Course curriculum

  • 1. Money Laundering Today

    • 1.1 A Global Phenomenon

    • 1.2 The Money Laundering Cycle

    • 1.3 Hiding Illegal Origin of Assets

    • 1.4 Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

    • 1.5 Strategy Convergence

    • 1.6 Fighting Corruption and AML

    • 1.7 Connections Between Anti-Corruption and AML Work

    • 1.8 Knowledge is the Antidote to Suspicion

  • 2. The International AML Framework - The FATF

    • 2.1 The Evolution of International Regulation

    • 2.2 Video: Who is the FATF?

    • 2.3 Who is FATF?

    • 2.4 Recommendations

    • 2.5 Monitoring the Progress

    • 2.6 Video: The FATF’s Mutual Evaluation Process

    • 2.7 The FATF’s Mutual Evaluation Process

    • 2.8 The Objectives of FATF

    • 2.9 From Fixed Life-Span to Open-Ended Mandate

    • 2.10 Members of the FATF

  • 3. Why Do We Need Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

    • 3.1 Money Laundering and Financial Institutions

    • 3.2 Follow the Money

    • 3.3 Weakly Regulated Jurisdiction

    • 3.4 The Role of Deposit-Taking Financial Institutions

    • 3.5 Concealing True Ownership

    • 3.6 Corporate Techniques to Conceal True Ownership

    • 3.7 Detecting Money Laundering Operations

  • 4. The Evolution of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

    • 4.1 Series of Revisions

    • 4.2 Combating Terrorist Financing

    • 4.3 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

    • 4.4 Risk-Based Approach

  • 5. Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Framework

    • 5.1 An Early Adopter of International Requirements

    • 5.2 Singapore’s AML/CFT Policy Objectives

    • 5.3 Efforts Centred On…

    • 5.4 Legislation Against Drug Trafficking Proceeds

    • 5.5 Five Basic Money Laundering Offences

    • 5.6 Other Legislation that Deals with Money Laundering

    • 5.7 National Risk Assessment Report

    • 5.8 Consider Results of NRA When Assessing Risk Factors

    • 5.9 Terrorism Financing National Risk Assessment

    • 5.10 Findings of TF NRA

    • 5.11 Whole-of-Government Approach

  • 6. Impact on the Financial Industry

    • 6.1 Impact on the Financial Industry

    • 6.2 How AML Regulation Affects Banks

    • 6.3 MAS Notice 626

    • 6.4 Other Requirements

    • 6.5 When Launching New Products

    • 6.6 Guidelines on Applying MAS Notice 626

  • 7. Assessment

    • Instructions

    • Questions