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March 19, 2003
TO: MONEY LAUNDERING RULES WORKING GROUP No. 21-03
RE: NOTICE OF JOINT MLRWG/TAAC MEETING APRIL 22, 2003
As many of you know, the Institute’s Transfer Agent Advisory Committee (TAAC)
periodically holds two-day meetings. During several of these meetings, the afternoon session of
the first day has been devoted to money laundering issues.
The TAAC has again decided to devote the afternoon session of its upcoming meeting to
money laundering issues and has invited members of the Working Group to attend. The
meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time in the
Institute’s David Silver Conference Room (12th floor), 1401 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
The agenda for this meeting will include an update on the status of the various anti-
money laundering regulations, including the customer identification program rule (if adopted
prior to April 22nd), a substantial discussion on suspicious activity reporting, and shop talk on
money laundering issues.
The SAR discussion will include an update on the Institute’s comment letter on the rule
proposal, as well as a presentation and question and answer session with Peter G. Djinis, who
specializes in civil and regulatory matters involving federal anti-money laundering and Bank
Secrecy Act laws. Previously, Mr. Djinis served as Executive Assistant Director for Regulatory
Policy for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
(FinCEN), for which he was responsible for establishing regulatory policy and overseeing all
aspects of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance by U.S. bank and non-bank financial institutions.
Please indicate whether you or a colleague will attend the meeting by returning the
attached meeting response form no later than Thursday, April 17, 2003 by fax to Amanda
Busick at (202) 326-5836. Please also use the form to list your ideas and suggestions for shop
talk items.
Robert C. Grohowski
Associate Counsel
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