ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ

Fighting money laundering and terrorist financing contributes to global security, integrity of the financial system and sustainable growth. Laws to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism are designed to prevent the financial market from being misused for these purposes. It is essential that gatekeepers (administrative service providers, accountants, lawyers, banks and other obliged entities) apply measures to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Traceability of financial information has an important deterrent effect.

The 5th EU AML Directive (adopted into Cyprus Law in 23^rd February 2021), builds on the 4th EU AML Directive and aims to further combat financial crime by boosting existing transparency rules. The 5th EU AML Directive also aims to ensure a tightening of current European regulations to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorist activity.

The 6^th EU AML Directive (adopted into Cyprus Law on 17^th March 2021), harmonizes the definitions of money laundering offences throughout member states, with the primary aim to remove any loopholes in national legislations, a list of 22 predicate offences is introduced, criminal liability is extended to legal persons, tougher punishments for offenders is established, and cooperation between states for prosecutions of financial crimes is enhanced.

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ

By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to have a thorough understanding of the current AML Legislation, the challenges ahead and the new compliance landscape and more importantly to offer practical solutions for an efficient and effective implementation through a number of real-life AML cases studies, both from Cyprus and Global AML experience.

ΣΕ ΠΟΙΟΥΣ ΑΠΕΥΘΥΝΕΤΑΙ

• Back-office Staff, Compliance Staff, Risk Management Staff, AML Staff
• Heads of Compliance Departments, Heads of Risk Management Departments, Heads of AML Departments
• Accountants, Lawyers, Other Professional Advisors
• Internal Auditors, External Auditors
• Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors
• Regulatory Compliance Advisors/ Consultants

ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ

Instructor: Yiannis Pettemerides, BA, MA, FCA 

Mr. Pettemerides is a Consultant, in the fields of Forensic, Anti-Money Laundering, Regulatory Compliance, Registered Auditor and Insolvency Practitioner, with more than 20 years of experience, and with a previous career in PwC London and PwC Cyprus, in the Statutory Audit of Investment, Insurance and Banking Organisations.

He was engaged, for more than 2 years, as an External Technical Expert, and leading the Onsite Inspection Teams, of the AML/Supervision Department of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). He was also the Chairman and a Member, for more than 5 years, of the Economic Crime and Forensic Accounting Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) and also the Vice-Chairman, for more than 4 years, of the Promotion of the Profession and Academic Relations Committee of the Cyprus Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

He is engaged as an External Technical Expert, in the fields of Forensic Investigations, Anti-money Laundering Investigations and Audit Investigations, by the Cyprus Police Economic Crime Unit, the Attorney General Office, the Audit General Office and the Private Sector.

Mr. Pettemerides is performing Training Courses (approved Trainer from the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus (HRDA)), as an External Lecturer, in the fields of Forensic, Anti-money Laundering and Audit, for the Cyprus Police (CID/ECU), the Cyprus Bar Association (CyBAR), the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the Cyprus Internal Audit Association (IIA), the Cyprus Fiduciary Association (CyFA), the Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA), the Globaltraining/University of Nicosia (UNIC), the European Business Associations (EBAs) in a number of European and Balkan Countries and the Private Sector.

He is a Member of the AML and Compliance Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC), a Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and a Founding Member of the Cyprus #209 Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

He holds a Bachelor and a Master Degrees in Accounting, Economics and Finance (BA, MA), a Fellowship and Practicing Audit Certificates from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC). Mr. Pettemerides is also a Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and of the International Compliance Association (ICA).