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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF)
- Foundations of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
- Defining AML and CTF and understanding their operational mechanisms.
- The legal criminalization of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, including the types of offenses covered under Financial Crime Prevention legislation.
- The evolution of Money Laundering from drug trafficking to corruption and terrorism.
The Global Community’s Approach to AML and CTF
- International responses to AML and CTF following the 9/11 events.
- Focus on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
- Membership categories (including a potential section on specific countries’ membership status).
- Its 40 Recommendations on AML and additional 9 Recommendations on CTF.
- The FATF’s impact on domestic and international legislative frameworks.
Adhering to Anti-Money Laundering Laws
- Global legislation and laws applicable in the country where the course is held.
- UK Regulations and Legislation (for benchmarking purposes): primarily The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA).
Compliance Frameworks
- Internal Controls, Procedures, and Policies.
- Collaboration with regulatory bodies and authorities.
- Know Your Customer (KYC) and Identification and Verification (ID&V) standards.
- Implications for organizational strategy, client interactions, and human resources.
Detecting and Reporting Suspicious Activity
- Legal obligations regarding reporting.
- Methods for identifying suspicious transactions.
- Processes for internal and external reporting of suspicious transactions.
Techniques for Detecting Money Laundering
- Strategies for Prevention, Detection, and Due Diligence.
- Implementation of Early-Warning Systems.
Future Trends
- Current areas of high risk or "hotspots".
- Future directions for AML and CTF.
Other Areas of Financial Crime
- Fraud.
- Information Security.
- Market Manipulation and Insider Trading.
- Sanctions Compliance.
Requirements
No prior requirements.
Testimonials (1)
The trainer did not leave a single minute unexploited! He was up a storm throughout every lesson and provided much material for whatever he dealt with.