Executive Education – Corporate Governance

Financial Crimes in Banking: Detection, Prevention, and Compliance

Executive Education – Corporate Governance

Financial Crimes in Banking: Detection, Prevention, and Compliance

February 10 – 12, 2025

Date

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Time

RM 16,000* per pax

approximately USD 4,000*

In-Person

Format

Overview

Financial Crimes is a comprehensive 3-day program that foster the understanding of the tools used by the financial industry to detect and prevent financial crime. In an era where transparency, trust, and compliance have become paramount, this course will equip banking professionals with the essential knowledge and skills required to protect their institutions from financial crime and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory standards. The program is curated to integrate theories into practical applications, providing participants with insights into crucial aspects such as formulating investigation strategies and engaging with different stakeholders effectively.

This course offers an in-depth exploration of financial crimes, focusing on money laundering, accounting manipulation, fraud, and cybercrime. Students will be guided through the key regulatory expectations, industry best practices, and the sophisticated tools banks must deploy to protect themselves from regulatory and reputational damage.

Key Takeaways

Deepen their understanding of financial crimes
Enhance their knowledge on regulatory compliance
Strengthen institutional safeguards
Promote global cooperation in financial crime prevention
Develop practical skills in financial crime detection

Who Should Attend?

Central bankers from all specialisations within central banks, including:
- auditing
- financial stability
- financial intelligence
- supervision
Central bank officials who have just embarked or are preparing to move into leadership roles within the central banks
Crisis management experts
Fraud and Financial Crime professionals, both public and private sector
- Bankers working in one of the three lines of defence
- Risk Managers
- Compliance Professionals
- AML Investigators
- KYC/CDD/EDD Onboarding and Investigations teams

Alessandro Santoni

Faculty Profile

Alessandro Santoni is a seasoned banking professional with 25 years of experience, including 20 years in managerial roles. He holds deep expertise in Financial Crisis Management, Banking Supervision, and Risk Management, with focus on financial crimes such as anti-money laundering (AML), fraud detection, and financial misconduct.

Currently Head of Onsite Inspections Section at the European Central Bank’s Single Supervisory Mechanism (ECB-SSM), Alessandro leads a team of experts conducting inspections across major European banks. During this experience

Alessandro targeted critical risks including Credit, Market, Liquidity, Interest Rate, and IT/Cyber Risks, and integrated investigation strategies. Alessandro is a Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS), Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Advanced Financial Crimes Investigation (CAMS-FCI), further solidifying his deep expertise in financial crimes. He was a key member of the ECB NPL (Non-Performing Loan) Task Force, helping banks navigate NPL strategies—an area vulnerable to financial crime exploitation and played key contributions to the Liquidity Task Force and AML-related working groups.

Alessandro’s expertise bridges the gap between crisis management and financial crime prevention. As Head of Financial Crisis Management Operations at the ECB, he led efforts to assess bank viability and develop recovery options during several high-profile EU banking crises.

At the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Alessandro led missions to Georgia, participated to the Kazakhstan FSAP, and Afghanistan, where he helped design and implement crisis management frameworks that strengthened the financial sector’s resilience to both systemic risks and financial crimes.

Alessandro is also an accomplished author and lecturer, having co-authored books such as “Corporate Governance in the Banking Sector” and “How to Value a Bank: From Licensing to Resolution.” He lectures on financial crimes and bank valuation at leading institutions, including London Bayes Business School, Frankfurt School of Finance, and University of St. Gallen.

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