Mark Phillips

Highlights

Within his current role as Associate Director, he works within the Investor Services team and provides support to JTC’s UK and Channel Island portfolio. He provides support and guidance relating to anti-money laundering (AML), client due diligence (CDD) and fraud related concern to safeguard clients.

Mark set up a new AML Referrals team to enhance JTC’s quality control (QC) and oversight of the Investor Services processes and is working closing with Risk and Compliance (R&C) to ensure that regulations and standards are met.

Prior to JTC, Mark spent 10 years’ working for a well-known third party administrator as a Senior Manager in the R&C team focusing on financial crime, including politically exposed persons (PEP) and sanctions and was responsible for the daily screening of investors and was relationship manager for the software provider. He has a vast knowledge of suspicious activity reporting (iSAR and external reporting to the relevant financial crime authorities) and compliance regulation. He looked after a team of onshore and offshore staff based in Mumbai and he was also a Nominated Officer working for the company Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).

Throughout his career, Mark has gained extensive exposure and expertise in the world of fraud, money laundering, SAR and sanction procedures, he has also been instrumental in the set-up of the first and second line of defense teams within previous roles.

In their spare time

Mark is a keen sports fan, he supports Arsenal, follows the cricket and enjoys watching horseracing. He is a family man and also likes to travel overseas and explore new cultures with his family while abroad.