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Course Outline

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)

  • Understanding Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
    • What AML and CFT entail: and how they operate
    • The criminalization of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: and the types of offenses 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 CFT

  • The global response to AML and CFT following the events of September 11
  • Key role of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
    • Membership categories (including a segment on specific countries' membership)
    • The 40 Recommendations on AML and the additional 9 Recommendations on CFT
    • Its influence on domestic and international legislation

Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Legislation

  • International legislation and regulations 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 relationships, and human resources

Recognizing 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

  • Current emerging hotspots...
  • Future developments for AML and CFT...

Other Financial Crime Hotspots

  • Fraud
  • Information security
  • Market abuse and insider dealing
  • Sanctions

Requirements

None.

 14 Hours

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