This book is a must for all AML/KYC audit and compliance staff whose responsibilities encompass investment banking The author, Bob Walsh, is widely regarded as one of the leading authorities in this field. He is convinced that providing audit and compliance professionals with a better understanding of how investment banking functions can dramatically improve related AML/KYC compliance and audit results. This book serves as a practical guide for financial, compliance and audit staff by providing a thorough description of investment banking and the complex world of money laundering. Topics covered include underwriting, market making, agent function, distribution, pricing, dilution, private placement, and more.This book is one in a series of extraordinary financial books in which Bob Walsh details the function and operation of key financial services for the benefit of AML/KYC audit and compliance professionals.The information presented was composed from his 30 years of hands-on experience in the banking and financial industry working with domestic and international banks, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and AML/KYC consulting agencies on some of the more notorious cases in banking history. As one of the leading authorities in the field, Mr. Walsh assists banks with AML/KYC auditing, investigations, compliance assessments, remediations and related AML/KYC technical training. His office is located in New York; he may be reached by email at: walsh516@aol.com.