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She spent much of her time coordinating the Department’s review of U.S. targeted financial sanctions and grappling with complex CFT legal and policy issues. This early experience provided her with a comprehensive understanding of the enforcement mechanisms and policy considerations that shape effective national compliance systems. A dear mentor introduced Rebekah to how the international CFT standards are applied in practice, and encouraged her participation in her first FATF plenary in June 2010 – an experience that would define the next 15 years of her career.

After working in commercial litigation, he joined the Government of Jersey in 2012, initially focusing on finance industry development and legislative projects for trusts, foundations, and partnerships. His role evolved into Lead Policy Adviser for Financial Crime, where he advised ministers on legislation and risk management while representing Jersey to international stakeholders on standards for financial crime and tax information exchange. In 2013, George began attending FATF and MONEYVAL plenary and working group meetings, and in 2015, he successfully led the Government of Jersey’s work on their MONEYVAL evaluation.

By 2013, Andrew had spent over a decade as Director of the International and Policy Division at the Jersey Financial Services Commission, coordinating evaluations, developing AML/CFT policy, and representing Jersey at MONEYVAL plenaries from 2012, while George was building his expertise in government policy development. Their professional partnership began that year as part of preparations for Jersey’s 2015 MONEYVAL evaluation, where they created a collaboration between supervisor and government that had rarely been seen before in Jersey's AML/CFT development.

This collaboration culminated in Jersey's successful first MONEYVAL evaluation, after which Andrew joined the MONEYVAL Secretariat in the Council of Europe on secondment (2016-2017) while George continued advancing Jersey's international reputation before eventually joining the FATF Secretariat (2018-2020). Serendipitously, Andrew returned to Jersey in 2017 just as George was preparing to leave for the FATF Secretariat, and he picked up work on Jersey’s national risk assessment (NRA) started by George. When Andrew returned to Strasbourg in 2019 to continue his work in MONEYVAL, he handed finalisation of the NRA back to George, who had just returned from Paris.

Though their careers repeatedly took them in different directions, their friendship was rooted in something deeper: family ties dating back to the 1960s when Andrew's mother first lodged with George's grandmother, proving that in Jersey, it truly is a small world.

In this role, Rebekah served as the U.S. government's CFT legal expert to FATF for the next 15 years, actively participating in over 40 FATF plenaries and associated working group meetings across the 3rd, 4th, and 5th rounds, contributing to numerous typology reports, guidance documents, and best practice papers on emerging TF and proliferation financing threats. Rebekah also became one of the longest-serving lead reviewers for the FATF's International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG); assessing over 30 jurisdictions – from Algeria to Zimbabwe – she helped numerous countries navigate the complexities of the international standards. Taking a pragmatic approach to guiding jurisdictions through the ICRG process, Rebekah often provided legislative and regulatory drafting and other technical assistance beyond her formal lead reviewer requirements. Combined with her prosecutorial background and 17 years coordinating the Department’s review and clearance of U.S. terrorist designations, this experience has positioned Rebekah as an authority on the intersection of legal policy and the practical implementation of CFT mechanisms.

Few practitioners can offer clients the dual advantage of having both influenced the development of international CFT frameworks and personally guided dozens of jurisdictions through the complex realities of implementing those same standards under intense international scrutiny.

Andrew has led, supported or participated in the mutual evaluations of Montenegro, Isle of Man, Andorra, Georgia, the Holy See (including the Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, Romania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Latvia. He also led the drafting and agreement of crucial procedural documents, including MONEYVAL’s Rules of Procedure for the 6th round, information collection questionnaires, and guidance on compliance enhancing procedures that would guide assessors and jurisdictions alike. His expertise extended to active participation in FATF standard-setting processes, contributing to clarification on the application of Recommendation 18 to designated non-financial businesses and professions, revision of Recommendation 25 on transparency of legal arrangements, and the development of the Universal Procedures for mutual evaluations and follow-up reports.

Andrew's rare perspective as both part-architect and implementer of the evaluation frameworks gives clients access to someone who doesn't just understand the FATF Standards, but has actively shaped how they're applied and assessed across diverse jurisdictions.

During his time at the FATF Secretariat and as Head of Delegation for Jersey, George undertook a significant number of mutual evaluations and follow up reports, and actively participated in the ICRG Joint Groups. Returning to Jersey in 2020 as Head of Delegation, George successfully led the jurisdiction through its 2024 mutual evaluation, achieving one of the highest-rated reports globally, including a rare “high effectiveness” rating for Immediate Outcome 1 on understanding ML/TF risks. Throughout this period, he continued his international contributions by leading an FATF sub-group revising Recommendation 24 on transparency of legal persons, co-authoring the influential Guidance on Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons, and co-leading the FATF Global Training Project Team to set the strategic direction for assessor training across the Global Network. This comprehensive experience spanning secretariat operations, jurisdiction leadership, standards development, and global training initiatives has provided George with an unparalleled insight into both the strategic direction of international AML/CFT policy and its practical implementation across diverse jurisdictions worldwide.

Few consultants can offer clients the comprehensive perspective that comes from having operated successfully at every level of the FATF system, from behind-the-scenes secretariat work, to leading a jurisdiction to global recognition, while simultaneously helping shape the very standards and training programmes that define international best practice.

They quickly formed an ongoing connection, despite having different areas of expertise.

When George joined the FATF Secretariat in Paris in 2018, their professional paths crossed more regularly, leading to an enduring friendship built on a mutual respect for each other's commitment to the FATF community and their unique talent for turning routine trips into memorable stories. Their collaboration during George's time at the Secretariat, and afterwards when he represented Jersey at the ICRG, would lay the foundation for a future partnership, as both recognised the value of combining their diverse perspectives and complementary skills in service of stronger global AML/CFT frameworks.

Built on a collaborative business model that leverages associate experts worldwide, the firm represents their collective vision of strengthening global financial systems through practical, sustainable outcomes that reflect the latest developments in the FATF Standards.

From Andrew's AML/CFT regulatory expertise and recent MONEYVAL leadership, to George's policy development and fresh FATF Secretariat insights, to Rebekah's specialisation in sanctions regimes, terrorist financing countermeasures, and extensive ICRG work, Monere Global offers clients something genuinely unique: access to practitioners who have not only shaped the international standards but have successfully navigated every role within the evaluation ecosystem – including as assessors, secretariat members, and assessed jurisdictions. This rare combination of insider knowledge, proven track record, and genuine commitment to collaborative problem-solving means clients receive guidance from people who truly understand both the challenges they face and the practical pathways to success, backed by relationships built on trust, expertise, and a shared commitment to turning complex challenges into workable, sustainable solutions.