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AML & KYC Skills in Practice

AML & KYC Skills in Practice

Type:

(In-company) classroom

Duration:

8 hours

Level:

Practitioner

Language:

English, Dutch & French

This interactive workshop is based on real-life AML scenarios and serves two purposes: 

  • Give an in-depth overview of AML and KYC concepts, the relevant legal frameworks, the risks that financial institutions face when it comes to doing business with clients of low integrity, the risk indicators that play a role in customer due diligence, the importance of sanctions screening, … 
  • Discuss in an interactive conversation a number of real-life scenarios in order to jointly evaluate the involved risk and understand the legal context behind the scenario. 

The chosen scenarios can be either generic scenarios from our own experience or scenarios that are specific to your company’s context. 

Course objectives

  • Understand if you can correctly assess the risk of real-life AML scenarios 
  • Increase knowledge of AML and KYC screening​ 
  • Identify red flags in an analysis 
  • Avoid risks of inaccurate analysis 

Course outline

  • To prepare for this training, we jointly list 15 to 20 scenarios (either generic scenarios from our own experience or scenarios that are specific to your company’s context) that can be investigated during the training​ 
  • Survey to all participants asking them to score each scenario from very low to very high risk​ 
  • Full-day training session where:​ 
    • Concepts of AML, KYC, KYT, sanctions screening will be explained in detail​
    • Tthe 6-8 scenarios with the most interesting/relevant survey outcomes will be discussed​ so that the participants can understand what the real risk is, which red flags influence the risk rating, what is the legal context, … 

Reviews

Reviews

4.6 (out of 5)
Excellent training delivery with many relevant, real-life examples. Clear overview of the responsibilities between customer representative and Middle Office.
4.2 (out of 5)
Concise summary of suspicious or unusual elements to keep in mind.
4.4 (out of 5)
Training was delivered in a dynamic and engaging format with strong interaction, even given the theoretical nature of the topic.

Logistics

Everything you need to know

  • When: On request
  • Where: On request or in our offices in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, France or the UK 
  • Duration: 8 hours
  • Price: Price for in-company training to be agreed
  • For whom: AML and KYC analysts and customer-facing employees in financial institutions 
  • Prerequisites:
    • General knowledge of financial services​ 
    • Basic AML awareness 
  • Certification: Certificate of attendance
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