Nicolas
Salas
Nicholas has over 25 years experience in the financial industry. He has worked in several large financial institutions, including banks and broker-dealers, and across several jurisdictions in LATAM. Cross-border issues, AML, Supervision, Marketing Review, US Regulatory frame-work (SEC and FINRA) are among his expertises. Nicholas received his bachelor degree from Florida International University, on Interdisciplinary Social Studies, which allows him to appreciate the challenges when dealing across borders and cultures. Most recently, he earned the CRCP (“Compliance Regulatory Certified Professional”) designation from the FINRA Institute at Wharton -University of Pennsylvania Executive Education, which focuses on the US regulatory& compliance framework, also completed his Juris Masters at FSU. He received the FIBA AML designation of AMLCP (AML Compliance Professional) and he has been on several panels as an invited speaker (e.g. ACAMS, and local law firms). He constantly provides training to seasoned regulatory Compliance and AML professionals. He is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.