ACAMS Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS)

How long does the training course last?

40,00 hours(s)

In which language(s) is the training course taught?

When will the next session take place?

Who is organising this training course?

Fondation créée en 2015 par la Chambre de Commerce et l’Association des Banques et Banquiers Luxembourg (ABBL), la House of Training est un organisme agréé de formation professionnelle continue qui s'engage à contribuer activement à la compétitivité et à l'attractivité du Luxembourg en développant les compétences de ceux qui font vivre son économie.

What are the aims or the skills being targeted?

CGSS is an ACAMS certification that equips an organisation’s workforce with a credential that represents a serious commitment to compliance with sanctions, in a world of increasingly complex laws, regulations, and policies. CGSS is global, allowing multinational institutions to strategically and uniformly apply the same programme for all global employees.

This course teaches the crucial sanctions principles all compliance staff should understand and will be of value to those new to sanctions compliance, those looking for a refresher, and those in frontline sanctions positions, teaching skills that benefit both new and experienced professionals, especially as regulator and market expectations around sanctions continue to increase.
Candidates are required to possess a sound knowledge of AML and terrorism preventing, and ideally (but not imperatively) be already an ACAMS certified AML Specialist.

By the end of the courses participants will understand the principles of:

Governance and enforcement
Sanctions related to evasion techniques
Sanctions related to Due Diligence
Sanctions related to screening
Sanctions related to investigations and asset freezing

What does the training course cover?

Introduction and study recommendations
Chapter 1: Governance and enforcement
- Introduction
- History of sanctions and purpose of sanctions
- Who imposes sanctions?
- Who is subject to sanctions?
- Sanction types
- Consequences for noncompliance
- Incorporating sanctions compliance into Compliance programmes, risk assessment, and employee training
Chapter 2: Sanctions evasion techniques
- Evasion methods: common techniques
- Concealment of beneficial ownership
Chapter 3: Sanctions DueDiligence
- Perform sanctions Due Diligence
Chapter 4: Sanctions screening
- Screening targets
- Name screening vs. payment screening information technology
- Regulatory matters
- Name screening
- Payment screening
- Solving name and payment screening challenges
- Trade activity screening
Chapter 5: Sanctions investigations and assets freezing
- Conducting investigations
- Reviewing relevant sources of information
- Identifying and blocking (or freezing) assets
Chapter 6: Glossary of terms
Chapter 7: Review questions
Chapter 8: Guidance documents and reference material