director for SFA regulated brokerage firms, and since 1999 as a senior compliance consultant to financial services firms on financial/prudential regulation including reporting requirements.

Mark Doran has over 25 years experience in the financial markets. He began his career in the operations department of a leading stockbroker. He then gained experience in the securities area of a large Global Custodian.

After 5 years in operations Mark moved into a dealing capacity. Trading in FX, MM, bonds and derivatives at houses including Bank of Montreal and HSBC Group.

Since early 1996 Mark has been working as a training consultant specialising in operational (non-trading staff) courses. Over the last 10 years, Mark has provided training for SII exams, including Diplomas. He has also trained in various areas,  including equity derivatives, capital markets, credit derivatives and operational risk for some of the top investment banks, fund managers and hedge funds both in London and abroad.

Mark currently sits on The Derivatives Oversight Committee a top fund manager in The City. Recently he has responded to the increasing demand for risk awareness training, particularly for delegates from the Hedge Fund and Prime Brokerage world.

Terry is a highly experienced trainer and consultant, specialising in risk management and control, including fraud prevention and investigation, anti-money laundering,  anti bribery and corruption, internal audit and regulatory compliance.  

Terry's career in the financial services industry spans over 40 years, beginning with a firm of stockbrokers in the City before moving into banking in the late 70s with Standard and Chartered.  For over 20 years he was Head of Internal Audit and Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer at The Head Office of The United Bank of Kuwait in London. In 2001 he returned to stockbroking for a short while before joining CCL

He joined the Institute of Internal Auditors in 1977 and was made a Fellow of the Institute in 1995. In the same year he qualified as a Certified Fraud Examiner. In 2009 Terry became a Fellow of  the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) and in 2010 qualified as a Chartered Fellow of CISI. Terry is also a Freeman of The City of London.

Prior to The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) (now The Financial Skills Partnership) ending it’s Accreditation scheme, Terry achieved “Approved Trainer” Accreditation. He was also a member of the FSSC Working Groups, developing National Occupational Standards for Countering Financial Crime and Risk Management.

Terry has lectured and trained extensively in the UK and has delivered training courses both in Europe and the Middle East. He is currently Director of CCL City Training.

Doug Hopton is a Consultant and Trainer on Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud Prevention.  Previously Doug was with Barclays Bank for over 37 years, many of which he was Head of Group Fraud and Money Laundering Prevention.

Externally he was a member of the former HM Treasury Money Laundering Experts Group, Chairman of Mainstream Banking Advisory Panel of the UK Joint Money Laundering Steering Group and a member of the Financial Services Authority Rule Book Advisory Panel. He was also a member of the Financial Services Skills Council AML Steering Group.

He speaks widely throughout the world on all aspects of Anti money laundering and financial crime as well as providing advice to both the Public and Private sector.

He has published a numerous articles around the world and collaborated in the writing of a number books on Money Laundering and Fraud Prevention. His latest book ‘Money Laundering - A Concise Guide for All Business’ was published by Gower in March 2006.

Mike is an independent soft skills training consultant, with over 11 years experience of developing and running bespoke training programmes. He has concentrated on providing training to companies within the finance sector - bringing a sound knowledge of its workings and culture.

Mike's particular interest lies in the challenge of turning the learning process into practical and effective results for each individual who attends his courses.

After graduating in 1986, Mike completed a four year service commission as an army officer. Mike then focused on a career in training and development, spending four years as Head of Training in a data communications company.

Tony specialises in courses which cover the life, pensions, mortgage, and insurance sectors. His technical expertise includes compliance and risk management consultancy, and training to help companies prepare for FSA "ARROW" style visits.

Tony has worked in financial services since 1988 and is a Member and Fellow of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Tony also provided support to HM Treasury as a member of an expert group, and was a steering group member of an industry initiative on consumer education.

Before joining CCL, Tony ran a successful compliance consultancy for six years, specialising in the insurance, mortgage and life and pensions sectors.

Tony's also held senior management positions (including internal audit) for the insurance and investment division of TSB Bank plc, as well as Group Compliance Director positions for Sedgwick Noble Lowndes UK Ltd and Hogg Robinson Financial Services Ltd.

Natalie’s career spans a number of years in international finance in audit, wholesale banknote operations, Risk Management and Treasury, both in conventional and Islamic finance in a variety of locations across Europe and the Middle East. She is an accredited trainer for the Islamic Finance Qualification (as well as a contributing author), and is a visiting fellow at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School at the University of Reading.

Natalie holds a PhD in financial analysis (thesis subject: Residual Income Models and the Valuation of Conventional and Islamic Banks). In addition, Natalie was awarded the CFA charter in 2001, and is actively involved with the CFA Institute. She is a regular contributor to Islamic Finance News, and other publications in the field. She has contributed articles to a variety of publications such as GARP Risk Review, The International Investor, Qatar Today and the Swiss Derivatives Review. She has authored three books: Islamic Banking and Finance, Valuing Banks in Uncertain Times and Islamic Asset Management (published in January 2011), and contributed chapters to several others such as the Malaysian SEC series on Islamic Finance (“The Impact of Basel II on Sukuk”), Published 2010, and “Islamic Banking, a Guide for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises”, a publication which was commissioned by the International Trade Centre.

Tony is an experienced speaker on legal and regulatory issues and specialises in delivering training courses on regulation and law relating to financial services and banking.

He has 19 years industry experience during which he has held senior legal posts with major international banks and financial services organisations. His career has included heading both Legal and Compliance functions at Barclays Wealth Management and Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation. The scope of his experience has been wide, covering institutional business, wealth management, retail and private client business.