Basic Course for Compliance Officers


Rationale

Rural Bank implementation of BSP rules, regulations and other issuances needs a compliance officer (CO) to monitor and intervene in the compliance system (if necessary) of a bank. The course enables COs to recognize the importance and the value of compliance based on the principles of good corporate governance. The course also equips the rural bank participant with the skills in detecting and preventing suspicious transaction (under the anti-money laundering rules) and bank fraud.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the two (2) - day seminar, the rural bank participants will be able to:

1. Describe the rules, regulations, structure and processes behind Bank compliance;
2. Recognize and define good Corporate Governance as a tool for enhanced Bank compliance;
3. Familiarize and identify anti-money laundering activities especially on Suspicious Transactions, and,
4. Detect bank frauds and come up with countermeasures to prevent them.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Topic I : Compliance Rules and Regulations, Structure and Practice
1. Introduction
2. BIS, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consultative Document on Compliance Function in Banks
3. BSP Circular No. 145
4. Compliance Cycle
5. Compliance Coordinating Hierarchy Model
6. Model Table Organization
7. Compliance System
8. Compliance Officer
9. Compliance Officer: Job Functions and Responsibilities
10. Compliance Risk Classification/Factors (Regulator's Point of View)
11. Compliance Risk Level and Testing Frequency (Insitution's Point of View)
12. Compliance Self-Testing Plan
13. Case Studies
14. Compliance Objectives
15. Ultimate Vaue of Compliance
16. ABCOMP

Topic II : A Briefing on Corporate Governance
1. Introduction
2. The Corporate Scandal Sheet
3. Issues and Concerns
4. What is Corporate Governance?
5. Why Do We Need Corporate Governance?
6. What Should We Do?
7. Principle of Fairness, Accountability and Transparency
8. Conceptual Framework
9. Key Principles
10. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, USA
11. SEC Memo Circular nos. 2 & 5
12. The Corporate Governance Scorecard
13. BSP/SEC on Corporate Responsibility
14. BSP on Good Governance
15. The Board
16. Independent Director
17. Penalties
18. Comparison of Asian and Western Models of Corporate Governance
19. Training Providers
20. Looking Forward

Topic III : Anti-Money Laundering: Focus on Suspicious Transactions
1. What are Suspicious Transactions?
2. Reasonable Ground to Suspect
3. Pointers on How to Identify a Suspicious Transaction
4. AMLA RIRR Rule 3.b.1
5. Predicate Offenses
6. AMLA RIRR Ruel 5.3
7. AMLA RIRR Rule 9.3.c
8. AMLA RIRR Rule 9.3.d
9. AMLA RIRR Rule 9.3.e
10. BSP Examination Procedures for Anti-Money Laundering Activities
11. Hawala System
12. AMLA Coordinating Agencies

Topic IV : Bank Fraud: Detection and Prevention
1. Introduction
2. What is Fraud?
3. The First Deception?
4. Why Commit Fraud?
5. Fraud Triangle
6. Popular Misconceptions
7. Why Detection and Prevention?
8. Profile of a Fraudster
9. What is Employee Theft?
10. Handling Employee Theft
11.. Disposal of Proceeds
12. Guilty Pleas of Accused
13. Fertile Ground for Fraud to Occur
14. Fraud Indicators
15. Bank Related Frauds
16. Banks versus other Industries
17. Types of bank Related Frauds
18. Fraud Prevention
19. Risk Analysis
20. Categories of Risk Factors
21. Fraud Prevention Tools
22. Section X163 Internal Control System
23. Handling the Media
24. Subsection X162.4 Report on Crimes/Losses
25. What is a White Collar Crime?
26. What is a Cybercrime?
27. Republic Act No. 8792
28. What are the Elements of the Crime Penalized under BP 22?
29. Sample Cases
30. The Eighth Commandment: Thou Shall Not Steal

Seminar Methodologies

Lectures
Case Studies
Mini-workshops

Duration: 2 Days

Expected Participants

Compliance Officers

The Organizers

RBAP
RBRDFI

Resource Speaker

Association of Bank Compliance Officers of the Philippines, Inc. (ABCOMP)

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

REGISTRATION FEES

Manila Trainings : P3,700.00 per participant
Note:
* A maximum number of 30 participants.
* Registration fee per participant includes: payment for honorarium of resource speakers, hand-outs & kits, IDs, Certificates of Completion, invitation and coordination services of RBAP/RBRDFI staff, cost of the training venue, meals of resource speakers and RBAP/RBRDFI staff, transportation of the resource speakers to and from the venue, and secretariat services during the training.
*Participants who will be able to pay 2 weeks before the scheduled training are entitled to a 5% discount from the above registration fee.





Circular Letters/Memoranda
Speeches/ Presentations
Photo Gallery
Rural Banking Week Celebration Golf Tournament
FMMRB Disclaims the White Paper Being Circulated
Federation of Batangas Rural Bankers -Fellowship Trip to China, Sept. 08-13,'08
Client Satisfaction Survey for Licensing Management System of the Supervision and Examination Sector
Financial Reporting Package 2008
BSP releases regulations on liquidity, market risk weighting
Comments on BSP’s Reducing Restrictions on Bank Branching
35 RB Directors Completed Corporate Governance & Risk Management Course
27th Corporate Governance & Risk Management Seminar-Workshop Commends 29 RB Directors