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ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ

Syllabus for the CySEC AML Certification Examination:

INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

• The Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission
• Becoming an AML certified compliance officer
• The objectives of the CySEC AML Certification
• Workbook for the AML Certification Examination

UNDERSTANDING MONEY LAUNDERING, TERRORIST FINANCING AND SANCTIONS

• What is Money Laundering (ML)?
• The 3 (three) stages of ML
• ML threats and vulnerabilities in accordance with the NRA and methods of ML
• Terrorist Financing (TF) and TF Criminalization
• Sanctions

LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

• Unit for Combating Money Laundering
• The Supervisory Authority
• Main provisions of the AML/CFT Law with regard to criminal liability, offences and penalties
• European Directives
• FATF
• High Risk Third Countries
• MONEYVAL
• The Combating of Terrorism Law of 2019 (N. 75(I)/2019) on
• the Fight against Terrorism
• The United Nations Security Council Resolutions and Decisions
• (Sanctions) and the Council of the European Union (Restrictive Measures) Law of 2016 (58(I)/2016)      

THE AML COMPLIANCE CULTURE

• Basic elements of a strong compliance culture
• Internal Policies, Controls and Procedures
• The Role of the BoD
• The role and duties of the Compliance Officer, the Alternate
• Compliance Officer and Assistants
• The establishment and role of an Internal Audit function
• Employees obligations, education and training

ASSESSING AND MANAGING RISKS

• Risk-Based Approach (RBA)
• Identifying ML and TF risks
• Factors to determine risks
• Assessing ML/TF Risks
• On-going monitoring of the risk assessment and record keeping 

Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD)

• Procedures for the prevention of ML and TF
• Customer Identification and Due Diligence procedures
• Simplified Customer Due Diligence (SDD)
• Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (EDD)
• Sectoral guidelines for application of Customer Due Diligence measures
• Ongoing Monitoring
• Beneficial Ownership information
• Reliance on third parties
• CDD in case of networking of Obliged Entities or groups
• Prohibition of cooperation with shell banks
• Processing of personal data

Transaction Monitoring & Suspicious Reporting

• Internal reporting procedures and external reporting to the Unit
• Examples of suspicious transactions and activities related to ML and TF