Peter Brown

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.

Terry Douglas

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

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.