Overview      

Financial crime continues to evolve, creating significant risks for businesses and professionals who are responsible for identifying, assessing and managing money laundering and other financial crime risks. Understanding Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements, beneficial ownership and the warning signs associated with suspicious transactions is essential for professionals who work with clients, financial information and company structures.

Join Caryn Maitland CA(SA) on 23 September 2026 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm for an engaging session in the Ethics Real Talk Series: Clean Hands, Dirty Money: AML, Beneficial Ownership and Financial Crime. The session will explore the practical realities of financial crime, the importance of understanding who ultimately owns and controls an entity, and how professionals can identify red flags, fulfil their compliance responsibilities and avoid becoming unwitting participants in financial crime.

 Learning objectives     

Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills:  

• Understand the fundamental principles of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and the role of professionals in preventing financial crime.
• Identify beneficial ownership and understand the importance of establishing who ultimately owns or controls a legal entity.
• Recognise common money laundering and financial crime red flags, including unusual transactions, complex structures and suspicious client behaviour.
• Understand the importance of Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Know Your Customer (KYC) and ongoing monitoring in managing financial crime risks.
• Apply ethical and compliance principles when dealing with suspicious activities and understand the potential consequences of failing to identify or report financial crime risks.

Content   

The webinar will cover the following topics:  

• Understanding Money Laundering and Financial Crime
  • Money laundering: definition, stages and typologies
  • Financial crime risks facing businesses and professional service providers
  • The role of accountants and other professionals in preventing financial crime
  • Ethical responsibilities and professional scepticism
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Client Due Diligence
  • Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements
  • Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
  • Client risk assessment and risk-based approaches
  • Ongoing monitoring and identification of unusual or suspicious transactions
• Beneficial Ownership and Financial Crime Red Flags
  • Identification and verification of beneficial owners
  • Ultimate ownership and control of legal entities
  • Complex ownership structures and nominee arrangements
  • Common AML and financial crime red flags
  • Suspicious transactions and reporting obligations
  • Consequences of non-compliance and professional misconduct
• Ethics in Practice: Keeping Clean Hands
  • Professional judgement and ethical decision-making
  • Avoiding facilitation of financial crime
  • Responding to suspicious client activities
  • Balancing client relationships with legal and professional obligations

Obtaining your CPD certificate  

This training is compliant with the International Education Standard (IES7) issued by the International Federation of Accountants and recognised for CPD by relevant professional bodies including ACCA, CIMA, IAC, IIA, SAICA and SAIPA.  

All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.    

About the presenter  

Caryn Maitland CA(SA) 

Caryn Maitland is a Chartered Accountant (SA). She has been a member of IRBA as a registered auditor and accountant since 2002 and is also a registered member of SAICA. 

Caryn has lectured Auditing and Accounting at various institutions and has conducted independent workshops and seminars for professional accountants since 2006 on various topics. She has presented on the national tour for the annual Legislation Update with ProBeta Training (Pty) Ltd in 2014 and 2015, as well as on the FASSET national tour for the Tax Administration Act in 2014.  Caryn is also involved with the annual SAICA SMP Technical tour. 

Who should attend?  

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:  

• Practising accountants including: CA(SA), Professional Accountant (SA), AGA(SA), FCCA, BAP(SA), BA(SA) and ACCA.  

• Registered auditors.  

• Audit managers.  

• Trainee accountants.   

 Price               

• R 450.00 - Online admission - Individual.  

• Group Price 1 - From R337 per person (up to 5 users)   

• Group Price 2 - From R260 per person (up to 10 users)   

• Group Price 3 - From R224 per person (over 11 users)  

Steps to register for the event:   

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar.  

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar.  

Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series).  

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options.    

Additional material    

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:  

• A summarised slide presentation.  

• Reference documents and/or course material where available.  

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.    

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