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

  • Understanding Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
    • What are AML and CTF, and how do 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, expanding from drug-related crimes to corruption and terrorism.

The International Community’s Response to AML and CTF

  • The global response to AML and CTF in the post-9/11 era.
  • Focus on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
    • Membership categories (including specific country memberships).
    • The 40 Recommendations for AML and the additional 9 Recommendations for CTF.
    • The FATF’s influence on domestic and international legislation.

Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Legislation

  • International legislation and laws applicable in the country 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.
  • Cooperation with Authorities and Regulators.
  • Know Your Customer (KYC) and Identification and Verification (ID&V) Rules.
  • Impact on Strategy, Client Relations, and Human Resources.

Recognising 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 hotspots...?
  • What lies ahead for AML/CTF...?

Other Financial Crime Hotspots

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

Requirements

None.

 14 Hours

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