Trainer: James Grech, John Scicluna
ECTS credits: 1

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand Financial Crime,
• Corporate Governance and the Management of Financial Crime;
• Defining Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism;
• Defining Fraud and Corruption;
• The roles of the main international agencies and standard setters in combating financial crime, including those within the industry;
• Relevant Maltese laws and Regulations and EU Directives,

Trainer: James Grech
ECTS credits: 1

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe different forms of Fraud
• Investigating Fraud Internally
• The corporate governance models and requirements
• Responsibilities of directors and non-executive directors
• The nature and importance of physical security, access controls and information security procedures
• Understand the different elements of a multidisciplinary approach in establishing a fraud averse culture
• Overview of relevant legislation in relation to bribery and corruption
• Investigation, Prosecution and Recovery
• The purpose of international conventions on Bribery and Corruption
• Recognise risk indicators of bribery and corruption.
• Explain how an organisation can implement adequate procedures to prevent bribery.
• How to respond to suspected cases of bribery and corruption.
• How to review and develop new strategies to counter bribery and corrupt practices.

Trainer: Dr. Rakele Cini
ECTS credits: 1

Learning Outcomes:

• Gain a better understanding of the regulatory framework that is in place.
• Understand the role of the main international bodies.
• Understand the role of the FIAU both as a financial intelligence unit and as a supervisory authority.
• Comprehend to a larger extent the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, including those related to provisional court orders and the main definitions under the Act.
• Have a deeper understanding of the relevant provision of the Criminal Code, particularly those relating to the offence of funding of terrorism.
• Understand the requirements of the CDD procedures.
• Understand how identification and verification of an applicant for business and a beneficial owner is to be carried out, and the resources which can be used.
• Gain awareness of what constitutes a reputable jurisdiction and Politically Exposed Persons.
• Describe the Regulations around escalating and reporting suspicious activity.
• Understand the role of the Money Laundering Reporting Officer within the organisation, the duties and obligations in terms of record keeping, vetting of employees, and training.
• Understand the recent developments in relation to the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
• Understand the FATF Recommendations and Methodology.
• Become aware of what is needed in the AML/CFT framework and what responsibilities will rest with which functions in the organisation.
• Gain awareness and knowledge of how to assess and audit the AML/CFT structure.
• Become aware of common weaknesses in typical AML frameworks.
• Gain awareness of the compliance and risk management function within your organisation.
• Appreciate how supervision is carried out and how the various supervisory authorities interact in carrying out AML/CFT regulation both through on-site and off-site work.

Trainer: Attila Hetey
ECTS credits: 1

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

• Understand the background of the cyber-criminal and the cyber-terrorist;
• Have a basic understanding from a high-level the attitude and techniques used by the cyber-criminal/terrorist to undertake the attack;
• Understand what motivates an individual to commit malicious acts;
• Learn about what resources are available to both malicious individuals and also good guys;
• Learn how local organisations are being targeted by such malicious activities;
• Understand the real value of Digital Forensics expertise;
• Being pro-active is better than handling the incident;
• Understand the principles, practices, techniques and limitations of information security;

Dr. Rakele Cini graduated Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta in 2010 and was admitted to the Maltese Bar in the subsequent year.

Rakele joined BDO Malta in August 2016 and currently heads the Risk and Compliance Department which is responsible for the areas of risk management, prevention of money laundering & financing of terrorism and conflict checks, amongst others. She has acquired years of experience within these fields as lawyer to the practice protection group of one of the local big four accounting firms. 

John Scicluna, a career banker for 38 years, has held posts in many areas of one of the largest banks in Malta, 17 of which were as Head of Financial Crime – Money Laundering Reporting Officer. He formed part of the European Banking Federation Prevention of Money Laundering and Fraud Committee on behalf of the Malta Bankers’ Association.  He was also assigned roles within the Internal Audit Department managing investigative and analytical assignments.    During his term as MLRO, John formed part of the interviewee teams during MONEYVAL’s national assessments.

He is currently the Head of Compliance of WH Partners, a leading Malta based law firm providing professional advice in various areas such as AI, banking and finance, blockchain and crypto, gaming, investment management and funds and other regulatory affairs.

John is a visiting speaker in a number of local and international seminars and training events covering AMLCFT and financial crime related topics.

James Grech graduated with a Bachelor of Business and Commerce Degree in 2001 and later on obtained the Accountancy (Honours) degree from the University of Malta in 2003. James is Certified Public Accountant and holds a Practising Certificate in Auditing issued by the Ministry of Finance in Malta. He is also qualified as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and member of ISACA. James is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditing (US), and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). The CIA is the only internationally accepted certification designation for internal auditors and is the standard by which individuals demonstrate their competence and professionalism in the internal auditing and Management Consultancy field.

James is a renowned Business Consultant and Management/Business trainer and conference speaker in Malta and is also founder and Managing Director of LEAD Training Services, one of Malta’s largest professional training Institute licensed by the Malta Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA).

Attila is a CISA and CISM certified professional in the field of information security. He has worked in various roles across various industries and has multi-national experience in information security.

At D4n6 he heads the technical arm of the company and focuses on the technical deliverables and analysis required by clients to ensure that we always deliver to the highest standard.