Key Benefits
- Apply formal AML investigation stages, professional scepticism, and clearer judgement on unusual versus suspicious activity
- Strengthen reporting and escalation by applying better SAR and STR practices, red flag analysis, and post-reporting judgement
- Improve data capture, analysis, and regulatory awareness to support stronger investigations and more effective internal processes
Do You Need to Attend This Course?
This AML investigator course covers fundamental principles and best practices associated with anti-money laundering investigations and is suitable for:
Anyone whose business is exposed to any form of financial crime, but especially money laundering
Professionals working in an obliged entity or supplier to the sector, wishing to update their knowledge on effective AML investigations
Compliance and risk staff who need to update their risk assessment skills and gain a holistic and current view of how to conduct investigations
Those who need an overview of the latest regulatory requirements and key developments globally in AML/FCC
Management within an obliged entity that requires AML investigator training to keep up to date with ‘best practices’ and improve internal processes
Technical Content
Money laundering presents a significant challenge for the financial sector today. As regulatory fines continue to escalate, it is crucial for everyone working in this industry or providing services to it to understand the evolving landscape of money laundering.
Awareness of these changes and proactive measures to combat money laundering are essential for compliance and maintaining the integrity of the financial system. Furthermore, the number of businesses classified as "obliged entities" under money laundering regulations has expanded significantly. Regulators are increasingly insisting that staff at these organisations receive comprehensive AML investigator training to identify potential instances of money laundering.
Our market-leading course covers the up-to-date challenges facing obliged entities. This is from both a regulatory perspective and in FCC terms. This AML investigator course includes real-life case studies and examples to help you identify money laundering as well as the investigative process. Gain the skills to meet the regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
Taught by a leading expert in this field, this course covers:
The scale of the problem and how potential money laundering is present in every part of the value chain, no matter the business
Regulatory updates and responses: The FATF and Wolfsberg, etc.
How to use their guidance in the investigative process
The role of the MLRO - money laundering investigation training
The skills needed to conduct successful investigations
Data capture and data analysis
The importance of professional scepticism
Whistleblowing and cultural issues
The differences between unusual and suspicious
The formal stages of an AML investigation
Escalation & Reporting:
Suspicious Activity Reporting: SARs/STRs
Red flags and best practices
Post-investigation issues
Training Objectives
This course on the money laundering investigation process for legal professionals will help participants to:
Understand the scale of the problem and how potential money laundering is present in every part of the value chain, no matter the business
Examine the regulatory updates and responses. This includes the FATF, Wolfsberg, etc. and how to use their guidance in the investigative process
Chart the role of the MLRO
Gain the skills needed to conduct successful investigations
Effective data capture and analysis
Recognise the importance of using professional scepticism
The potential impact of whistleblowing and cultural issues
Understanding the differences between unusual and suspicious
Use training techniques to chart the formal stages of an AML investigation
Understand the importance of escalation and reporting
Dealing with post-investigation issues
Training Course Summary
Redcliffe's AML investigator course enables participants to learn the latest techniques for conducting investigations, review best practices for SARs and STRs, and explore the significance of good data management. You will also learn how to address pre- and post-reporting issues.
It covers all the up-to-date challenges, both regulatory and financial crime compliance.
Your trainer
Course Trainer · 30 yrs experience
- Financial Crime Compliance Courses
A trainer with a unique blend of experience spanning Banking, Investment Banking, Asset Management, and the Sports Industry leads this AML investigator course. His globally recognised expertise has earned him a reputation for delivering high-quality training courses.
He studied History at Cambridge before transitioning into the finance sector as a stockbroker in London. His extensive experience includes working with Dutch, Canadian, and US investment banks in various roles, in sales, sales trading, and trading departments. For three years, he also held compliance oversight for a regulated investment bank based in Edinburgh.
The trainer’s global finance footprint also extends to India. He spent three years managing the learning and knowledge transfer section of a large investment banking offshoring project. He then spent a year in Moscow, establishing the Learning and Development department alongside Graduate Recruitment for Russia’s largest investment bank.
His considerable experience in the financial and professional services sectors further enhances the relevance and applicability of his course content. Participants will gain valuable insights aligned with current industry practices.
He has acted as an independent consultant and financial trainer for the past 30 years, specialising in Financial Crime Compliance. He receives outstanding feedback for making these complex topics understandable and relatable to the everyday activities of clients and delegates.
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