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4.50 CPE Hours (Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4, Others)
Live Webinar

For ACRA prescribed mandatory AML training for 2022 onwards, please refer to E154v: Anti-Money Laundering / Combating The Financing Of Terrorism (“AML / CFT”) Course (Live Webinar). Please click here to register.
 
Please be informed that in view of the current COVID-19 situation, ISCA will change the format of Jun - Aug 2020 sessions into Live Webinar. A detailed set of instructions on the Live Webinar will also be sent to you closer to date.

If you are a lawyer and wish to claim your CPD points via E154, please scroll down to the end of the page to read SILE attendance policy.

Notice

Your enrolment would constitute that consent has been given to ISCA to release your personal information to ACRA for their verification and record purpose. Please ensure that your NRIC / FIN number submitted for the online enrolment is accurate.

 
Programme Objective

This course intends to provide Registered Filing Agents (RFAs) with sufficient knowledge and understanding in respect of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter financing of terrorism (CFT) to enable RFAs to better comply with prevailing ACRA and relevant Singapore’s regulatory requirements in this regard.

The course will be delivered over a 4.5 hours session and followed with a mandatory assessment to be separately administered by ACRA.

Programme Outline


The course is designed to enable RFAs to demonstrate:

  • knowledge and understanding of AML/CFT legislations, regulatory trends and developments in Singapore
  • knowledge and understanding of the AML/CFT environment in Singapore and international trends and typologies
  • knowledge and understanding of how to carry out risk assessment and conduct various types of customer due diligence
  • familiarity with ACRA Guidelines for RFAs
  • awareness of how ACRA’s Compliance review and inspections impact RFAs

 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the Course, RFAs should be able to

  • explain how and why money laundering and terrorism financing is negatively affecting global economy
  • identify the global and local regulatory trends and typologies in AML/CFT
  • identify the stages of money laundering and terrorism financing and how their origins in criminal activities can be disguised in order to avoid the criminals involved from detection and prosecution
  • understand the risk involved for RFAs when dealing with money launderers, terrorists and sanctioned names 
  • recognise that such risks can be mitigated by RFAs complying with ACRA Guidelines and take appropriate steps to put in place relevant control mechanism
  • implement a reasonable, objective and consistent methodology in risk assessment
  • draft an appropriate IPPC for its business operation in order to comply with ACRA Guidelines
  • understand how to carry out customer due diligence, identification and verification of customer identity and corresponding record keeping obligations
  • put in place appropriate Compliance and Audit arrangement as well as Employee screening and training plans

 

Programme Outline
Event flow
(4.5 CPE Hour)
Registration
12pm to 1pm
Part 1:
  • Overview of AML/CFT globally
    • Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Overview of legislation related to AML/CFT in Singapore
  • Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act [CDSA];
  • Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act [TSOFA];
  • UN Sanctions Act
  • ACRA Act and related legislation administered by ACRA
  • Local regulatory trends and typologies in AML/CFT 
1pm to 3pm
(2 hour)
Tea Break
 
3pm to 3.30pm
(0.5 hour)
Part 2:
  • Risk Assessment
3.30pm to 4pm
(0.5 hour)
Part 3:
  • ACRA Guidelines for RFAs
    • Development of appropriate IPPC
    • Customer Due Diligence
    • Identification and Verification of Identity of Customers, Agents, Beneficial Owners
    • Timing of Verification
    • Performance of CDD Measures by Third Party
    • On-going Monitoring
    • Simplified CDD vs Enhanced CDD and Monitoring
    • Recording Keeping
    • Audit and Compliance Management
    • Employee Screening and Training
4pm to 5.30pm
(1.5 hours)
Part 4:
Q & A (Pigeon Hole)
 
5.30pm to 6pm(0.5 hour)


Training Sessions:
 

Intakes
Dates
Organisers
Venue
Registration
Session 1
30-May-18
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 2
22-Jun-18
ISCA
STI
 
Session 3
31-Aug-18
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 4
15-Oct-18
ISCA
LLI
 
Session 5
16-Nov-18
CSIS
Marina One
Registration is closed
Session 6
14-Dec-18
ISCA
STI
 
Session 7
11-Jan-19
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 8
18-Jan-19
ISCA
STI
 
Session 9
15-Feb-19
ISCA
STI
 
Session 10
28-Feb-19
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 11
15-Mar-19
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 12
22-Mar-19
ISCA
STI
 
Session 13
28-Mar-19
CSIS / ISCA
PSB Academy
Registration is closed
Session 14
5-Apr-19
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 15
11-Apr-19
ISCA
LLI
 
Session 16
27-May-19
CSIS
TBC
Registration is closed
Session 17
27-June-19
ISCA
ISCA
 
Session 18
29-Jul-19
CSIS
TBA
Registration is closed
Session 19
30-Aug-19
ISCA
ISCA
 
Session 20
26-Sep-19
CSIS
TBA
Registration is closed
Session 21
25-Oct-19
ISCA
ISCA
 
Session 22
28-Nov-19
CSIS
TBA
Registration is closed
Session 23
 10-Dec-19 ISCA ISCA 
 Session 24 16-Jan-20 CSIS CSIShttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 25 24-Feb-20 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 26 19-Mar-20 CSIS Big Picturehttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 27 20-Apr-20 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 28 28-May-20  CSIS Big Picturehttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 29 16-Jun-20 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 30 30-Jul-20 CSIS Big Picturehttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 31 21-Aug-20 ISCA ISCA 
 Session 32 24-Sep-20 CSIS TBAhttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 33 8-Oct-20 ISCA ISCA 
 Session 3419-Nov-20 CSIS TBAhttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 3518-Dec-20 ISCA ISCA 
 Session 3627-Jan-21 CSIS Live Webinarhttps://form.123formbuilder.com/5754641/
 Session 3724-Feb-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 3824-Mar-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 3910-Mar-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4021-Apr-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 417-Apr-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4219-May-21 CSIS Live WebinarTBC
 Session 4316-Jun-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4428-Jul-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 4518-Aug-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4629-Sep-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 4713-Oct-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4824-Nov-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 498-Dec-21 ISCA Live Webinar 

 

For more information on Mandatory Training and Proficiency Test requirements for Registered Filing Agents, please visit ACRA’s website or click here.

Continuing Professional Development

 Practice Area: Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Training Level: General
Public CPD Points: 4.0

 

 

Accreditation by SILE:

 

E154: Anti-Money Laundering / Combating The Financing Of Terrorism (“AML / CFT”) Course

Date: 16 Jun 2020

Time: 1pm to 6pm

Note:  This Training has been accredited by SILE as a Live Webinar. Lawyers are required to stay logged in throughout the webinar.

Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.

For further clarification, please contact us at (65) 67498060 or email cpe@isca.org.sg.

 

Training Methodology

Seminar style
 
Closing Date for Registration

1 week before programme or until full enrolment

 

 

Intended For

All level

Schedule & Fees

Testimonial

Funding

No funding Available!

Programme Facilitator(s)

For ACRA prescribed mandatory AML training for 2022 onwards, please refer to E154v: Anti-Money Laundering / Combating The Financing Of Terrorism (“AML / CFT”) Course (Live Webinar). Please click here to register.
 
Please be informed that in view of the current COVID-19 situation, ISCA will change the format of Jun - Aug 2020 sessions into Live Webinar. A detailed set of instructions on the Live Webinar will also be sent to you closer to date.

If you are a lawyer and wish to claim your CPD points via E154, please scroll down to the end of the page to read SILE attendance policy.

Notice

Your enrolment would constitute that consent has been given to ISCA to release your personal information to ACRA for their verification and record purpose. Please ensure that your NRIC / FIN number submitted for the online enrolment is accurate.

 
Programme Objective

This course intends to provide Registered Filing Agents (RFAs) with sufficient knowledge and understanding in respect of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter financing of terrorism (CFT) to enable RFAs to better comply with prevailing ACRA and relevant Singapore’s regulatory requirements in this regard.

The course will be delivered over a 4.5 hours session and followed with a mandatory assessment to be separately administered by ACRA.

Programme Outline


The course is designed to enable RFAs to demonstrate:

  • knowledge and understanding of AML/CFT legislations, regulatory trends and developments in Singapore
  • knowledge and understanding of the AML/CFT environment in Singapore and international trends and typologies
  • knowledge and understanding of how to carry out risk assessment and conduct various types of customer due diligence
  • familiarity with ACRA Guidelines for RFAs
  • awareness of how ACRA’s Compliance review and inspections impact RFAs

 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the Course, RFAs should be able to

  • explain how and why money laundering and terrorism financing is negatively affecting global economy
  • identify the global and local regulatory trends and typologies in AML/CFT
  • identify the stages of money laundering and terrorism financing and how their origins in criminal activities can be disguised in order to avoid the criminals involved from detection and prosecution
  • understand the risk involved for RFAs when dealing with money launderers, terrorists and sanctioned names 
  • recognise that such risks can be mitigated by RFAs complying with ACRA Guidelines and take appropriate steps to put in place relevant control mechanism
  • implement a reasonable, objective and consistent methodology in risk assessment
  • draft an appropriate IPPC for its business operation in order to comply with ACRA Guidelines
  • understand how to carry out customer due diligence, identification and verification of customer identity and corresponding record keeping obligations
  • put in place appropriate Compliance and Audit arrangement as well as Employee screening and training plans

 

Programme Outline
Event flow
(4.5 CPE Hour)
Registration
12pm to 1pm
Part 1:
  • Overview of AML/CFT globally
    • Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Overview of legislation related to AML/CFT in Singapore
  • Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act [CDSA];
  • Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act [TSOFA];
  • UN Sanctions Act
  • ACRA Act and related legislation administered by ACRA
  • Local regulatory trends and typologies in AML/CFT 
1pm to 3pm
(2 hour)
Tea Break
 
3pm to 3.30pm
(0.5 hour)
Part 2:
  • Risk Assessment
3.30pm to 4pm
(0.5 hour)
Part 3:
  • ACRA Guidelines for RFAs
    • Development of appropriate IPPC
    • Customer Due Diligence
    • Identification and Verification of Identity of Customers, Agents, Beneficial Owners
    • Timing of Verification
    • Performance of CDD Measures by Third Party
    • On-going Monitoring
    • Simplified CDD vs Enhanced CDD and Monitoring
    • Recording Keeping
    • Audit and Compliance Management
    • Employee Screening and Training
4pm to 5.30pm
(1.5 hours)
Part 4:
Q & A (Pigeon Hole)
 
5.30pm to 6pm(0.5 hour)


Training Sessions:
 

Intakes
Dates
Organisers
Venue
Registration
Session 1
30-May-18
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 2
22-Jun-18
ISCA
STI
 
Session 3
31-Aug-18
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 4
15-Oct-18
ISCA
LLI
 
Session 5
16-Nov-18
CSIS
Marina One
Registration is closed
Session 6
14-Dec-18
ISCA
STI
 
Session 7
11-Jan-19
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 8
18-Jan-19
ISCA
STI
 
Session 9
15-Feb-19
ISCA
STI
 
Session 10
28-Feb-19
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 11
15-Mar-19
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 12
22-Mar-19
ISCA
STI
 
Session 13
28-Mar-19
CSIS / ISCA
PSB Academy
Registration is closed
Session 14
5-Apr-19
CSIS
STI
Registration is closed
Session 15
11-Apr-19
ISCA
LLI
 
Session 16
27-May-19
CSIS
TBC
Registration is closed
Session 17
27-June-19
ISCA
ISCA
 
Session 18
29-Jul-19
CSIS
TBA
Registration is closed
Session 19
30-Aug-19
ISCA
ISCA
 
Session 20
26-Sep-19
CSIS
TBA
Registration is closed
Session 21
25-Oct-19
ISCA
ISCA
 
Session 22
28-Nov-19
CSIS
TBA
Registration is closed
Session 23
 10-Dec-19 ISCA ISCA 
 Session 24 16-Jan-20 CSIS CSIShttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 25 24-Feb-20 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 26 19-Mar-20 CSIS Big Picturehttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 27 20-Apr-20 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 28 28-May-20  CSIS Big Picturehttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 29 16-Jun-20 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 30 30-Jul-20 CSIS Big Picturehttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 31 21-Aug-20 ISCA ISCA 
 Session 32 24-Sep-20 CSIS TBAhttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 33 8-Oct-20 ISCA ISCA 
 Session 3419-Nov-20 CSIS TBAhttps://www.123formbuilder.com/form-5044538/
 Session 3518-Dec-20 ISCA ISCA 
 Session 3627-Jan-21 CSIS Live Webinarhttps://form.123formbuilder.com/5754641/
 Session 3724-Feb-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 3824-Mar-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 3910-Mar-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4021-Apr-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 417-Apr-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4219-May-21 CSIS Live WebinarTBC
 Session 4316-Jun-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4428-Jul-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 4518-Aug-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4629-Sep-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 4713-Oct-21 ISCA Live Webinar 
 Session 4824-Nov-21 CSIS Live Webinar TBC
 Session 498-Dec-21 ISCA Live Webinar 

 

For more information on Mandatory Training and Proficiency Test requirements for Registered Filing Agents, please visit ACRA’s website or click here.

Continuing Professional Development

 Practice Area: Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Training Level: General
Public CPD Points: 4.0

 

 

Accreditation by SILE:

 

E154: Anti-Money Laundering / Combating The Financing Of Terrorism (“AML / CFT”) Course

Date: 16 Jun 2020

Time: 1pm to 6pm

Note:  This Training has been accredited by SILE as a Live Webinar. Lawyers are required to stay logged in throughout the webinar.

Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.

For further clarification, please contact us at (65) 67498060 or email cpe@isca.org.sg.

 

Training Methodology

Seminar style
 
Closing Date for Registration

1 week before programme or until full enrolment

 

 

Intended For

All level

Programme Facilitator(s)


No course instances or course instance sessions available.