Financial Intelligence Specialist Clusters

Financial Intelligence Specialist Program (FIS) Two-course Clusters

Cluster: ESG I

Course: Environmental Crime

Course: Wildlife Trafficking

There is a growing consensus by financial regulators around the world that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and anti-money laundering (AML) concerns share intersecting priorities at financial institutions. In this short program, you will explore the potential client risk, reputational risk and regulatory risk associated with AML non-compliance. You will examine different forms of trafficking of illegal environmental resources and learn about different methods you can use to interrupt the illicit financial flows.

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Cluster: ESG II

Course: Corruption

Course: Human Trafficking

There is a growing consensus by financial regulators around the world that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and anti-money laundering (AML) concerns share intersecting priorities at financial institutions. In this short program, you will explore client risk, reputational risk and regulatory risk associated with AML non-compliance. You will examine how those involved in corruption and human trafficking abuse the global financial system to disguise and profit from their crimes and learn methods you can use to interrupt the illicit financial flows.

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Cluster: Fundamentals

Course: Economic Sanctions

Course: Fundamental AML

To successfully sustain operations around the world, financial institutions must comply with national and international anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-financing of terrorism (CFT) regulations. To adhere to these mandates, financial institution employees must be able to recognize illicit financial patterns and respond appropriately. In this short program, you will explore fundamental AML typologies and examine suspicious indicators. You will also examine the purpose of sanctions, the consequences of non-compliance and methods that can be used to detect and mitigate sanctions risk. By taking this training, you can hone your professional capabilities and demonstrate your commitment to financial crime compliance.

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Cluster: International Banking

Course: Trade-Based Money Laundering

Course: Correspondent Banking

Regulators around the world expect international banks to erect strong defences against money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption and financial fraud. This short program examines real-life events and red flags that can indicate possible criminal activity so financial institutions can bolster defences against illicit international trade practices. With a focus on international banking processes, you will learn about different methods you can use to interrupt illicit financial flows.

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Cluster: International Markets

Course: Capital Markets

Course: Private Banking

International capital markets and private banks face constant risk of exploitation by money launderers, politically exposed persons and terrorist financiers. To recognize and defend against financial-crime vulnerabilities, financial institution employees must be able to identify and interrupt these abuses. In this short program, you will explore the fundamentals of risk management, examine how international investment products can be misused by criminals and learn how to detect and mitigate financial crime risk in international markets going forward.

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Cluster: Financial Crime Typologies

Course: Arts and Antiquities

Course: Cryptoassets

Financial institutions and financial intelligence units are under intense pressure from supervisory bodies to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-financing of terrorism (CFT) regulations. This short program focuses on a few critical issues that are key to the development of an effective AML/CFT compliance regime, particularly in the specific domains of arts and antiquities, and cryptoassets. You will examine suspicious financial patterns that may indicate the misuse of those instruments, either for sanctions evasion and other financial crimes, or to integrate the proceeds of crimes into the legitimate financial system.

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Cluster: National Security

Course: Terrorist Financing

Course: Proliferation Financing

National security threats can take many forms, including a terrorist event or the development, stockpiling and detonation of a weapon of mass destruction. For these incidents to be possible, money will be required with funds often moving through the formal financial system. In this short program, you will learn methods on how to bolster financial institution defences against these threats and prevent misuse by people or entities linked to terrorism and proliferation financing. By taking this program, you can hone your professional capabilities and demonstrate your commitment to national security through financial crime compliance.

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Cluster: Investigative Skills

Course: Report Writing

Course: Critical Thinking

The ability to think critically will often dictate the success or failure of a financial investigation. This course examines techniques that can help you think critically about the task at hand. With improved investigative skills, you will yield more precise results with higher levels of efficiency. To enhance your professional capabilities, you must also be able to convey your results to colleagues and senior managers. This short program provides tools you can use to prepare effective and actionable reports so they can be efficiently used once submitted.

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Cluster: Investigative Fundamentals

Course: Financial Investigations

Course: Open Source Intelligence

Financial intelligence analysts must be able to determine what information is relevant, where to collect it from and understand how it will be used. In this short program, you will explore techniques to search and validate information for individual and business clients to identify and potentially uncover undisclosed beneficial ownership and assets. You will also learn techniques to structure and conduct financial investigations.

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