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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

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

  • Foundations of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
    • Defining AML and CTF: mechanisms and operations.
    • The legal criminalization of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, including offenses covered under Financial Crime Prevention laws.
    • The evolution of Money Laundering from drug trafficking to corruption and terrorism.

Global Responses to AML and CTF

  • The international community’s actions following the 9/11 attacks.
  • Focus on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
    • Membership structures (including specific national memberships).
    • The 40 Recommendations on AML and the additional 9 Recommendations on CTF.
    • FATF’s impact on domestic and international legal frameworks.

Adherence to Anti-Money Laundering Laws

  • International regulations and local laws applicable in the course delivery location.
  • Comparison with UK regulations, specifically the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA).

Compliance Frameworks

  • Establishing internal controls, procedures, and policies.
  • Collaboration with regulatory bodies and law enforcement.
  • Implementation of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Identification and Verification (ID&V) standards.
  • Strategic implications for client relationships and human resource management.

Identification and Reporting of Suspicious Activities

  • Legal obligations regarding disclosure.
  • Techniques for identifying suspicious transactions.
  • Procedures for internal and external reporting.

Detection Methodologies for Money Laundering

  • Strategies for prevention, detection, and due diligence.
  • Utilizing early-warning systems.

Future Outlook

  • Identifying current areas of high risk.
  • Trends and future directions in AML and CTF.

Additional Financial Crime Areas

  • Fraud prevention.
  • Cybersecurity and information protection.
  • Market manipulation and insider trading.
  • International sanctions compliance.

Requirements

No prior experience or prerequisites are required.

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