Speaker

Shayne Brasse
About The Speaker
Shayne has been approved for compliance roles at board and senior management level by regulators in Mauritius, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, DIFC).
He spent some time in Dubai where he has been approved by the Dubai Financial Services Authority as Senior Manager – Compliance Officer/MLRO for an Investment Firm and responsible to head the compliance function. He then moved to a tier 1 Compliance consultancy firm in Dubai as Senior GRC Consultant and was approved by the regulator to act as outsourced Compliance Officer and MLRO for several companies (including DNFBPs) in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Shayne was also appointed and approved as Director on investment funds domiciled and regulated in Luxembourg (including a UCITS) where he was responsible to oversee legal and compliance matters.
Prior to moving to Dubai, Shayne was managing ADS Consulting Ltd and ADS Learning Ltd, leading Compliance consultancy and training institution in Mauritius respectively. Shayne has been leading strategic risk & compliance initiatives for listed companies, conglomerates, local and international companies for more than 10 years across different jurisdictions.
Advanced AML/CFT Compliance in a changing world
- 28th February, 2025
- Voila Bagatelle
- 9am to 12pm
- Rs 10,000 (MQA approved & HRDC refundable)
- Rs 8,000 - Early bird offer if booking is made before the 14th February
Course Objectives :
- Navigate the advanced regulatory framework of AML/CFT in Mauritius, incorporating global standards.
- Effectively apply a risk-based approach to high-risk customers and transactions.
- Detect, assess, and report suspicious activities in complex financial environments
- Understand legal and reputational consequences of non-compliance through real-world case studies.
Course Content :
Enhancing Risk-Based Approach
This part will provide attendees with an advanced understanding of the risk based approach principle in practice and how to apply same in high risk situations.
Detecting and reporting suspicious activity in complex financial operations
This part will provide attendees with practical examples and situations enabling them to promptly identify suspicious transactions and activity in several high risk situations, best practices in terms of key items such as transaction monitoring and detect/deter common mistakes within the reporting process.
Legal and Reputational Risk
This part will provide attendees with an understanding of responsibilities and liabilities under the local laws, explore real cases where key individuals have suffered consequences following AML/CFT failures. This part will also explore the practical implementation of compliance culture and its importance in an organisation.
Emerging Trends and Typologies
This will provide participants with an objective perspective of emerging trends and typologies including virtual assets, trade based money laundering and sanction evasion to name a few.
Profile of participants :
The targeted audience will be professionals evolving in the financial services sector, including directors, compliance officers, money laundering reporting officers, operational employees.