Financial Crime Awareness Training Course (GLC)

Welcome to our inaugural anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) training, brought to you by AMLE.

Tailored for compliance and risk professionals in the Jamaican legal sector, these entry-level modules offer a comprehensive introduction to money laundering prevention, and delve into the extensive guidance provided by the General Legal Council (GLC).

Our training is crafted for practical and impactful learning, employing interactive methods to meet individual learning needs, ensuring effectiveness through easily digestible modules.

number of Modules

2

Chapters

17

Course Duration

4 hours

level

Baseline & GLC

Time left

Course modules

Module 1

Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Module 1: Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) is a concise yet impactful exploration of AML and CFT practices, uncovering the roots of money laundering, addressing terrorism financing, PEPs, and sanctions. Master key concepts, setting the stage for a comprehensive journey into global financial crime combat strategies.

Module 
level

Baseline

Self assessments

7

Total Duration

30 mins

Module 2

AML Guidance for the Legal Profession

Module 2: AML Guidance for the Legal Profession aims to combat money laundering, offering crucial insights on risk identification and mitigation. Emphasising client due diligence, record-keeping, and reporting, it empowers legal professionals to preserve the legal system's integrity and join the global fight against financial crimes.

MODULE 

LEVEL

GLC

Self
assessments

10

Total Duration

3.5 hours

led by

Steve Hancock FICA Dip (AML)

Steve is a highly regarded co-founder and director of AML Analytics, known for his expertise in UK anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing. With a career spanning since 1988 in the financial services industry, he played pivotal roles, including director of regulatory and financial crime programmes at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services and global head of money laundering prevention at Prudential plc. Steve's responsibilities at Prudential spanned 15 years across various locations, including the UK, USA, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Notably, he contributed to the development and delivery of corporate money laundering policies and provided guidance on AML/CTF prevention. Steve also had secondments to NCIS and the UK National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit.

In 2001, he founded the UK Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers, where he served as chairman for seven years and later as President until 2012. Steve holds an ICA Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering with distinction and is a Fellow of the International Compliance Association. A seasoned speaker on financial crime, he has lectured at conferences across the UK, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA.
accredited by

Wayne Walsh

Wayne Walsh SC (State Counsel) is currently a barrister and head of chambers at Parkside Chambers, Hong Kong, having spent his entire career specialising in financial crime and compliance, civil fraud, and asset recovery. Wayne also has extensive experience in public international law cases involving cross-border litigation. 

A significantly substantial portion of Wayne’s career has been spent as crown and government counsel for the Hong Kong Department of Justice, spending a great deal of time specialising in international cooperation and negotiation of bilateral treaties, as well as being a standing member of the Hong Kong delegation to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for 25 years. As a result of this work, he participated as an assessor in FATF mutual evaluations including Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia, and in 2012 he co-led the last major revision of the FATF Recommendations as chair of a FATF Working Group. Wayne has kindly used all of his experience and expertise he has gained throughout his illustrious career to validate the content within this course.