Training - Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF) - Fundamentals and Case Studies

How long does the training course last?

8,00 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?

This dynamic training programme offers an unrivalled experience for employees in financial services, Compliance professionals and law enforcement officers to identify the key stages of terrorist activity through the analysis and assessment of financial records and transactions drawn from actual counter-terrorism investigations. Participants will work through a simulated "live" investigation in order to identify how terrorists become radicalised and recognise the red flags that indicate a potential threat of a terrorist act.

This fully immersive course has been designed to be a 40/60 split between instructors delivering actual case studies and participants employing situational awareness techniques in analysis, critical thinking, and investigation skills.

After the training the participant shall be able to:

understand the typologies and trends of terrorist financing
effectively utilise financial intelligence in a reactive and proactive operation
become more proficient in recognising and reporting potential terrorist financing
understand the need for better transaction monitoring and human intervention in terrorism investigations
be able to recognise terrorist cell indicators from the examination of financial data gathered from actual incidents
engage in knowledge transfer sessions with CTF investigators
bridge the gap between the generic feedback provided by FIU/regulators to fulfill the appetite of better reporting within the institution

What does the training course cover?

Identifying intelligence opportunities: examining terrorist cell indicators
Typologies and indicators: identifying terrorist funding
The preparation and planning phase of a terrorist cell: recognise indicators of terrorist preparation and planning
Exploitation of charities/NGOs: the journey from radicalisation into extremism
Taking an investigation from reactive to proactive: reviewing terrorist cell activity
Cell dynamics/ radicalisation: from radicalisation to final attack
Analysis of all financial data from the simulation
Conclusion

What other information is useful to know?

About Grahame White

As Head of Analysis International Training and Business Development, Grahame has been at the forefront of CTF Indicator Training and the concept of CTF Key Indicator delivery into Financial Institutions in Europe. Grahame has 30 years of Police Investigations experience and former Detective at the National Terrorist Financial Investigations Unit (NTFIU) at New Scotland Yard.
He acted as financial investigator for Operation Crevice (The fertilizer plot), 7/7 suicide attacks (London Transport Network) and Operation Overt (the Airliner Plot) and holds a Master’s degree in Fraud Management.