Risk, Compliance and AMLSanctions Compliance and Screening
Sanctions breaches are strict liability in many regimes, meaning intention offers no defence, and exposure arrives through counterparties and vessels rather than through customers alone. This course covers managing that. Delegates work through the main sanctions regimes and how they apply extraterritorially, list types and the difference between a designated person and one who is merely owned or controlled by them. Screening design is covered: what to screen, when, against which lists, and how to tune matching so genuine hits are not lost among false positives. Trade and shipping exposure receives particular attention. The course closes on escalation, freezing, reporting and on responding to an apparent breach.
Course objectives
- Identify the sanctions regimes that apply and their extraterritorial reach
- Distinguish designated persons from those owned or controlled by them
- Design screening across customers, counterparties and payments
- Tune matching so genuine hits are not lost in false positives
- Assess trade, vessel and shipping exposure
- Escalate, freeze and report correctly
- Respond to an apparent breach and manage disclosure
Who should attend
- Sanctions and compliance officers
- Payments and trade finance staff
- Shipping, logistics and export staff
- Legal counsel advising on international trade
- Internal auditors reviewing sanctions controls
Course outline
- 01Strict liability and why intention does not help
- 02The main regimes and extraterritorial reach
- 03List types and designation
- 04Ownership and control rules
- 05Screening design and coverage
- 06Match tuning and false positives
- 07Trade, vessel and shipping exposure
- 08Escalation, freezing, reporting and breach response
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 3 December 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | USD 795 per delegate | Register Now |
| 14 to 15 December 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R11,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 10 February 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 5 March 2027 | Maseru, Lesotho | Classroom | R11,950 per delegate | Register Now |