ONLINE COURSE
SANCTIONS & EMBARGOES – AN IN DEPTH UNDERSTANDING FOR THE FINANCIAL SECTOR
27-28 November 2024
Unprecedented sanctions on Russia change the game and demand for expert compliance.
Master global sanctions, safeguard your organization and protect your reputation.
Eligible for HRDA Subsidy
27-28 November 2024 | 15:00 – 18:45
Eligible for 7 CPD units
Webinar Description
The new world order is forcing financial Sector Professionals to safeguard themselves and their organisations.
This course will address the existing sanctions regime enforced by the US and EU and concentrate on the sanctions imposed against Russia.
It will also illustrate the best practices that need to be implemented to mitigate reputational risks.
The course will also discuss the challenges of implementing the different types of sanctions and embargoes, including their unintended consequences.
Benefits of attending:
- Analyse the particulars of each client to estimate the risk derived from their activities
- Interpret the regulations on sanctions to make sure they are fully understandable by all staff
- Apply all provisions of the relevant laws, directives, and policies to mitigate the risks derived from Sanctions and Embargoes
- Discover cases of possible Sanctions Violations and act accordingly
- Design proper policies and procedures based on the risk appetite of the organisation to mitigate any sanctions and embargo risks
- Information Management Mastery: Learn to organize and protect collected information with robust methodologies.
- Critical Evaluation Skills: Develop the ability to assess and defend the accuracy of online data from various sources.
- Collaborative Policy Development: Work effectively with management to establish secure and comprehensive profile search policies.
Theodoros Stavrou
Head of Compliance of Société Générale Bank – Cyprus, Accredited Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) with extensive experience in the field.
In 2001 he joined MOKAS, the FIU of Cyprus as an Investigator on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing cases. Apart from his main duties as he was also the representative of Cyprus in different organisations like Europol, the MONEYVAL committee of the Council of Europe, FIU.net and others.
He introduced in Cyprus FIU the automated system for the submission and analysis of suspicious transactions/activities reports.
