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Description

Registration - Special Instruction

To register for this course and download the registration form, please click on "s'inscrire" (on the right). Applications must be validated by ACAMS. Once your application has been validated, we will contact you to inform you of the next steps in the registration process. 

Any application that is incomplete with regard to the prerequisites and additional documents requested on the application form will be rejected by ACAMS within ten weeks of the start of the course.

Prerequisites: CAMS Certification Application Pre-approval Form

Please refer to the information provided by ACAMS in the Candidate Handbook, in particular the section on preparing for the exam.

In view of the commercial agreement between the House of Training and ACAMS, each registration for this programme is subject to specific conditions of sale. In fact, only full payment of the registration fee will validate your enrolment in the programme and give you access to the course materials in PDF format.

Practical arrangements:

  • Access to the Chamber of Commerce car park costs €1 per hour.r.
  • Certificates of attendance will be sent automatically after the course. Certificates of attendance will be sent directly from ACAMS to successful candidates.
  • The application deadline is 4 months before the course starts.
Introduction

Since the 1987 recommendations of the Basle Committee on rules and practices for the verification of banking transactions, Luxembourg has been at the forefront of legislation in this field. Since 1993, it has been a legal obligation for all financial institutions in Luxembourg to train their staff in AML and TF. The House of Training has a long tradition of providing training at various levels in this field and is the only institute in Luxembourg to offer a complete preparation for the globally recognised CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist®) examination.

Dates and Fees

Fees: 3,150 € (+3 % VAT)

Deadline registration: 4 months prior to the beginning of the course

Programme
Candidates are required to possess a sound knowledge of the fundamentals of AML and terrorism preventing (such as taught in the course "AML & TF: Foundation Level", or equivalent).

The Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS®) programme comprises:

  • the Core Seminar: ACAMS Laws and Regulations (4 days)
  • the ACAMS Exam Taking Techniques seminar (1 day)
  • the ACAM Certification Exam (4 hours)
Contents:
  • Introduction to ACAMS and the Certification Exam
  • Money Laundering Risks and Methods
    • What is money laundering: definition, knowledge criteria, three stages, effects
    • Methods of money laundering through banks: electronic transfers, correspondent banking, accounts payable, private banking, loans, credit unions
    • Trading price manipulation, Black Market Peso Exchange (BMPE), Hawala
    • Other money laundering methods: MSBs, credit/debit cards, cash & prepaid cards, company vehicles, gatekeepers, real estate, casinos, securities, insurance
    • Terrorism vs. other criminal acts
  • International AML Standards
    • FATF: objectives, membership, revised 40 Recommendations, other FATF initiatives
    • fATF: regional FATF bodies: APG, CFATF, GAFISUD, MENA
    • Basel Committee: Customer Due Diligence (CDD) & Consolidated KYC
    • Wolfsberg Group: correspondent & private banking principles, beneficial owner
    • 4th EU Directive
    • United States laws
  • Anti-Money Laundering Programs
    • Risk Assessment: Businesses, Products
    • AML Programs: basic elements
    • Know Your Customer (KYC) program
    • Know Your Employee (KYE)
    • Suspicious Activity Red Flags
    • Automated AML solutions
  • Conducting and supporting investigations
    • Cooperation between financial institutions and law enforcement agencies
    • Conducting internal investigations
    • Cooperation between countries: MLAT, FIU, FATF 40 Recommendations
    • establishing a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
  • Review, exam techniques and questions & answers
  • The exam: Official computer-based examination organised at a specialised IT examination centre in Luxembourg.
Objectives

By the end of the courses participants will :

  • have a good understanding of the key elements and aims of laws and regulations, money laundering strategies, methods and techniques;
  • have a sharp awareness of money laundering practices
  • be able to implement a dynamic AML system including KYC and to understand due diligence
  • be acquainted with AML best practices in leading international banks through procedures and supporting tools
Language

All courses of this programme are held in English.


Conditions

Course Material

Please note that for environmental reasons no paper version of the training material will be provided for your training. The course material can be downloaded free of charge via your portal before the start of the course (download the Client Portal User’s Guide here). You will be able to view it on the screen of your mobile device or print it if necessary. If your registration has been made by a training manager of your company please contact him/her so that he/she can give you access to it or send it to you.

Exams

At the end of this training programme, participants will sit a 3.5-hour-examination in order to obtain their certificate. This is the official, computer-based ACAMS examination which is organized in a specialized IT examination centre in Luxembourg.
Recognized worldwide by employers in both private industry and government and acknowledged by regulators and examiners, the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist® (CAMS) credential denotes proven knowledge in the detection and prevention of money laundering.


Address of the examination center:


CSL - Chamber of Employees Luxembourg 2-4 rue Pierre Hentges, L-1726 Luxembourg.


Practical arrangements:


  • ACAMS will send an email confirmation of registration for the exam.
  • The proposed exam date is part of the registration process with the House of Training. Any request to postpone registration for the examination is the responsibility of the candidate and does not give right to a refund. In such a case, the applicant must contact the examination center in order to reserve a new date and, if appropriate, pay the resulting fees.
  • The examination results are communicated by ACAMS. If unsuccessful, we invite applicants to refer to the Applicant's Handbook or to contact ACAMS to resubmit the exam and pay the resulting fees (not included in the registration fees) .
  • The examination will take place in the morning OR the afternoon of the day indicated. You will be informed, at the latest, one week before the examination of your specific examination slot.
Conditions d'inscription

To register for this course and download the application form. The applications will have to be validated by ACAMS. Once we receive their approval, we will contact you to inform you of the following steps of registering.

Application form

Location
Chambre de Commerce Luxembourg
7, rue Alcide de Gasperi
L-1615 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
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Sessions et horaires

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  • Mon 11.12.2023

    09:00 à 16:00

    6H

    ACAMS: AML, TF, Laws and Regulations

    Classe virtuelle

  • Mon 11.12.2023

    16:00 à 18:00

    2H

    ACAMS: The fund industry's AML practices and recommendations

    Classe virtuelle

  • Tue 12.12.2023

    09:00 à 16:00

    6H

    ACAMS: AML, TF, Laws and Regulations

    Classe virtuelle

  • Wed 13.12.2023

    09:00 à 18:00

    8H

    ACAMS: AML, TF, Laws and Regulations

    Classe virtuelle

  • Thu 14.12.2023

    09:00 à 18:00

    8H

    ACAMS: AML, TF, Laws and Regulations

    Classe virtuelle

  • Fri 15.12.2023

    09:00 à 18:00

    8H

    ACAMS: Exam Taking Techniques

    Classe virtuelle

  • 3H30

    ACAMS: Examination

    Classe virtuelle