Get Started with Sanctions
Sanctions compliance is a fundamental element of a robust and effective financial crime prevention program. Breaches of sanctions regulations can result in substantial financial penalties and reputational damage. To remain compliant, you need to understand how regulations impact your organization and the steps you can take to mitigate sanctions risks
The ACAMS Sanctions Compliance course is a four-hour online certificate course, providing an essential overview of sanctions compliance. The course will introduce you to the principles underpinning a successful sanctions compliance program and help you to understand your own unique risk and the controls that need to be applied.
This course is also available in French, Korean, and Spanish.
Course Content
ACAMS sanctions compliance training is developed by our team of global subject-matter experts and combines key sanctions principles with practical examples.
The Sanctions Compliance Foundations course covers important introductory topics, enabling participants to understand the background of sanctions – their origins and the legal frameworks that support them – and how they work in practice in different jurisdictions. We will introduce you to major sanctions regimes, including the United Nations, the European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom regimes.
This course provides an overview of what an effective sanctions compliance program looks like. Course content introduces you to how organizations can mitigate sanctions risks, and what can be done when the risks emerge.
Throughout the course, we use real-life case examples from a variety of organizations to help you understand how sanctions work in practice. As you work through the course, you’ll have opportunities to test your knowledge before you complete the final assessment and earn your certificate.
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