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Did you know? The impact of money laundering on the UK annually is reported to be more than £100 billion!
Staff training is a crucial requirement of the Money Laundering regulations as well as to protect your firm from falling victim to a money laundering scam.
Updated with the requirements of the 5th Money Laundering Directive, our ‘Introduction to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing’ Academy module covers all you need to know, including:
- What is money laundering and terrorist financing?
- Why do you need to know?
- What does this mean in practice?
- Your MLRO
- Conducting client due diligence
- Enhanced due diligence for high risk matters
- Source of funds and source of wealth
- Red flags and warning signs
- Reporting your concerns
Our ‘Criminal Finance Act’ Academy module sets out the requirements under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 and includes:
- Background to the Act
- Main offences
- Requirements for procedures to prevent facilitation of tax evasion
- High risk factors
- When to seek advice
- Unexplained wealth orders
Online risk training designed specifically for law firms
The Academy is an online training platform which has been developed specifically for law firms. Covering the essential elements around preventing risk its topics are designed to ensure that all staff receive thorough and effective training.
More information
Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for extra information as well as our Consultancy Services tab for information about our face to face AML training.
Use our financial crime templates to make sure your firm is up to date and compliant with the latest regulatory and legislative requirements. Our templates are regularly reviewed and updated as necessary when there is a change in regulation, legislation or best practice guidance. Look out for our New and Updated documents which are labelled below.
[table “19” not found /]Browse our selection of supplementary financial crime resources below – we add to these regularly and have lots of new resources currently in development which will be here soon.
***New Webinar*** Anti-Money Laundering update February 2021
Would EVERYONE in your firm spot a
‘red flag’ that would potentially alert you to an attempted crime or fraud?
When was the last time you REMINDED all your staff what they need to do in order to prevent money laundering and to document your firm’s actions to prevent the same?
Has everyone RECENTLY undergone refresher training specifically on AML? Would ALL STAFF pass a test if there was an AML quiz later today?
How would your regulator assess your AML defences if they called in tomorrow?
Download our latest guide of high risk third countries updated by the European Commission with effect from 1st October.
Further to the changes brought in by the 5th Money Laundering Directive, additional changes have come in as part of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. These changes came into effect on 6th October 2020. This 7 page document aims to set out the changes which will be most relevant to law firms and their internal procedures. Please use the key below to ascertain which amendments are relevant to which types of business.
The requirements of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 were laid before Parliament on 20th December and came into force on 10th January 2020.
We have put together a ‘to-the-point’ list of the changes that we think will affect law firms under the amended regulations, plus our recommendations for you.
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 came into effect on 6th October 2020 and the main amendment is regarding Trusts.
5MLD increased the scope of the trust registration service, requiring that all express trusts are registered in a central national register. Previously, it was only taxable trusts that needed registering. There was a risk that the new regime would require a large number of trusts to be registered, which previously did not need to be registered.
Work with a Legal Eye Associate who will provide sound knowledge and a selection of practical solutions for your firm to comply with ever-changing regulatory framework. Browse our paid-for consultancy services below and get in touch if you have any questions or require more information