Risk-based Com­pli­ance and AML in the Na­tion­al De­fence

Course content

Purpose

Gain a holistic understanding of how to combat financial crime strategically – from organisational to societal level. In just four days, you will learn to analyse risks, develop effective compliance strategies and strengthen the national response to money laundering.

Your benefits

• Analyse and develop solution strategies using risk-based compliance
• Understand and assess the level of compliance in relation to an organisation’s strategy
• Present and justify necessary procedural and organisational changes
• Identify and manage money laundering risks across actors within the national framework
• Assess the allocation of responsibilities between authorities, sectors and companies
• Understand the role of AML in the national and European response to financial crime
• Work analytically and strategically with risk assessments based on national indicators and incentive structures

About the course 

Do you want to stand strong in the fight against financial crime?
This course provides a unique combination of strategic insight and practical tools within risk-based compliance and anti-money laundering (AML). Over four intensive days, you will learn to analyse risks, develop effective compliance strategies and understand the role of AML as part of the national response to financial crime and hybrid threats.

From theory to practice – with a focus on impact.
You will gain the skills to identify money laundering methods, assess the allocation of responsibilities between authorities and companies and work with national risk indicators. Teaching combines lectures, case work and reflection, enabling you to turn knowledge into action within your own organisation. The course concludes with a written assignment in which you apply the methods to a case of your own choosing.

Themes

• The origins and scope of the compliance discipline
• A risk-based approach to regulation
• The methodology of risk-based compliance
• The economics of money laundering
• Organisational and strategic anchoring of compliance strategy
• Money laundering methods and incentive structures
• The roles and responsibilities of obliged entities and authorities
• Cross-cutting risk types and the national AML framework