Anushka Shrivastava

• Conducted in-depth investigations on corporates and high-net-worth individuals (HNIs) to identify AML and PEP red flags indicative of potential illicit activity.
• Identified patterns and trends consistent with money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions breaches, tax evasion, and other suspicious activities, escalating or mitigating risks as appropriate.
• Supported end-to-end KYC, sanctions screening, and periodic reviews of companies and PEP individuals across North America, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC regions, covering multiple business units including Wealth Management, Investment Management, Institutional Securities Group, FinCEN, and Vendor Screening.
• Monitored client accounts and transactions for potential matches to designated sanctions targets, ensuring compliance with the US PATRIOT ACT and enabling proactive detection of suspicious transactions across all relevant jurisdictions.
• Escalated serious regulatory breaches or breaches of risk tolerance to senior management and stakeholders, ensuring prompt remediation and cessation of non-compliant activities to meet AML/KYC requirements.
• Prepared and presented monthly Management Information (MI) to global teams, identifying trends and providing insights to senior management to support decision-making and regulatory compliance.
• Assisted in audit reviews and regulatory inspections, validating issue closure, and cascading lessons learned to relevant teams to prevent recurrence.
• Partnered with compliance, operations, technology, and business teams to deliver projects aligned with the firm’s AML program and departmental goals.
• Oversaw transformation projects and managed deadlines, achieving a 35% increase in efficiency while guiding team members through successful implementation.

Quality Assurance Specialist (10/2022 – 04/2023)

• Collaborated with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective planning and product-based solutions.
• Executed data quality checks, identifying recurring quality concerns and providing actionable feedback to researchers.
• Delivered process training for new hires, ensuring consistency and accuracy in deliverables.
• Managed a team of 10, providing guidance, performance feedback, and productivity improvements.

Senior Research Associate (01/2022 – 10/2022)

• Designed methods to enhance team productivity and implemented process improvements.
• Led projects to expand database coverage into APAC and EMEA regions.
• Managed special projects to improve data quality by aligning outputs with client expectations and business requirements.

Research Associate (10/2020 – 12/2021)

• Researched global IPOs, M&A deals, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments, including key market participants such as limited partners, investors, and service providers.
• Reviewed news, web sources, and regulatory filings (SEC, SEDAR) to compile accurate event summaries, extracting and entering data into internal systems while cross-verifying against multiple sources.

• - Creating well-researched and punchy content pieces in line with editorial guidelines
• - Understanding client's requirements and generating new ideas to expand their reach
• - Collaborating with editors with adherence to stipulated deadlines