Francesco Loiacono is a Manager at Arendt Regulatory & Consulting.
Francesco supports diverse range of clients across Banking, Insurance and Asset Management segments with a particular focus on AML/CFT frameworks including regulatory and operational aspects. He regularly provides on-site and off-site support to clients, enabling them to comply with their AML/CFT professional obligations including topics but not limited to: Risk Based Approach, Customer Due Diligence, Governance requirements, Cooperation with the Authorities, Financial Sanctions.
- Francesco holds a Master’s degree in law from the University of Bologna (Italy) as well as an LLM in European economic law from the Europa-Institut in Germany. Francesco also holds a Diploma on Financial Sanctions issued by the International Compliance Association.
- Before joining Arendt & Regulatory Consulting in 2022, he worked for a Big Four in the AML & Forensic department, where he acquired expertise in AML/CFT compliance by assisting clients on a broad spectrum of projects. Among others, he took part in extensive AML/KYC remediations, business-wide risk assessments, pre-deal vendor/buyer due diligences and regulatory health checks.