In recent years, Financial Crime has hit the headlines, and the spotlight is firmly on compliance. Money launderers and terrorists engage in money laundering activities through the use of various techniques to disguise funds obtained from illegal activities including drug trafficking, corruption, tax evasion and fraud.

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) is an established global qualification that outlines the key principles of money laundering, and how to prevent it. Individuals and teams can be certified as Anti-Money Laundering Specialists after they have learned the adequate knowledge in this aspect. 

 

This course is collaborated with Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

 

About the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

ACAMS is established in 2001 and is the largest international membership organization that provides protection for organizations in the rapidly changing and increasingly complex field of anti-money laundering (AML). The organization provides resources for financial institutions and related businesses that enable them to train, identify and locate specialists in money laundering control policies, procedures & regulations. ACAMS has over 80,000 members in 180 countries and offers extensive resources that help them achieve superior job performance and career advancement.

The mission of ACAMS :

• To develop AML and anti-financial crime professions via Certifications
• To build up a comprehensive and transparent anti-money laundering capability system for institutions
• Committed to the study of international standards for anti-money laundering and anti-financial crimes
• To build up an international and domestic interactive platform to cooperate, promote and share international experience.

Students who earn the CAMS designation reap multiple benefits, including:

• Increasing their professional value through better understanding of financial crime detection and prevention techniques.
• Protecting their institution from money laundering threats and minimize financial crime risks.
• Meeting mandated AML training requirements through preparation and study.
• Provide their AML expertise to examiners and regulators.

 

The programme structure follows the exam syllabus plus practical real cases sharing from the lecturers. The programme consists of one module and the syllabus is as follows. It comprises 12 contact hours with lectures.
 

1. Risks and Methods of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
2. Compliance Standards for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financial of Terrorism (CFT)
3. AML, CFT and Sanctions compliance programs
4. Conducting and Supporting the Investigation Process

 

 

Speakers

Mr. Crispin Yuen
CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Crispin is a Financial Crime Risk & Compliance specialist with extensive experience in regulatory compliance, risk controls, governance and assurance. He brings a unique combination of insights, experience and pragmatism to complex group-wide agendas and help clients navigate the fast-evolving financial crime risk landscape.

Through his work in both financial institutions and professional services firms over the past 20 years, Crispin has accumulated in-depth remediation experience in resolving deficiencies raised in both OFAC and AUSTRAC enforcements. This distinguishes him as one of very few professionals with such experience in the APAC region. At the same time, Crispin has developed deep working relationships with regulators and law enforcement agencies in combating financial crime. At the invitation of the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Crispin spoke as an industry witness before the Inquiry into financial-related crime (2015). In June 2022, he was invited to speak at an expert roundtable held at the United Nations Office, Vienna by the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime pursuant to the UN General Assembly resolution 75/282.

Crispin is recognised as an expert in financial crime by The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, an international non-governmental organisation (headquartered in Switzerland) dedicated to developing new and innovative strategies and responses to organised crime. In 2022, Crispin was invited to be a member of the Global Organised Crime Steering Committee of Global Initiative, working with representatives from the United Nations and delegations from the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Crispin currently advises the Global Initiative on financial crime to provide a better understanding of the impact of this criminal market and to identify good practices and possible recommendations to mitigate financial crime threats associated to organised crime.

Crispin speaks regularly at financial crime conferences and was recently invited by China Banking Association (being the only non-Chinese speaker), Regulating the Game, Bank Negara Malaysia and MAMSB, New Zealand Police, and the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice.

He has been serving as a Board member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Australasian Chapter for over 16 years and co-authored the CAMS and Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) study guide and exam questions. Crispin is a Certified Advanced AML Audit Specialist (CAMS-Audit), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He is the author of the book “FATF Review of Standards – 2010-2011”, available on Amazon. Crispin teaches postgraduate students on International Financial Crime at the University of Sydney.

Mr. SK Lee
SK Lee is the Chief Executive and Board Director of RD Wallet Technologies Limited.

Mr Lee’s previous experience includes his roles as the Head of Financial Crime Compliance and Senior Executive in Business Development in Hang Seng Bank during 2014 to 2020, and various compliance positions at Standard Chartered (Hong Kong) during 2006 to 2014 with the last position being Head of Compliance in Retail Clients.  During 1996 to 2006, he worked in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in Banking Supervision and Banking Policy.  

Mr Lee is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Certified AML Professional (CAMLP), and Fellow Member in Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (FHKSI). His academic credentials include master’s degrees in law (LLM, Common Law, CUHK), in banking (MSc Banking, CityU), and in Asian Studies (MA, HKU), and bachelor’s degrees in public and social administration (BA(Hons) PSA, CityU), and Law (LLB, MMU, UK).

 

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September 2024 Schedule

 

Lecture	Date	Time	Delivery mode
1	28 September 2024 (Sat)	10:00 am - 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Online
2	5 October 2024 (Sat)	10:00 am - 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Face to Face

For Lecture 2, the venue will be our Hong Kong Island Campus. 

Course Fee

• Course Fee : HK$3900 per programme

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