Format
This course will be delivered via Zoom on Thursday 12 June 2025 from 2pm to 5pm. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.
Who should attend
All staff in your practice, right through from Partner level to Trainees, have specific AML responsibilities and hence attendance on this interactive webinar for all members of your team would be of benefit to ensure that your firm remains fully AML compliant.
This course specifically focuses on the needs of accountants in practice in the Republic of Ireland.
Course overview
While the exact content of this webinar will be agreed closer to its airing, some of the issues to be covered will include:
- An understanding of what Money Laundering is and what
signs you should look out for.
- An overview of both Republic of Ireland & UK AML
legislation, what changes are likely over the coming years and how these
impact your practice, as well as the latest guidance.
- Whole Firm & Individual Client Risk Assessment, as well as the other Client Due Diligence documentation that you should have in place for each and every client.
This webinar will be as interactive as possible, with time allocated to allow participants to ask questions and deal with the AML issues that matter to you. We will also show how the 2024 Institute AML Toolkit can assist your practice to remain compliant in this area.
Please note that the second associated webinar focusing on AML Reporting is due to be held on Thursday 19 June.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Have full knowledge of the current key significant
Irish & UK AML related legislation and its impact on your firm.
- Identify where gaps exist in your current AML
compliance systems and the required updates to ensure that your firm will be
fully AML compliant.
- Gain an understanding of the common AML related
compliance issues that we see at firms across Ireland, as well as how to avoid
them.
- Gain an insight into the changing regulatory regime
in this area and its impacts on your practice.
- Learn of possible future changes in this area.
Speaker Bios
Conal Kennedy
Conal is Head of Practice Consulting in Chartered Accountants Ireland. He and his team provide advice and support to practices throughout Ireland, and publish a range of practice toolkits covering audit, accounting and compliance. Over an 18-year period in Practice Consulting, Conal has coached and advised many practices through major change events such as mergers, acquisitions and retirements. He has also advised on practice development and marketing.
Jeremy Twomey
Jeremy, in his role as Practice Consulting Manager, works to support our member practitioners across our service areas, with a particular focus on compliance support, training and our associated advisory services. Jeremy is a Fellow of the Institute, having trained with Ernst & Young; he has held senior management positions across both financial and professional services, as well as the public sector.
Note for Legacy CPA Members
Members who joined Chartered Accountants Ireland following the amalgamation on 1 September, please continue to book on the CPA Portal here to ensure you receive your member discount.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930.