Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating Terrorist Financing (CTF) Training Course

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

• Understanding Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
  • What are AML and CTF: and how do they work?
  • The Criminalisation of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: and the types of crimes caught under the Financial Crime Prevention legislation
  • The expansion of Money Laundering from drugs to corruption to terrorism

The International Community’s response to AML and CTF

• The International Community’s response to AML and CTF post-9/11
• Especially the Financial Action Task Force (FATF):
  • Its membership categories (this can include a section on particular countries&rsquo membership)
  • Its 40 Recommendations for AML and a further 9 Recommendations on CTF
  • Its influence over domestic and international legislation

Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Legislation

• International Legislation and legislation applicable to the country where the course is being delivered
• UK Regulations and Legislation (for comparison): principally The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)

Compliance Strategies

• Internal Controls, Procedures and Policies
• Cooperation with the Authorities and the 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

• Where are today’s hotspots…?
• What next for AML / CTF…?

Other Financial Crime Hotspots

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