Sanctions Screening

€120.00

Sanctions compliance has become one of the most consequential areas of financial crime risk. Enforcement actions by competent authorities — including substantial fines for screening failures — demonstrate that regulators expect institutions to go well beyond list-checking. Effective sanctions compliance requires a thorough understanding of the applicable regimes, robust screening methodology, and a disciplined approach to alert management and reporting.

This program equips compliance professionals with the necessary knowledge and practical frameworks to:

  • Navigate the major international sanctions frameworks — UN, EU, US (OFAC), and UK — while comprehending their jurisdictional scope and interactions.

  • Set up and assess sanctions screening systems, which include list management, matching algorithms, and risk-based adjustments.

  • Implement uniform and justifiable criteria for alert resolution, differentiating genuine matches from false positives.

  • Properly respond to confirmed matches, encompassing asset freezing obligations, licensing necessities, and reporting to appropriate authorities.

  • Recognize the primary typologies employed to circumvent sanctions controls, such as ownership structures, third-party intermediaries, and trade-based evasion.

  • Self-paced format, 6 modules, Intermediate - Advanced level.