Sanctions Boot Camp

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Duration: 4 hours
Level: See Below
Suitable for:

Money Laundering Compliance Officers (MLCOs), Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs), Compliance Officers, Risk Managers, Trust Directors, Directors, Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)

CPD Hours: 4
Cost: £225.00
Dates: Mon 30 Apr 2012 Book Now »

Tue 16 Oct 2012 Book Now »

Overview

Practical training on UK and Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) Economic Sanctions.

This intensive half-day workshop will help you to understand:

  • The OFAC sanctions regime and how and why it applies to businesses in Jersey
  • The risks of conducting business with any person appearing on any sanctions list internationally
  • Key provisions of US Anti-Terrorism Act provisions and how the Act can be used against businesses in Jersey
  • Examples of US enforcement action against non-US banks

Course content

Understanding sanctions regimes

  • Bank of England/EU/Jersey
  • OFAC
  • The extra territorial reach of US sanctions and how they apply to US and non-US persons
  • How US sanctions can bite against non-US persons including British citizens working for Jersey financial institutions

Designing a risk-based sanctions compliance regime

  • Higher risk areas based on customers, products, services and geography
  • What to include in your compliance procedures manual
  • Who to screen beyond Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs)

The costs of non-compliance. What do recent cases teach us?

  • Lloyds TSB, Credit Suisse, ANZ Banking Group, NatWest

Facilitation risks

  • What is and isn’t facilitation?
  • Case studies: Registered office, Syndicated lending, Aircraft leasing, Trust and company ownership structures, Banking

Learning outcomes

The workshop will equip you to:

  • Identify and prevent facilitation risks
  • Detect Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) and suspect arrangements
  • Design a risk-based sanctions compliance programme
  • Respond to suspect violations and conduct internal investigations

 

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