Speaker
Shayne Brasse
About The Speaker
Shayne has been approved by regulators in Mauritius, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai – DIFC) and Luxembourg for Compliance roles at Board and Senior Management Level.
He spent some time in Dubai where he was approved by the regulator as Senior Manager – Compliance Officer and MLRO for an Investment Manager in the DIFC and MLRO for a DNFBP (Company Service Provider). He later moved to a compliance consultancy firm in the DIFC as Senior GRC Consultant where Shayne was approved by the regulator to act as outsourced Compliance Officer and MLRO for several Authorised Firms. Shayne was appointed as Director on two Investment Firms domiciled and regulated in Luxembourg (including a UCITS) where he was responsible for overseeing compliance matters.
Prior to going to Dubai, Shayne was managing ADS Consulting Ltd and ADS Learning Ltd, a leading compliance consultancy firm and training institution in Mauritius. Shayne is currently Director of Scentia Consulting, a compliance consultancy firm with offices in Vivea Business Park, Moka. Scentia specializes in the offering of tailor-made compliance and training solutions to financial institutions (banking and non-banking) and non-financial entities which includes DNFBPs (Real Estate Agents/Land Promoter/Property Developer, Lawyers, Notaries, Company Service Providers, Accountants etc) and entities operating in non-financial industries.
Beyond the checklist: Mastering AML/CFT Risk Monitoring and Mitigation
- 26th May, 2026
- Voila Bagatelle
- 9am to 12pm
- Rs 9,500 (MQA Approved & HRDC Refundable up to 75%)
Course Objectives
The training will provide participants with a practical perspective of AML/CFT compliance, real-life regulatory and cases insights. The aim of the training will be to equip participants so that they can promptly assess their internal compliance framework, practical insights on monitoring and testing regulatory requirements and how the compliance function can demonstrate same in terms of workings. The training will also make participants walk through emerging risks that regulated entities are facing and how to effectively mitigate same.
Target Audience
Compliance and Risk professionals, senior employees, directors
Course Details
Legal and Regulatory refresher and updates
This part will provide attendees with a refresher over existing AML/CFT/PF legal and regulatory framework. Recent changes in applicable laws in 2026 will be explored, with a deep-dive in prompt actions to be taken to ensure compliance.
Emerging Risks
This part will explore emerging risks faced by regulated entities including including but not limited to AI- enabled financial crime, trade based money laundering, virtual assets & Fintech among others. Discussions will lead participants to understand and identify these types of risks, how it may apply to their specific business, what control measures should be implemented to mitigate the risks and ensuring monitoring.
Compliance Monitoring and Testing
A crucial element of the AML/CFT compliance program lies in the effectiveness of the monitoring and testing of the framework by the compliance function and designing an effective Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP) with key metrics that can be used for reporting to the board of directors. Participants will be imparted with a practical understanding of how to build their own CMP tailor-made for their specific business and regulatory licence, how to demonstrate the workings of testing conducted and how to build qualitative metrics for monitoring and board reporting.
Suspicious Transaction Reporting
This part will provide participants with real-life scenarios and cases pertaining to the identification, investigation and submission of suspicious transaction reports. Furthermore, we will explore the aftermaths of submission, including the enhanced risks faced.