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Guardians of the Gulf: AML, CTF, and Sanctions Compliance Fundamentals

Guardians of the Gulf: AML, CTF, and Sanctions Compliance Fundamentals

Guardians of the Gulf: AML, CTF, and Sanctions Compliance Fundamentals

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

12:30

UAE

Key Learning Outcomes

Learn how correspondent banking structures create vulnerabilities, explore common typologies, and see how illicit actors exploit these systems.

Spot key red flags in transactions and relationships, and understand the regulatory, financial, and reputational consequences of AML failures.

Apply practical compliance tools, strengthen monitoring with AI, and adopt strategies to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives.

Workshop Details

Workshop Details

Workshop Details

Join James Booth FICA, Global Head of Anti Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions at Silent Eight for a focused online training session tailored to the UAE and wider Middle East region. This initiative has been developed in collaboration with our respected partners and major banks and financial institutions in the UAE

The purpose of the event is to develop and enhance the knowledge of 1st line and 2nd line of defence employees working with UAE based financial institutions. The training will also help develop the competencies that are required to identify money laundering and terrorism risks and how to mitigate the risk to the firm and to the financial system.

This practical session will cover the fundamentals of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), the risk-based approach, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Transaction Monitoring and sanctions compliance — all illustrated through regional examples and challenges.

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James Booth

Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions

James Booth

Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions

James Booth

Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions

Disclaimer

This content may count as self-directed learning. It is not accredited by any certification body. Please confirm eligibility with your relevant professional organisation. Please note that training will be recorded, but will not be posted straight away. Will need to be reviewed and cut.

Disclaimer

This content may count as self-directed learning. It is not accredited by any certification body. Please confirm eligibility with your relevant professional organisation. Please note that training will be recorded, but will not be posted straight away. Will need to be reviewed and cut.

Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

Money Laundering

  • What is Money Laundering and its impacts

  • True cost of money laundering

  • The global challenges

  • ‘I am the Money Launderer’

  • Real world case study

  • Impact against our organisations

Money Laundering

  • What is Money Laundering and its impacts

  • True cost of money laundering

  • The global challenges

  • ‘I am the Money Launderer’

  • Real world case study

  • Impact against our organisations

Money Laundering

  • What is Money Laundering and its impacts

  • True cost of money laundering

  • The global challenges

  • ‘I am the Money Launderer’

  • Real world case study

  • Impact against our organisations

Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

  • How is it defined and the global interpretation

  • Differences between ML and TF

  • International Standards

  • Local nuances

  • The evolution of terrorism and the challenges of identifying this within our firms

  • Emerging Trends

  • Proliferation Financing

Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

  • How is it defined and the global interpretation

  • Differences between ML and TF

  • International Standards

  • Local nuances

  • The evolution of terrorism and the challenges of identifying this within our firms

  • Emerging Trends

  • Proliferation Financing

Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

  • How is it defined and the global interpretation

  • Differences between ML and TF

  • International Standards

  • Local nuances

  • The evolution of terrorism and the challenges of identifying this within our firms

  • Emerging Trends

  • Proliferation Financing

 Sanctions Compliance

  • The global players

  • International Guidance

  • T.M Challenges & CDD

  • Real world scenario

 Sanctions Compliance

  • The global players

  • International Guidance

  • T.M Challenges & CDD

  • Real world scenario

 Sanctions Compliance

  • The global players

  • International Guidance

  • T.M Challenges & CDD

  • Real world scenario

The AML/CFT Risk Based Approach

  • AML roles and responsibilities

  • Identification of risks

  • Costs of getting it wrong

  • Group exercise on 3LoD

  • Transaction Monitoring

  • Suspicious Activity

The AML/CFT Risk Based Approach

  • AML roles and responsibilities

  • Identification of risks

  • Costs of getting it wrong

  • Group exercise on 3LoD

  • Transaction Monitoring

  • Suspicious Activity

The AML/CFT Risk Based Approach

  • AML roles and responsibilities

  • Identification of risks

  • Costs of getting it wrong

  • Group exercise on 3LoD

  • Transaction Monitoring

  • Suspicious Activity

Disclaimer

This content may count as self-directed learning. It is not accredited by any certification body. Please confirm eligibility with your relevant professional organisation. Please note that training will be recorded, but will not be posted straight away. Will need to be reviewed and cut.

Disclaimer

This content may count as self-directed learning. It is not accredited by any certification body. Please confirm eligibility with your relevant professional organisation. Please note that training will be recorded, but will not be posted straight away. Will need to be reviewed and cut.

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