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Description

AML Framework: Assessing Risk, Detecting and Reporting

Run an anti-money laundering framework that genuinely detects atypical transactions

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Every regulated entity in the UAE operates an anti-money laundering framework. It generates alerts, due diligence files and reports. The real question is how effective it is: risk classifications that are rarely refreshed, due diligence applied uniformly to every client, alerts cleared in bulk.

This one-day programme is designed for professionals already working in compliance. It revisits the full logic of the framework: risk classification, proportionate due diligence, beneficial ownership, detection of atypical transactions and suspicious transaction reporting. Participants investigate live-style alert files and draft a fully reasoned report.

Learning objectives

  • Build a risk classification aligned with the entity's actual business activity
  • Calibrate due diligence measures to the level of risk identified
  • Identify the beneficial owner of a complex business relationship
  • Analyse an alert and characterise what makes a transaction atypical
  • Draft a suspicious transaction report supported by verifiable evidence
  • Organise the audit trail of due diligence work and record retention

What makes this programme different

The alerts used in the workshops reflect money laundering patterns commonly observed in the region
A complete suspicious transaction report is drafted and then critiqued in the session
The risk classification is reworked using the participants' own client portfolios

Programme

1Risk classification and customer due diligence

Calibrate before you control

  • Building and refreshing the entity's risk classification
  • Risk factors linked to the customer, the product and the distribution channel
  • Simplified, standard and enhanced due diligence measures
  • Identifying the beneficial owner
  • Keeping knowledge of the business relationship up to date

2Detecting atypical transactions

Surfacing the right signal

  • Money laundering schemes and observed typologies
  • Calibrating detection scenarios and thresholds
  • Handling and prioritising alerts
  • Investigating a file and gathering supporting information
  • Deciding between closure and escalation

3Suspicious transaction reporting and oversight

Run the framework and be able to evidence it

  • Reporting criteria and the role of the reporting officer
  • Drafting and substantiating the report
  • Asset freezing measures and applicable restrictions
  • Audit trail of due diligence work and record retention
  • Internal control and preparing for a regulatory inspection

Who is it for

Compliance heads, compliance officers, compliance analysts, internal controllers, branch managers and MLRO designates.

Prerequisites

Hold a compliance or control role within a regulated entity.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.