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Money Laundering Red Flags and Suspicious Transaction Reporting

Give frontline, finance and compliance staff a practical grounding in spotting money laundering and filing quality suspicious transaction reports. The course explains placement, layering and integration, and the behavioural and transactional red flags seen across African cash economies. Delegates practise writing clear, well reasoned reports that give financial intelligence units what they need to act.

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What you will be able to do

  • Describe the placement, layering and integration stages of laundering.
  • Recognise behavioural and transactional red flags in everyday dealings.
  • Distinguish unusual activity that warrants escalation from normal behaviour.
  • Escalate concerns through the correct internal reporting channel.
  • Write clear, factual suspicious transaction reports that support action.
  • Avoid tipping off subjects while a report is under review.

Course outline

  1. 01How Money Laundering Works
  2. 02Red Flags in Cash and Transactional Behaviour
  3. 03Trade Based and Structuring Schemes
  4. 04Internal Escalation and Reporting Channels
  5. 05Writing an Effective Suspicious Transaction Report
  6. 06Tipping Off and Confidentiality Rules
  7. 07Case Studies from African Markets

Who should attend

This course is aimed at tellers, relationship staff, finance clerks, compliance officers and anyone in an accountable institution who must recognise and report suspicious activity.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
19 to 20 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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