The essential manual for the money laundering reporting officer, featuring:
- Roadmap to the 2026 Regulations – an easy lookup table directs you to the targeted amendments, planned government and sector guidance, and detailed guidance within this Handbook most relevant to your compliance.
- Targeted due diligence changes – redefined higher risk, reassessed source of funds, simpler pooled client accounts, and an approved approach to AML technologies all made clear.
- Updated compliance procedures – our suite of sample policies, controls and procedures reflecting the latest Regulations is ready for adaptation to your firm’s individual needs.
- Zero-risk purchase offer – if you order the Handbook, we’ll post it straight away. Reflecting our confidence in quality, you can return the Handbook within 14 days for a full refund if you decide it doesn’t meet your needs.
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Revised and updated annually
The 10 step guide to anti-money laundering compliance
Sector-specific guidance
With tailored guidance for Accountants, Law Firms, Financial Services, Property Firms, plus Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
Free template documents
As a buyer you’ll receive sample policy and procedure documents and ready-made forms and checklists in Word™ format to adapt for your firm.
A rapid action plan
An action statement at the start of each chapter helps you identify changes needed to your regime, supporting your compliance with evolving legislation.
The Money Laundering Officer’s Practical Handbook is an indispensable guide to implementing a robust compliance regime within the new regulatory environment:
The Handbook sets out a practical ten-step route to compliance. Each step includes a concise action plan, with sample policies, controls and procedures, supplemented with clear and authoritative guidance:
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- Step 1: Assessment of money laundering risk
- Step 2: Verification of identity
- Step 3: Knowing your client’s business
- Step 4: Ongoing monitoring
- Step 5: Record-keeping
- Step 6: Internal suspicion reporting
- Step 7: Disclosure to the authorities
- Step 8: Freezing transactions and consent to continue
- Step 9: Training
- Step 10: Monitoring and management of compliance
A following section provides an explanation of the regulatory environment, including relevant international standards, a breakdown of money laundering offences and defences, and related legislative developments.
Further sections offer additional guidance on the ten-step process, pinpointing the specific approach for the following business sectors and jurisdictions:
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- Accountancy Firms
- Law Firms
- Financial Services Firms
- Property Firms
- Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man
A separate section offers guidance on Bribery and Corruption, including the assessment of risk and how to set out policies and procedures for your firm.
An updated Glossary of Terms at the end of the Handbook shines a light on acronyms used throughout the chapters.