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Course Outline

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

  • Understanding Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
    • Defining AML and CTF: mechanisms and functions
    • Criminalisation of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: types of offences covered under Financial Crime Prevention legislation
    • The evolution of Money Laundering from drug-related crimes to corruption and terrorism

The International Community’s response to AML and CTF

  • Global response to AML and CTF following the events of 9/11
  • Key role of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
    • Membership categories (including discussion on specific countries’ memberships)
    • The 40 Recommendations for AML and 9 additional Recommendations for CTF
    • Impact on domestic and international legislation

Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Legislation

  • International laws and regulations applicable to the region where the course is conducted
  • UK Regulations and Legislation (for comparative purposes): primarily The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)

Compliance Strategies

  • Internal Controls, Procedures, and Policies
  • Collaboration with Authorities and Regulators
  • Know Your Customer (KYC) and Identification and Verification (ID&V) Protocols
  • Implications for Strategy, Client Relations, and Human Resources

Recognising and Reporting Suspicious Transactions

  • Statutory Obligations
  • Identification of suspicious transactions
  • Internal and external reporting of suspicious activities

Money Laundering Detection Techniques

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

The Future

  • Current hotspots...
  • Future trends for AML/CTF...

Other Financial Crime Hotspots

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

Requirements

None.

 14 Hours

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