Certified Compliance and Risk Professional

Today in virtually all financial markets, a formal compliance and risk management system is a requirement. Above and beyond the regulatory requirements compliance and risk management has become a cornerstone of the principles of good corporate governance. The past two decades has seen massive cases of financial miss-reporting, corruption, fraud, money-laundering and other ethical lapses. Names of firms like Enron, WorldCom, Xerox, Siemens etc. come to mind. The pressures on corporations to more transparently manage their compliance exposures have increased many times over. Creating a culture of compliance and risk management is an important business strategy. Recent corporate collapses have reflected the need for good corporate governance and an effective compliance and risk management program is an integral part of this structure. This intensive program provides a blueprint for compliance and risk management professionals to follow to ensure that the risk profile in his/her organization is limited by a thorough understanding of the individual regulatory environments. This 5-day program provides and unrivalled opportunity for all compliance and risk management staff to ensure that they maintain a professional standard in keeping with today’s rigorous regulatory requirements

Define the meaning of compliance and risk management for your firm / organization and be able to develop an organizational response to its demands. Know and understand what drives your firm’s / organization’s compliance and risk management exposure both in your home country and abroad. Understand the risk consequences of non-compliance. Appreciate the relationship between corporate governance and compliance and risk management, including the market expectation of that relationship. Understand the implications of regional legislation (such as for example Sarbanes Oxley in the U.S.A.) for corporate accountability and ethical behavior. Understand how to produce a corporate compliance and risk management program tailored to your own organization. Learn how to optimize your organizational structure to ensure maximum compliance and management of the risks.

Directors and Senior Managers, Company Secretaries Compliance Professionals Risk Managers Operations Managers Legal Advisers and Lawyers In-House Corporate Counsel Auditors and Audit Managers, Compliance Officers and manager Senior staff in front, middle- &back-office and line functions

Staff with roles and responsibilities in AML and anti-terrorist financing activities; coming from:

Commercial Banks Central Banks Investment Banks Other financial institutions