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Course Outline

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

  • Understanding Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
    • Clarifying the definitions of AML and CTF, and explaining their operational mechanics
    • The criminalization of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, and the specific categories of crimes addressed under Financial Crime Prevention legislation
    • The evolution of Money Laundering tactics, extending from drug trafficking to corruption and terrorism

Global Response to AML and CTF

  • An overview of the international community's response to AML and CTF following the events of September 11
  • Focus on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
    • Overview of membership categories, including insights into specific countries' memberships
    • An examination of the 40 FATF Recommendations on AML and the additional 9 Recommendations on CTF
    • The influence of FATF on both domestic and international legislative frameworks

Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Legislation

  • Review of international legislation and laws applicable to the region where the course is delivered
  • Analysis of UK Regulations and Legislation (for comparative purposes), primarily focusing on The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)

Implementation of Compliance Strategies

  • Establishment of internal controls, procedures, and policies
  • Enhancing cooperation with regulatory authorities
  • Application of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Identification and Verification (ID&V) protocols
  • Assessing the impact on corporate strategy, client relationships, and human resources

Recognition and Reporting of Suspicious Transactions

  • Understanding statutory obligations
  • Techniques for identifying suspicious transactions
  • Procedures for internal and external reporting of suspicious activities

Techniques for Detecting Money Laundering

  • Strategies for prevention, detection, and due diligence
  • Implementation of early-warning mechanisms

Future Trends

  • Identification of current global hotspots
  • Future outlook for AML/CTF developments

Other Financial Crime Hotspots

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

Requirements

None.

 14 Hours

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