Workshop overview:

Financial crime is a continuing hot topic for 2025, considering the heavy fines that were issued by the FCA in 2024. Many more firms will be asked by the FCA to evidence that they are taking the right  precautions and actions in respect of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF) and Sanctions. All regulated firms will be judged on whether they take preventative measures to protect their clients, the company and the market.  

This workshop is designed specifically to highlight the national and international action being taken to identify and prevent financial crime, as well as focusing on company policy requirements and senior management responsibilities. 

Learning outcomes:

  • Make sure your firm is taking the right precautions and actions in respect to financial crime
  • Understand how large and complex the problem is
  • Discuss the international requirements  
  • Clarify individual and collective responsibilities  
  • Comprehend the up to date thinking and requirements on PEPs and Sanctions

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Area of expertise:
Martin Allen

Martin Allen

A lengthy, highly successful and varied career in Barclays bank has been the perfect springboard to martin becoming an exceptional consultant, not onl...

A lengthy, highly successful and varied career in Barclays bank has been the perfect springboard to martin becoming an exceptional consultant, not only within financial services but across a broad spread of clients in the UK, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and in the Caribbean.

His training expertise which began over 30 years ago (interspersed with senior management roles) has developed unparalleled:

• Knowledge and experience in his areas of expertise

• In compliance – especially in financial crime prevention focusing on anti-money laundering (AML), combating terrorist financing (CTF), fraud and identity theft

• Across all aspects of traditional retail and corporate banking and exposure to investment banking, international banking (especially “off-shore”) and private banking

• Communication and inter-personal skills:

• With staff at all levels in organisations from inductees to board members

• With course delegates on training events from the purely practical – ensuring that procedures are followed correctly – through all aspects of management and leadership skills, to advanced facilitation

• Consistent high-quality feedback shows that he’s equally at ease engaging with new inductees as he is challenging the thinking of senior executives

He has particular expertise in financial crime prevention where he is widely acknowledged as a subject matter expert thanks in no small part to wide and deep exposure to the development of anti-money laundering / know your customer (AML /KYC) and countering terrorist financing (CTF) solutions both during his time at Barclays and since. This exposure has involved inter alia the development and delivery of policy, procedure, training and communication on the identification and prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, identity theft and “phishing” both in the UK and in overseas jurisdictions.

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  • Those involved in protecting their firm from financial crime.