Bio
Jarion Richardson is Head of Regulatory & Compliance Services at Appleby’s Bermuda office. He is a trusted advisor in regulatory compliance, specializing in anti-money laundering (AML), anti-terrorist financing (ATF), and sanctions. A practice head in Appleby’s Corporate Department, he advises clients across digital asset, insurance, and financial sectors on complex compliance challenges. His recent work includes building full compliance frameworks for Digital Asset Business licensees, trust structures holding life policies, and exchanges handling crypto-denominated products and CFD derivatives.
Jarion has guided clients through regulatory inspections, enforcement actions, and cross-border sanctions implications. He trains senior executives and compliance professionals, and has successfully prepared candidates for Bermuda Monetary Authority approval.
Formerly a senior analyst and lead trainer at the Bermuda Monetary Authority and founder of a successful compliance consultancy, Jarion brings unmatched insight into regulatory expectations. He holds international certifications in AML, anti-bribery and corruption and compliance and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. Clients rely on Jarion for clear, actionable advice in Bermuda’s most sophisticated compliance environments.
Bio
Jarion Richardson is Head of Regulatory & Compliance Services at Appleby’s Bermuda office. He is a trusted advisor in regulatory compliance, specializing in anti-money laundering (AML), anti-terrorist financing (ATF), and sanctions. A practice head in Appleby’s Corporate Department, he advises clients across digital asset, insurance, and financial sectors on complex compliance challenges. His recent work includes building full compliance frameworks for Digital Asset Business licensees, trust structures holding life policies, and exchanges handling crypto-denominated products and CFD derivatives.
Jarion has guided clients through regulatory inspections, enforcement actions, and cross-border sanctions implications. He trains senior executives and compliance professionals, and has successfully prepared candidates for Bermuda Monetary Authority approval.
Formerly a senior analyst and lead trainer at the Bermuda Monetary Authority and founder of a successful compliance consultancy, Jarion brings unmatched insight into regulatory expectations. He holds international certifications in AML, anti-bribery and corruption and compliance and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. Clients rely on Jarion for clear, actionable advice in Bermuda’s most sophisticated compliance environments.
Qualifications & Education
Jarion holds International Diplomas in Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Prevention and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. He has completed the Canadian Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre Compliance Officer Certifying Course (International Compliance Program).
He also completed the Anti Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism Course, taught by the US Federal Reserve System and hosted by the Association of the Supervisors of Banks of the Americas and the Caribbean Group of Banking Supervisors.
He is trained in designing and facilitating adult learning, having completed the Instruction-Led Course Design with Friesen, Kaye and Associates.
Jarion holds International Diplomas in Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Prevention and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. He has completed the Canadian Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre Compliance Officer Certifying Course (International Compliance Program).
He also completed the Anti Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism Course, taught by the US Federal Reserve System and hosted by the Association of the Supervisors of Banks of the Americas and the Caribbean Group of Banking Supervisors.
He is trained in designing and facilitating adult learning, having completed the Instruction-Led Course Design with Friesen, Kaye and Associates.
