Jersey financial crime regulatory and legal overview

Delve into Jersey’s financial crime regulatory framework with this comprehensive session. This webinar covers key legislation such as the Money Laundering (Jersey) Order 2008 and the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law, alongside the roles and powers of local regulatory bodies including the JFSC, JFCU, and FIU. Attendees will examine recent enforcement actions, understand compliance requirements under the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing Law, and explore the intersection of local and international regulatory frameworks, focusing on practical implications for businesses.

This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and forms part of the 2025 AML/CFT/CPF Regulatory Compliance Programme (Jersey-specific), delivered by Jo French.

Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.

Content

• 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

Presenter

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.

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This webinar forms part of the 2025 AML/CFT/CPF Regulatory Compliance Programme (Jersey-specific). 

All webinars can be booked individually, or you can book the entire programme for a discounted cost.

January - July 2025

September - December 2025