Financial Crimes Prevention (UK)

Duration20'

No. of mini-lessons4

ResourcesInfographic

Duration 20'

No. of mini-lessons 4

Resources Infographic

Course overview

It’s unnerving for employees to acknowledge that they and the organisation they work for could be targeted by criminals. But they and the processes they work with could be used to further or disguise financial crimes. These crimes can disrupt financial markets, fund terrorism, and severely damage the organisation’s reputation.

Luckily, there are steps the company can take to make sure it isn’t targeted by criminals. Developing the employees’ knowledge of the types of financial crimes will show them why everyone needs to take the risks seriously. And understanding the systems and controls the company they work for uses to prevent and manage those risks will help them do their part.

What's covered

The types of financial crimes

Good and poor practices in managing the risk of financial crimes

Appropriate systems and controls to prevent financial crimes

Why your teams need this course

Everyone working within the financial sector needs to understand the ways companies could be targeted by criminals, and how to prevent it. This course will walk your employees through the different types of financial crimes, as defined by the Financial Conduct Authority. It’ll explain the difference between good and poor practice when managing risk. And it’ll show them some systems and controls that the organisation they work for might use to make sure it isn’t targeted.