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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

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

  • Comprehending Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
    • Defining AML and CTF: Concepts and operational mechanisms
    • The criminalization of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, including offenses covered under Financial Crime Prevention statutes
    • The evolution of Money Laundering from drug trafficking to corruption and terrorism

International Response to AML and CTF

  • The global reaction to AML and CTF following the 9/11 events
  • Focus on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
    • Membership structures (including analysis of specific national memberships)
    • The 40 Recommendations on AML and additional 9 Recommendations on CTF
    • The role of FATF in shaping domestic and international legislation

Adherence to Anti-Money Laundering Laws

  • International legal frameworks and regulations applicable to the host country
  • UK Regulations and Legislation (for comparative context): Primarily The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)

Strategies for Compliance

  • Establishing Internal Controls, Procedures, and Policies
  • Collaboration with Regulatory Authorities
  • Know Your Customer (KYC) and Identification and Verification (ID&V) protocols
  • Effects on strategic planning, client relationships, and human resources

Identifying and Reporting Suspicious Transactions

  • Legal and Statutory Responsibilities
  • Techniques for recognizing suspicious transactions
  • Procedures for internal and external reporting of suspicious activity

Methods for Detecting Money Laundering

  • Approaches to Prevention, Detection, and Due Diligence
  • Implementation of Early-Warning Mechanisms

Future Outlook

  • Current hotspots in financial crime
  • Anticipated trends and developments in AML / CTF

Additional Financial Crime Areas

  • Fraud Prevention
  • Information Security
  • Market Abuse and Insider Trading
  • Sanctions Compliance

Requirements

There are no specific prerequisites for this course.

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