We have a range of activities and resources to help you learn more about how to meet your anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) obligations.
E-learning
E-learning modules are available to support you to understand and comply with your AML/CTF obligations. Our e-learning platform hosts all our e-learning modules, as well as a range of other resources.
Webinars
We host webinars on a range of AML/CTF topics to provide key updates. Visit our webinars page to register for upcoming webinars or access recordings.
Videos and animations
- AML/CTF Governance
- AML/CTF Compliance Officers
- ML/TF risk assessments
- Overview of Customer Due Diligence
- Suspicious matter reporting
- How SMRs can help disrupt criminal activity
- Your annual compliance report
- Guidance for registered remittance service providers
- Money transfer: The right way
- Cross border movement of monetary instruments
Posters and quick guides
AML/CTF obligations
- AML/CTF program quick guide (PDF, 157.56KB)
- AML/CTF program quick guide for financial planners (PDF, 232.01KB)
Governance
- AML/CTF governance and oversight factsheet (PDF, 372.84KB)
- Governance quick guide for governing bodies (PDF, 431.65KB)
- Governance quick guide for senior managers (PDF, 313.76KB)
- Governance quick guide for AML/CTF compliance officers (PDF, 567.4KB)
- Governance quick guide for sole traders and micro businesses (PDF, 363.49KB)
ML/TF risk assessment
- ML/TF risk assessment framework quick guide for accountants (PDF, 254.76KB)
- ML/TF risk assessment framework quick guide for conveyancers (PDF, 255.37KB)
- ML/TF risk assessment framework quick guide for dealers in precious stones, metals and products (PDF, (261.39KB)
- ML/TF risk assessment framework quick guide for lawyers (PDF, 258.42KB)
- ML/TF risk assessment framework quick guide for real estate professionals (PDF, 255.58KB)
- ML/TF risk assessment framework quick guide for trust and company service providers (PDF, 254.18KB)
- ML/TF risk assessment framework quick guide for remittance service providers (PDF, 256.13KB)
- ML/TF risk assessment framework quick guide for virtual asset service providers (PDF, 255.69KB)
Other resources
- Identifying individual customers factsheet for remittance service providers
- Threshold transaction reports: How to avoid common mistakes
- International funds transfer instructions for remittance service providers
- Suspicious matter report checklist
- Suspicious matter reporting reference guide
- Suspicious matter reporting FAQs
- Effective suspicious matter reporting
- Reporting group responsibilities quick guide
- Travel rule quick guide for ordering institutions
- Travel rule quick guide for intermediary institutions
- Travel rule quick guide for beneficiary institutions
We also have these resources for new reporting entities:
Resources coming soon
e-learning modules
- Introduction to AML/CTF
- Governance
- ML/TF risk assessments
- AML/CTF programs
- Initial and simplified customer due diligence (CDD)
- Ongoing CDD
- Enhanced CDD
- Beneficial owners and politically exposed persons
- Suspicious matter reports
- Quality reporting: Suspicious matter reports
- Quality reporting: Threshold transaction reports
Webinars
- Initial and simplified CDD recorded webinar
- Ongoing CDD recorded webinar
- Enhanced CDD recorded webinar
Videos and animations
- AML/CTF compliance officer ‘day in the life’ video
- Suspicious matter reports animation
- Beneficial ownership animation
Posters and quick guides
- How to engage with customers without tipping them off (pubs and clubs)
- How to engage with customers without tipping them off (remittance service providers)
- Myths versus facts poster (pubs and clubs)
- Myths versus facts poster (remittance service providers)
- Sector specific risk awareness posters
- Politically exposed persons case studies
- Source of funds and source of wealth case studies
- AML/CTF programs and independent evaluations quick guide
- Regulatory guide: Pubs and clubs with gaming machines
Program starter kits
- Introductory video on the program starter kits
- Instructional video on using the personnel toolkit
- Instructional video on using the customer toolkit
- Instructional video on using the compliance toolkit
Related pages
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