Anti-Money Laundering 2016

Looking to enhance your knowledge and keep up to date? This HD Video Online CPD Course for Accounting or Financial professionals covers 3 CPD hours. It is Accredited by the CPD Standards Office.

Presented by Bill Telford, this course covers an overview of money-laundering in the UK. The Proceeds of Crime Act and related legislation impose requirements on firms and individuals to report in certain circumstances or risk criminal sanction. In addition, firms are required to have procedures in place to forestall money laundering. The Bribery Act 2010 is now beginning to bite with convictions for bribery and failing to prevent bribery.

Regulatory reviews continue to identify non-compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations. The 4th Money Laundering Directive has now been adopted and has to be implemented in the UK by July 2017.

This CPD course is filmed in High Definition Video and accompanied by Power Point Slides and Course Notes, which are engagingly written, highly comprehensive and accessible to all learners. It covers 3 hours of CPD training, arming you with the highest level of topical knowledge. The package consists of:-

Money laundering – an overview

• The Proceeds of Crime Act – an overview
• Terrorism and money laundering
• The Bribery Act and its implications for money laundering

Money laundering and the individual

Your responsibilities as an individual

• Client identity due diligence
• Reporting
• Avoiding tipping off

Your responsibilities as auditor

• ISA 240 (Fraud) and ISA 250 (Laws and Regulations) and interaction with Money Laundering

Money laundering and the firm

• The responsibilities of the MLRO or equivalent

Money Laundering Directive 4

• Building and applying a risk based approach
• Investment fraud – current areas of concern

Accreditation

Instant CPD is an Accredited CPD Provider by the CPD Standards Office. Upon completion of each course, students will be automatically issued with a CPD certificate stating their full name, the course title, the date of completion, and the CPD points gained. This can then be downloaded as a PDF and sent to your accounting body.

Course Format

This course consists of several modules and is accessible online through our interactive learning management system. Users are given access to a personal Learning Dashboard, where they have unlimited 24/7 access to course materials and videos. Courses are split into short sections to be paused and replayed as many times as needed. They can be viewed on all web-enabled devices, allowing students to choose the pace and place of their learning and giving you total control.

Accountants and Accountancy professionals generally. Also Financial Services, Financial Management or Business Management Professionals and Chartered Secretaries.

The courses are aimed at those already professionally qualified, seeking to cover some Continuous Professional Development hours.

Courses are geared towards (but not restricted to) qualified Accountancy professionals. Therefore, a previous background in Accountancy is advisable.

Keeping up-to-date with the latest Accounting developments is an essential requirement for all qualified Accountants, whether you need to complete yearly CPD or are looking to impress while searching for new opportunities. Our courses will enhance your skills and knowledge, enabling you to compete with the best and therefore lead to further opportunities within the workplace.