Training Courses

Please see below the courses that we provide via either public courses, in-house delivery or e-learning modules. All content is tailored for the Irish market, for example Central Bank of Ireland implementation and interpretation.

If you would like to discuss custom training solutions (either online or in-person) please contact us and we will be happy to work with you regarding your requirements.

Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF)

We are offering a full day in depth Anti-Money Laundering / Counter Terrorist Financing course. With this course, we aim to give you a full breakdown of the Irish AML/CTF and Financial Sanctions Regime. You will come away with the ability to understand the relevant concepts, put in place a robust AML/CTF framework and highlight the potential consequences of non-compliance.


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Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Updates

The 4th EU AML Directive having been transposed into Irish Law in November 2018, we are now faced with transposing the 5 th EU AML Directive by January 2020 while agreement has already been reached on a 6th Directive.

It is important to stay updated on this ever-evolving area and with an expectation from competent authorities to undertake annual AML training our training course is updated for each delivery.


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Full Day Data Protection (GDPR + practical concerns)

The General Data Protection Regulations became law on 25th May 2018, as did the Irish Data Protection Amendment Act 2018. Since then the Data Protection Commission has produced its first report highlighting significant increases in Data Breach notifications and Complaints. The French Data Protection Authority has also presented one to the first large fines post-GDPR by fining Google €50 million.


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Data Protection Essentials (2hr)

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) became law on 25 th May 2018, as did the Irish Data Protection Amendment Act 2018. Since then the Data Protection Commission has produced its first report highlighting significant increases in Data Breach notifications and Complaints.

The French Data Protection Authority has also presented one to the first large fines post-GDPR by fining Google €50 million.


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Ethics for Financial Services

Ethics is a broad topic in the general sense, and has become extremely topical in the financial services industry.


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Insurance Distribution Regulations (IDR)

The Insurance Distribution Regulations became law on 1 st October 2018. The regulations repealed the Insurance Mediation Regulations and transposed the Insurance Distribution Directive into Irish law.


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Risk-Based Compliance

Risk Based compliance is a framework that ensures resources are spread proportionately relative to your compliance risk - the higher the risk, the greater the levels of monitoring and action.

For regulated entities in Ireland it is a fundamental Central Bank expectation.


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Consumer Protection Code

On the 1st of January 2012 the revised Consumer Protection Code (the Code) came into effect which sets out the requirements that regulated entities must comply with when dealing with consumers.

A number of addendums have been made to the code since then to keep up with the changes with respect to new regulated sectors and changes in European legislation such as MiFID II.


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Directors' Duties

The Companies Act 2014 not only consolidated existing company law legislation but also represented the first time in Irish Law that Directors’ Duties were set out in one place. Incorporating a number of long-established fiduciary duties, its important that any person taking up or fulfilling a directorship in an Irish established entity is familiar with these duties.


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Fitness and Probity

The core function of the Fitness and Probity Regime is to ensure that persons in senior positions within RFSPs are competent and capable, honest, ethical and of integrity and also financially sound.


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MLRO Duties

The Money Laundering Reporting Office (MLRO) can play a critical role within designated person entities especially with respect to the reporting of suspicious transactions and activity. Sometimes the MLRO may be expected to establish, implement and monitor an effective AML/CFT system and is given significant responsibility as a result.


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