Advanced Sanctions Trade Finance

The course is designed to provide a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the impact of western sanctions regimes on trade finance activities, as well as best practice guidelines in the management of the resulting risk exposures.

• The course examine specific details of relevant sanctions and their provisions in respect of trade finance
• The course will provide participants with industry standard and best practice guidelines on the identification, assessment and management of sanctions risks in respect of trade finance
• The course also includes coverage of trade based money laundering (TBML)
• The course includes numerous cases studies, exercises and discussion points, and as such will be highly practical and interactive
• The course is developed and delivered by a professional trainer with extensive experience in the banking industry covering risk, audit and financial crime training across all major business and product lines in over 40 countries

To assist participants in developing:

• Their understanding of the major US, EU & UK sanctions regimes in respect of Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, Belarus & China, and their impact on trade finance activities
• A deeper understanding of the nature of sanctions regimes and sanctions risks exposures as they relate to customer trade finance activities
• A deeper understanding of the intersection of trade finance, sanctions, and trade based money laundering (TBML)
• Their knowledge of sanctions evasion techniques employed in trade finance activities, and how they might be deterred and detected
• Specific approaches to CDD that will facilitate improve trade finance customer risk management
• A critical understanding of issues arising in transaction and payment screening