2024 AML/CFT/CPF Regulatory Compliance Programme (Jersey-specific)

Webinar 1: Understanding AML/CFT/CPF risk in Jersey

11 October 2024 | 09:30-10:30 | 1 CPD Hours

• AML myth busting recognising your risk in reality

• Overview of terrorist financing methods impacting Jersey

• Assessment of proliferation financing threats specific to the island

• Review of the National Risk Assessment findings

• Strategies for identifying and mitigating local financial crime risks

• Understanding sector-specific vulnerabilities in Jersey

• Case studies of recent financial crime cases in Jersey
  
  

Webinar 2: Jersey financial crime regulatory and legal overview 

17 October 2024 | 09:00-10:00 | 1 CPD Hours

• Overview of key legislation, including: the Money Laundering (Jersey) Order 2008 and the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law

• Role and powers of the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), Jersey Joint Financial Crime Unit (JFCU) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

• Overview of recent enforcement actions and penalties

• Compliance requirements under the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law

• Interaction between local and international regulatory frameworks

• Practical implications of regulatory changes on businesses
  
  

Webinar 3: Jersey Financial Crime Governance Masterclass – BRAs, CPMs, Culture and Conflicts of Interest

21 October 2024 | 09:30-10:30 | 1 CPD Hours

• Best practices for conducting Business Risk Assessments (BRAs)

• Effective Compliance Programme Management (CPM) strategies

• Building and maintaining a strong compliance culture

• Identifying and managing conflicts of interest in financial services

• Role of senior management in financial crime governance

• Techniques for monitoring and testing governance frameworks

• Tools for enhancing governance structures and policies
  
  

Webinar 4: Understanding KYC/CDD/EDD requirements in Jersey

14 November 2024 | 11:00-12:00 | 1 CPD Hours

• Steps for conducting thorough Know Your Customer (KYC) processes

• Appreciating the risk-based approach to CDD

• Criteria for applying Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) measures

• Documentation and record-keeping requirements for compliance

• Leveraging technology for efficient KYC/CDD/EDD processes

• Addressing challenges in verifying customer identities

• Case examples of effective KYC/CDD/EDD practices in Jersey
  
  

Webinar 5: Jersey SAR writing workshop

18 November 2024 | 14:00-15:00 | 1 CPD Hours

• Legal and regulatory requirements for SAR submission

• Structuring a comprehensive Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)

• Appreciating knowledge versus suspicion  

• Common pitfalls and how to avoid them in SAR writing

• Practical tips for clear and concise reporting

• Confidentiality and data protection considerations
  
  

Webinar 6: ABC & PEP risk management in Jersey

10 December 2024 | 09:00-10:00 | 1 CPD Hours

• Understanding the local & UK legal frameworks for Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

• Risk assessment techniques for Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)

• Implementing effective ABC controls and procedures and best practices for maintaining ABC compliance

• Screening and monitoring processes for PEPs

• Strategies for mitigating PEP-related risks

• Case studies of bribery and corruption cases in Jersey
  
  

Webinar 7: Sanctions risk management in Jersey

12 December 2024 | 09:00-10:00 | 1 CPD Hours

• Overview of global and Jersey-specific sanctions regimes

• Identifying and managing sanctioned individuals and entities

• Understanding common screening challenges

• Implementing a robust sanctions screening programme 

• Understanding the implications of sanctions violations

• Strategies for staying updated with changing sanctions lists

• Best practices for conducting sanctions-related due diligence

• Case studies of sanctions enforcement and compliance failures
  
  

Jo French

Expert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services

Jo, through her company JETT Limited, specialises in developing contemporary bespoke, technical in-house CPD programmes covering a range of AML, compliance and governance issues. She has over 25 years’ experience in delivering credible training to a wide range of financial service businesses both in the Crown Dependencies and internationally, as well as institutions that include the BBA, the ACSP in the Isle of Man, Guernsey Training Agency and the Jersey International Business School where her role also extended to delivering on Buckingham University’s BSc (Hons) in International Financial Services degree as part of their faculty. 

In addition, she has taught on the International Compliance Association’s full range of AML and compliance qualifications since 2005, and as a Fellow of the Governance Institute (formally ICSA) written and delivered across both level 4&5 Certificate and Diploma, as well as the qualifying scheme, (subjects include Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Boardroom Dynamics, Company Law and Company Compliance and Administration.) Jo’s ICSA students have won many international prizes, most recently in Trust and Company Administration in May 2021, and CORE in the  November 2021 exams. 

A committed educationalist, Jo has a First Class Law Degree (LLB) and Masters in Law (LLM) (Merit) from Queen Mary University of London specialising in financial services law. She is passionate about the delivery of accessible and innovative training courses.