ALEXIA FARRUGIA
Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
As MLRO of our Malta office, Alexia is responsible for drawing up, implementing and monitoring the Company’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy in line with legislation and being the point of contact for the business and its employees when reporting any suspicious money laundering activities.
With an educational background in banking and finance followed by over 20 years’ experience working in the financial services industry, Alexia has vast knowledge of the sector. Over the course of her career, she has worked in a number of management roles and has dealt with high net worth individuals and institutional clients across a variety of jurisdictions.
Specialising in governance, risk management AML and operational requirements, Alexia is an authorised person with the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and an approved MLRO with Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU). She also serves as a Director, both on an executive and non-executive basis, with several corporates and financial institutions.
In her spare time, Alexia lectures at the University of Malta and introduced the first course on Securitisation and Structured Finance to students there.