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Financial crime compliance training
Financial crime compliance is the most heavily supervised area in UK financial services. From anti-money laundering and sanctions to fraud prevention and market abuse, the FCA and NCA set demanding expectations. CityLearning's financial crime courses are built for UK regulated firms — sector-tailored, CPD accredited and updated for current law and guidance.
Courses in this area
Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorist Financing
CPD-accredited AML training for UK financial services. Sector-tailored scenarios mapped to MLR 2017 and JMLSG help staff spot and report financial crime.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Anti-bribery training for UK firms, covering the Bribery Act 2010, the firm's obligations, and how to handle gifts, hospitality and third-party risk.
Combating Financial Crime
A single overview of the financial crime landscape, covering money laundering, fraud, bribery and sanctions, and every employee's role in preventing it.
Fraud Prevention
Fraud prevention training for UK firms, helping staff identify, prevent and report fraud, including authorised push payment (APP) and social engineering.
Market Abuse (MAR)
Market abuse training on the UK MAR for financial services, covering insider dealing, unlawful disclosure, market manipulation and STOR reporting.
Financial Sanctions
Financial sanctions training for UK firms, equipping staff to screen against and comply with sanctions regimes, including OFSI obligations.
Further reading
- AML training requirements for UK regulated firms: what the rules say
The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require ongoing AML training for relevant staff. This guide explains what UK regulated firms must do, how often, and how to evidence it to the FCA.
- How to build a compliance training plan that stands up to the FCA
A practical, step-by-step approach to mapping mandatory training to roles and risk, and evidencing it to the regulator.
- Keeping compliance training current when the rules keep moving
The regulatory perimeter shifts every year. Here's how to keep mandatory training accurate without rebuilding it from scratch each time.
Frequently asked questions
- What financial crime training is required for UK regulated firms?
- UK regulated firms must provide AML training under Regulation 24 of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, anti-bribery training under the Bribery Act 2010 and sanctions awareness for staff handling client onboarding or transactions. Market abuse training is required under UK MAR for firms in scope. The exact programme depends on your sector, permissions and the roles of your staff.
- How often should financial crime training be completed?
- AML training should be completed on joining and refreshed at least annually. Anti-bribery and sanctions training should also be completed annually and updated when regulatory requirements or internal policies change. Firms with higher financial crime risk — such as those in correspondent banking or high-value asset management — should train key roles more frequently.
- Do all staff need financial crime training?
- Not necessarily the same training. Relevant employees as defined by the MLRs must complete AML training — this is broad and typically includes all customer-facing, onboarding, compliance and senior management roles. Anti-bribery training should be proportionate to employees' exposure to bribery risk. All staff benefit from fraud awareness, but deeper training is needed for those in payments, credit and client-facing roles.
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