Financial Crime Training in Muscat

Audience All Senior Management who need a working knowledge of AML / CTF and their prevention – and an awareness of the other relevant and current Financial Crime issues; Format of the course A combination of:

• Facilitated Discussions
• Slide Presentations
• Case Studies
• Examples

Course Objectives By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Explain how AML and CTF might be prevented
• Understand the major facets of AML and CTF as they apply to their companies and the national and international efforts being made to combat them
• Define the ways in which a company and its staff should protect themselves against the risks of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
• Detail how a company might become a target for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: and explain which “red flags” might help them to identify, prevent and report any (suspicious or actual) criminal activity
• Understand some of the other “hot spots” in Financial Crime

There is an international emphasis in tackling money laundering. Compliance officers, AML Officers, MLRO’s, KYC analysts, Auditors and Managers need to understand how to ensure compliance with the Subsidiary 373.01, Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations (PMLFTR). Under the PMLFTR all Subject Persons, including those within the regulated financial services sector, are required to appoint a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO). This is a practical course that gives you knowledge and necessary guidance in how to approach AML compliance at your organisation, with special attention to the regulatory environment in Malta.

The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is an OECD standard which calls on international jurisdictions to obtain information from their financial institutions and automatically exchange that information with other jurisdictions on an annual basis. The Standard requires all reports to be sent electronically in a format known as CRS XML. To resolve errors related to file preparation and incomplete or inaccurate record information, the CRS Status Message XML Schema was created to check for file and record errors in the CRS XML Schema file. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn:

• the basic structure of the CRS XML Schema and CRS Status Message XML Schema.
• steps for processing these files.
• steps for converting Excel files to XML schema files.
• steps for filing with their respective jurisdiction.

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at managers who wish to identify and minimize the risk of fraud faced by eCommerce merchants. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how eCommerce fraud occurs.
• Analyze vulnerabilities in their company's eCommerce platform and processes.
• Assess a company's 'readiness' for adopting new anti-fraud measures
• Communicate and incorporate appropriate anti-fraud policies.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.