Introduction

This Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Masterclass is designed to develop the essential skills necessary to enable you to understand how to support your company in Anti-Money Laundering and countering terrorist finance and how to prevent, detect, and report money laundering activities.

This training course covers the regulatory environment and focuses on the importance of Know Your Customer (KYC), the importance of Customer Due Diligence (CDD), sanctions monitoring, and the role of the Money Laundering Reporting Officer in practical terms. You will learn about studying the AML risks involved in emerging industry sectors.

This is an intensive and highly practical training program qualifying you to become proficient in the Anti-Money Laundering process and the laws that make it a crime. It will raise awareness of financial crime risks, global laws and regulations, laws and regulations applicable to your jurisdiction, and the systems and controls aimed at detecting and preventing financial criminal acts.

This training course also covers several topics regarding the nature of the services and products offered by the financial services industry (namely managing, controlling, and possessing money and property belonging to others) means that it is vulnerable to abuse by money launderers and the aspects of money laundering and initiatives were undertaken to combat terrorism including regulations that govern financial institutions.

Course Objectives of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance  

By the end of this training course, you will be able to understand:

• The process of Money Laundering

• Regulations applicable to firms/banks

• FATF roles in Anti-Money Laundering

• The penalties for non-compliance with AML legislation

• How Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF) might be prevented?

• How to define the ways in which a Firm / Bank and its staff should protect themselves against the risks of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing?

• Due diligence measures to deter money laundering and terrorist financing

• The “red flags” might help you to identify, prevent and report any (suspicious or actual) criminal activity

• The implications of offshore financial center on ML

Methodology 

Participants to this training course will receive an overview of the best practices of competing Anti-Money Laundering and terrorist finance.  The training methodology includes case studies, group live instruction, presentation, and ongoing discussion of worked examples, videos, group discussion, and interactive participation is encouraged.

Organizational Impact

This training course is of direct relevance to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and as a result, the organizations will benefit greatly from their employee’s participation. The organization will gain from:

• More effective support for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) team

• Greater relevance and reliability of analyzing the regulatory

• More strategic thinking and focus on performance

• More effective use of detecting high-risk indicators

• Preparation of staff for increased responsibility

Personal Impact

This training course will be of personal benefit to delegates by providing you with:

• Understanding Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Sanctions

• Vulnerabilities of financial institutions to money laundering and terrorist financing

• Anti-money laundering and combating terrorist financing – legal and regulatory structures

• Management obligations and the risk-based approach to money laundering and terrorist financing

• Greater awareness of industry practices, problems, and solutions

• Increased understanding and assurance to complete tasks successfully

• Increased self-confidence and motivation at work

• Greater job satisfaction in providing quality support to management

• Greater ability to supervise, develop and motivate colleagues

• The structure of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF) regime in your jurisdiction

• Your fit into the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF) regime

• Designated remittance service arrangements and correspondent banking

• Reporting of certain transactions; and record-keeping

• Consequences to you for not complying with your obligations

Target Audience

This training course is designed to deliver the knowledge and skills, providing details of the latest policies and procedures to:

• Staff with specific anti-money laundering duties

• Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Compliance Professionals

• Senior Management

• All Staff working in financial services who want an introduction to anti-money laundering

• Anyone who works within the regulated financial sectors, or to a career in anti-money laundering or fraud prevention

• Consultants

• Treasury Managers

• Auditors

• Lawyers

• Regulator or Advisor of Product / Services

• Credit Managers

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