EIMF Seminar on 'Legal Elements of Financial Fraud'

EIMF is presenting a high profile seminar for the 'Legal Elements of Financial Fraud', designed for lawyers and financial people as well as accountants, auditors and fraud examiners. The course will bring together understanding of complex financial transactions with an insight to law, methods, and ways resolve allegations of fraud. assist individuals who want to be certified fraud examiners to prepare for the Law examination for the CFE certification. It will assist them to understand the main types of legal systems and differentiate between the civil justice system and the criminal justice system. It also examines the various fraud schemes used in bankruptcy proceedings, the main money laundering methods, and securities and tax fraud methods. It also covers the basic principles of evidence and the individual rights during examinations which are necessary skills for a certified fraud examiner.

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

1. Obtain an overview of the financial system

2. Learn about the civil and criminal justice system

3. Understand the main concepts of money laundering

4. Learn to apply basic principles of evidence collected

The course is addressed to

1. Internal & External Auditors

2. Accountants

3. Lawyers

4. Risk Managers & Compliance Officers

5. Chief Operating Officers & Financial Controllers

6. Executive Management

21/04/2023 - SEMINAR -Legal Elements of Financial Fraud

The course will tackle the following issues in detail and answer the complicated questions raised by the professionals

Overview of the legal system

1. Bankruptcy (Insolvency) Fraud

2. Law related to Fraud

3. Money Laundering

4. Securities Fraud

5. Tax Fraud

Practice and Procedure

1. Basic principles of evidence

2. Individual rights during examination

3. Testifying

Punishing Offenders

1. The civil justice system

2. The criminal justice system

The programme is designed to assists participants to understand the main types of legal systems and learn about several Laws related to fraud. The course will also prepare the participants for the Law CFE examination (View the Full CFE Exam Preparation Course). It will also provide the participants with a knowledge of the individual rights during a fraud examination.

This programme may be approved for up to 10 CPD units in Financial Regulation. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by the relevant association, regulator or other bodies which the participants hold membership.

21/04/2023 - SEMINAR -Legal Elements of Financial Fraud

Trainers

Panayiotis Antoniou

Mr. Antoniou is a professional with 18 years-experience in the Banking and Insurance Sectors. He holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from State University of New York, USA, a Master’s degree in Information Systems from Virginia Tech, USA, a Master’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Sector Management. He is also a member of the Project Management Institute and a partially-qualified member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA). He is also a holder of CySEC’s Advanced Certificate in Financial Services Legal Framework. He is currently the Head of Capital Adequacy Department of a large Advisory Group specializing in advising matters regarding Basel III matters (Pillar 1,2,3) and financial reporting of Investment Firms.

Anna Stylianou

Anna has extensive experience in the financial industry in the field of regulatory compliance. She has worked for many years in the banking industry and has served as a member of the Board of Directors in entities supervised by the Central Bank of Cyprus and CySEC.

Through her long-term  experience she has obtained a thorough understanding of the overall financial services regulatory requirements, ensuring that regulated entities implement appropriate policies and procedures to comply with regulatory obligations especially in the field of AML.

Furthermore, Anna has worked with reputable lawyers in the legal industry and acted as an independent trusted advisor for cases and projects in the areas of her expertise.

She is a holder of a BSc (Hons) in the Retail Financial Services and has an Associateship from the London Institute of Banking and Finance (ALIBF). Anna is also certified by CySEC with the Advanced and AML Certification, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a certified trainer by the Human Resource and Development Authority (HRDA).