RAW Compliance Awards 2021
Kelvin Toh named 'Compliance Officer of the Year' in the RAW Compliance Awards 2021
Kelvin Toh is a financial crime compliance professional with more than a decade's experience specializing in sanctions. He is the Head of Sanctions and Transaction Monitoring at HSBC Singapore and oversees compliance of HSBC's Global Sanctions Policy, including all required local country level sanctions regulations, and provides country level sanctions subject matter expertise to support the Business. He also implements and administers country level policies, projects and risk assessments as required by the group's transaction monitoring framework, and provides risk stewardship to the first line of defense on transaction monitoring activities and issues.
Kelvin has been a key contribution to the industry over the past year, providing his knowledge and expertise through thought leadership on some of the issues and challenges the industry has faced in the area of financial crime and sanctions compliance. He has also participated in a number of webinars and conferences through out the year and contributed to a sanctions compliance industry journal.
"It is definitely an honor and recognition of my expertise and work, but I think more importantly, it encourages our industry practitioners to think about sharing and collaborating more. I am a firm believer that sensitive issues and challenging problems can be discussed with an appropriate focus on risk management and in open spirit of collaboration for the greater good, so that the industry collectively fights financial crime better. If everyone keeps to themselves, thinks only about their own risks, and avoids uncomfortable but necessary discussions about challenges and problems, then as a whole, we lose in the long run in the fight against financial crime."
About the RAW Compliance Awards 2021
RAW Compliance Awards are held each year to recognise the people and organisations that have made a difference and impact in the community including helping to shape the industry ecosystem and maintaining the highest level of compliance standards through an ever changing and complex regulatory landscape. Each year, submissions are diligently evaluated and award winners selected by a panel of industry experts serving as judges.
The full list of award winners is available here.
Kelvin has been a key contribution to the industry over the past year, providing his knowledge and expertise through thought leadership on some of the issues and challenges the industry has faced in the area of financial crime and sanctions compliance. He has also participated in a number of webinars and conferences through out the year and contributed to a sanctions compliance industry journal.
"It is definitely an honor and recognition of my expertise and work, but I think more importantly, it encourages our industry practitioners to think about sharing and collaborating more. I am a firm believer that sensitive issues and challenging problems can be discussed with an appropriate focus on risk management and in open spirit of collaboration for the greater good, so that the industry collectively fights financial crime better. If everyone keeps to themselves, thinks only about their own risks, and avoids uncomfortable but necessary discussions about challenges and problems, then as a whole, we lose in the long run in the fight against financial crime."
About the RAW Compliance Awards 2021
RAW Compliance Awards are held each year to recognise the people and organisations that have made a difference and impact in the community including helping to shape the industry ecosystem and maintaining the highest level of compliance standards through an ever changing and complex regulatory landscape. Each year, submissions are diligently evaluated and award winners selected by a panel of industry experts serving as judges.
The full list of award winners is available here.