Angeli
Pereira
Angeli is a financial crime expert with 18 years of experience, predominantly in AML/CFT regulation, supervision and financial intelligence within GCC regulatory authorities. Angeli is currently Associate Director, AML/CFT Supervision at the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority. Her current role entails leading Risk Assessment Visits of financial institutions and DNFBPs and has issued several Risk Mitigation Programmes due to contraventions and risks identified. Angeli has also led focussed thematic reviews, drafted guidance on AML/CFT topics for the Regulatory Authority, conducted AML/CFT outreach sessions, provided technical assistance for counterpart authorities and contributed to the recently concluded FATF Mutual Evaluation.
Angeli has been a key contributor and has provided expertise for AML/CFT Enforcement investigations of firms where significant AML/CFT failings were identified. Angeli has been called to be an expert witness representing the Regulatory Authority for several cases before the QFC Regulatory Tribunal, the outcome of such cases have been successful.
Angeli has also worked at the United Arab Emirates’ Financial Intelligence Unit, Central Bank of the UAE. In this role, Angeli was involved in analysing and evaluating Suspicious Transaction Reports/ Fraud Reports, preparing an annual ML/TF typologies report and assisting in investigations of suspected cases including issuing freeze orders. Angeli delivered technical assistance to counterpart authorities and liaised with foreign governmental authorities, as part of Memorandums of Understanding and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties. Angeli conducted numerous sessions of outreach and training to the industry which included banks, MSBs, DFSA authorised firms, securities and insurance institutions. She was closely involved on behalf of the Central Bank of the UAE in the Foreign Exchange and Remittance Group (FERG). Further, Angeli coordinated and participated in the first joint FATF-MENFATF Plenary Meeting and Working Group Meetings held in Abu Dhabi in 2010 and participated in numerous international engagements and workshops.
In her previous roles, Angeli worked in the industry and gained experience in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and company secretarial matters.
Angeli holds a bachelor’s degree in Law (L.L.B), a bachelor’s degree in Commerce (B.Com) and is a qualified Company Secretary (ACS) and member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She is CAMS certified and has also attained the advanced CAMS Audit qualification with a white paper being published on auditing money laundering and terrorist financing risks of MENA institutions. She has also completed an expert witness course in the UK and is currently studying for her Certified Fraud Examiners qualification. She has attended various training sessions by FATF and other agencies in the lead up to the FATF Mutual Evaluation.
As focus areas, Angeli has been attending conferences and training sessions on cyber risk supervision, cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies.