About this learning event

At this online course, we will speak about international and European standards and frameworks on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism and their implementation in banks and financial institutions. Through a set of webinars, we will cover the legal framework and speak about implications of financial crime. We will discuss the supervisory framework, institutional architecture and mandates of involved authorities, and key AML requirements for financial institutions and supervisors. In the focus of our discussions will be supervisory expectations and practices in AML as well as connected topics of governance and risk management. We will talk about the nature of supervision, financial innovations and their potential role in financial crime, cooperation with other authorities, and different approaches in detecting financial crimes. Participants are welcome to actively join in and share their experience and country practices with their peers.

Here are some of the topics we will be discussing at a series of 4 webinars:

• Legal and supervisory framework for AML/CFT and national implementations
• ECB role in AML
• EU AML framework
• Key AML requirements for financial institutions
• FATF recommendations
• Supervisory focus
• Governance and risk management, internal control systems
• Enhanced customer due diligence
• Main trends

The course will be delivered in a format of online webinars of 1.5h. The final webinar will be reserved for work in groups. Active participation is expected at all parts of the webinar and is a basis for successful completion of the course.

Webinar dates: March 16, March 17, March 22, March 25

Who should attend

This course is designed for supervisors of banking and non-banking financial institutions, ministry of finance representatives working on financial regulation, representatives from financial intelligence units and others involved in fighting against financial crime and money laundering.

Faculty

• Giuseppe Lombardo, External Expert
• Iskra Ivanovska Stojanovska, Senior Advisor, On-site Supervision Department, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
• Goce Trajkovski, Senior Advisor, On-site Supervision Department, National bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
• Verena Landwehr, Team Lead, Non-Financial Risks, DG Horizontal Line Supervision, European Central Bank
• Florian Narring, Head of Section for Governance and Risk Management, DG Horizontal Line Supervision, European Central Bank 

Partners

This learning initiative was supported by: