Risk, Compliance and AMLCompliance Risk Assessment and Universe Mapping
Compliance functions are usually resourced by argument rather than by evidence, and the argument is weak because nobody has mapped what the organisation is actually obliged to do. This course builds that map. Delegates work through constructing a regulatory universe covering every obligation the organisation carries, assessing inherent risk across likelihood and impact including regulatory and reputational consequence, and evaluating the controls that reduce it. Residual risk and the judgement behind it are covered honestly. The assessment is then used for what it is for: directing monitoring, training and resource. Refresh cycles and trigger events follow. The course closes on presenting the assessment to a board in a way that supports a resourcing decision.
Course objectives
- Construct a regulatory universe covering every obligation carried
- Assess inherent risk across likelihood and consequence
- Evaluate control effectiveness against each obligation
- Reach and defend a residual risk judgement
- Direct monitoring, training and resource from the assessment
- Set refresh cycles and respond to trigger events
- Present the assessment to support a resourcing decision
Who should attend
- Compliance officers and heads of compliance
- Risk managers and internal auditors
- Legal and regulatory affairs staff
- Business unit managers with compliance obligations
- Executives allocating compliance resource
Course outline
- 01Resourced by argument, not by evidence
- 02Building the regulatory universe
- 03Inherent risk assessment
- 04Regulatory and reputational consequence
- 05Control evaluation
- 06Residual risk and honest judgement
- 07Directing monitoring, training and resource
- 08Refresh cycles and board presentation
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 4 December 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 24 to 26 February 2027 | Lusaka, Zambia | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 29 to 31 March 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |