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Course Outline

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF)

  • Understanding Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
    • What are AML and CTF, and how do they operate?
    • The criminalisation of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, including the types of crimes covered under Financial Crime Prevention legislation
    • The evolution of Money Laundering from drugs to corruption and terrorism

The International Community’s Response to AML and CTF

  • The International Community’s response to AML and CTF post-9/11
  • Specifically, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
    • Its membership categories (which may include a section on the membership of specific countries)
    • Its 40 Recommendations for AML and an additional 9 Recommendations on CTF
    • Its influence on domestic and international legislation

Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Legislation

  • International legislation and legislation applicable in the country where the course is delivered
  • UK Regulations and Legislation (for comparative purposes), primarily The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)

Compliance Strategies

  • Internal Controls, Procedures, and Policies
  • Cooperation with Authorities and Regulators
  • Know Your Customer (KYC) and Identification and Verification (ID&V) Rules
  • Impact on Strategy, Client Relations, and Human Resources

Recognising and Reporting Suspicious Transactions

  • Statutory Obligations
  • Identifying suspicious transactions
  • Internal and external reporting of suspicious transactions

Money Laundering Detection Techniques

  • Prevention, Detection, and Due Diligence
  • Early-Warning Mechanisms

The Future

  • Where are today’s hotspots...?
  • What lies ahead for AML/CTF...?

Other Financial Crime Hotspots

  • Fraud
  • Information Security
  • Market Abuse and Insider Dealing
  • Sanctions

Requirements

None.

 14 Hours

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