PwC Forensic Academy

The journey towards effective Financial Crime Risk Management

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PwC's Forensic Academy assists you in developing an effective and integrated Financial Crime Risk Management culture

Designed for risk and compliance professionals, the sessions will allow participants to understand the latest developments on financial crime as well as engage with peers and industry experts.

The objective is to help businesses and their compliance functions build the vision, strategies, capabilities and reporting processes to become more resilient, specially in the midst of  the FATF recommendations.

We have partnered with PwC Legal (Mauritius) Ltd to provide a regulatory perspective to the Forensic Academy.

Who should attend?

  • MLROs and Compliance Officers;
  • OMCs; 
  • CIS Licensed Firms;
  • Insurance Companies.

Browse through our upcoming courses

Sanctions management

Scheduled date:
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Mode of delivery:
Online

Duration:
3 Hours
(9am - 12pm)

Sanction is a strong element in the global fight against financial crime. The United Nations (Financial Prohibitions, Arms Embargo and Travel Ban) Sanctions Act 2019 has been enacted in Mauritius to implement targeted sanctions, including financial sanctions, arms embargo and travel ban, and other measures imposed by the United Nations Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. 

This course will cover key areas of sanctions controls in light of the new legislation and guideline including sanctions screening, sanction alerts management and sanctions evasion typologies.

 

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The AML lifecycle

Scheduled date:
N/A

Mode of delivery:
Online

Duration:
3 Hours
(9am - 12pm)

Effective money laundering risk management requires organisations to have a thorough knowledge of the clients they deal with, hence the importance attached in establishing rigorous KYC procedures.

This session will cover the different steps along a client AML lifecycle. Participants will go through the KYC and due diligence obligations when onboarding and maintaining clients, including continuous monitoring as required by law in Mauritius. 

Participants will also be exposed to the study of typical client behaviours and on how to recognise money laundering red flags.

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Embedding tech in Financial Crime Risk Management

Scheduled date:
N/A

Mode of delivery:
Online

Duration:
3 Hours
(9am - 12pm)

Technology has become an important tool in the fight against financial crime. New technologies have the potential to make anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing measures (CFT) faster, cheaper and more effective.

This session will reveal innovative solutions and emerging technology trends in onboarding, transaction monitoring and due diligence matters to manage financial crime in a more efficient manner.

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Introduction to effective Financial Crime Risk Management

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Adopting an effective financial crime risk management strategy has become increasingly significant to protect organisations from existing risks and at the same time to comply with the ever-changing regulatory landscape in Mauritius and beyond.

This course has been designed to provide the fundamentals of effective financial risk management and to cover the critical risk and control issues that regulators deem important for an effective and integrated financial crime compliance environment. 

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Risk-based approach and control framework

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To ensure the implementation of adequate and effective internal controls that will help mitigating financial crime risks, it is mandatory for organisations to ensure the implementation of the risk-based approach methodology.

In this session, you will learn how to use such an approach to redefine and refocus your internal control framework. We shall cover in detail the emergence of risk assessment and management, its link with corporate governance, and how to establish relevant controls to financial crime risk management processes.

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Highly interactive sessions with activities and real case scenarios
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Design your Forensic Academy journey by selecting which courses you want to attend
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Knowledge sharing with experienced facilitators through interactive group work activities

 

 

Our facilitators

A collaborative team with years of onfield experience, consisting of professionals from PwC Mauritius Forensic team. They will be assisted by barristers from PwC Legal (Mauritius) Ltd, a Mauritius law firm which is part of the PwC network of firms, but operates independently from all firms in the network.
Rajeev Basgeet - PwC Forensics Academy

Rajeev Basgeet,
Partner

Rajeev has been with PwC for 19 years, providing advisory services to leading financial institutions and taking appointments from regulators. 

Patrick Matu, Associate Director - PwC Forensics Academy

Ashwina Pittea, 
Barrister-at-law, PwC Legal (Mauritius) Ltd

Ashwina Pittea, is a barrister-at-law in Mauritius with proven experience in AML/CFT and Compliance reviews, employment laws and data privacy regulations. 

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Workshop Details

Register for the full package with tailormade sessions

Mode of delivery Sessions will be communicated when available
Price Rs 5,500 per participant per session
Contact

For more details, please speak to:

Ms. Doshala Luchmunparsad E: doshala.luchmunparsad@pwc.com or T: 404 5222

Ms. Bhavna Mungree 
E: bhavna.mungree@pwc.com or T: 404 5256 

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Contact us

Rajeev  Basgeet

Rajeev Basgeet

Partner, Business Recovery Services, Forensics and Financial Crime, PwC Mauritius

Tel: +230 404 5148

Ashwina  Pittea

Ashwina Pittea

Managing Associate, PwC Legal

Tel: +230 404 5000

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