The Fundamental Principles to Anti Money Laundering

Learn how to prevent money laundering that may finance crime and terrorism in this free online finance course.

Money laundering is an illegal and notorious practice that converts the proceeds of crime into clean currency so that criminals can easily evade authorities. This finance and criminology course examines the tactics used by these money launderers and provides ways to identify them. We also explain different Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations designed to combat international money laundering within various financial institutions.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

• Discuss the concept of money laundering
• Describe the impact of money laundering on a global and national scale
• Explain how red flags are essential for detecting money laundering activities
• Analyse terror financing and its impact
• Discuss the relationship between money laundering and terror financing
• Outline anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF) processes
• Explain the role of AML/CTF laws and organisations by using the USA as an example