A lawyer by profession, Manfred has over the past 23 years held leading roles in the area of regulatory and AML compliance. He leads a multi-disciplinary team at ARQ that advises major domestic financial institutions and top-tier gaming companies, assisting them in ensuring compliance with a range of applicable laws. He is also a non-executive director and chair of the Risk Committee of HSBC Malta plc and Strategy Director of the ACAMS Malta Chapter. Manfred is the former director of the FIAU, Malta’s chief AML/CFT supervisory authority and FIU, a position he held for eight years.