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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

Introduction to FATF

  • Origins and objectives of the FATF
  • Membership structure and governance models
  • Primary goals and operational functions

Concepts of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

  • Core definitions and fundamental concepts
  • Common typologies and methodologies
  • Analysis of case studies and real-world scenarios

The 40 FATF Recommendations

  • Overview of the 40 key recommendations
  • Organizational structure and categorization
  • Significance for global financial stability

Legal Frameworks and Operational Considerations

  • Recommendations 1-4: Risk-based strategies, domestic coordination, and international collaboration
  • Recommendations 5-8: Criminalization, preventive actions, and the role of non-profit entities
  • Recommendations 9-12: Obligations for financial institutions and non-financial businesses and professions

Preventive Mechanisms

  • Recommendations 13-16: Customer due diligence, record retention, and reporting obligations
  • Recommendations 17-21: Reliance policies, internal controls, and management of foreign branches and subsidiaries
  • Recommendations 22-23: Specifics for designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs)

Transparency and Beneficial Ownership

  • Recommendations 24-25: Ensuring transparency and identifying beneficial owners of legal entities and arrangements

Authority Powers and Responsibilities

  • Recommendations 26-29: Regulatory frameworks and supervisory duties
  • Recommendations 30-32: Law enforcement capabilities and investigative procedures

Global Standards and Collaboration

  • Recommendations 33-35: Mutual legal assistance and extradition protocols
  • Recommendations 36-40: International agreements, cooperative measures, and additional strategies

Execution and Adherence

  • National risk evaluation and compliance strategies
  • FATF assessment and monitoring methodologies
  • Case studies illustrating implementation challenges and successes

Practical Workshop

  • Formulating compliance programs
  • Executing risk assessments

Conclusion and Future Directions

Requirements

  • A foundational grasp of financial system operations and institutional frameworks
  • Proficiency in essential legal and regulatory concepts concerning finance, compliance, and anti-money laundering (AML)

Target Audience

  • Compliance officers
  • Legal professionals

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