Suspicious Activity Reporting

It is your employees' legal duty to report any knowledge or suspicion of financial crime. If they have reasonable grounds for suspicion but do not report it, they would be in breach of the law.

This module will educate your staff on what suspicions to look out for and how to report them to comply with the law.

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For all staff

Learning objectives

What suspicions to look out for
How to report them to comply with the law.

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