AML Single Rulebook: AMLA, AML Regulation & 6AMLD – Legal Framework & Practical Readiness (H1004)
With AMLA formally established and laying the groundwork for its first cycle of direct supervision,bringing the EU AML Single Rulebook (Single Rulebook) into practice,this seminar equips compliance professionals and obliged entities with practical readiness for the EU AML/CFT framework. It covers AMLA, the AML Regulation (AMLR), the 6th AML Directive (6AMLD), and key Level 2/3 standards (RTS/ITS). Participants will learn how these requirements reshape customer due diligence (CDD), beneficial ownership (UBO) transparency, suspicious transaction reporting (STR), governance, and escalation procedures across EU operations.
Table of Contents
- About the Course
- Who Should Attend
- Key Learning Objectives
- Course Curriculum
- AML Single Rulebook Compliance Training: Meet the Trainer
- FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
- Other Upcoming Courses
- Fees & Registration Details
- Registration Form
About the Course
This advanced 8-hour online training equips compliance, risk, audit, and legal professionals with practical expertise to implement the EU AML Single Rulebook within Cyprus-regulated financial institutions and other obliged entities. It covers the AML Regulation (AMLR), the 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6AMLD), and the supervisory role of AMLA, with a clear focus on legal hierarchy, implementation timelines, and supervisory expectations. Participants gain actionable insight into how the new EU AML framework affects CDD, beneficial ownership (UBO) transparency, STR reporting, governance, and documentation standards, supported by interactive tools for policy updates, gap analysis, and AML readiness planning. The programme is fully aligned with HRDA training standards.
Register for our course through ERMIS platform using code 662201
Timetable
Who Should Attend
This seminar is designed for professionals across the financial services sector and related industries:
- Internal and External Auditors
- Risk Managers and Treasury Officers
- Legal Advisors and Regulatory Consultants
- ICPAC Members and CBA-supervised professionals
- CySEC- and CBC-regulated entities, including Compliance, Risk, and Legal Departments
- Management of obliged entities across sectors:
- Accounting, Law, Crypto-Asset Providers (CASPs), Trusts and Corporate Service Providers (TCSPs), Investment Firms, and Payment Institutions
- Supervisory personnel, policy teams, or staff from:
- CySEC, ICPAC, CBA, CBC, and other competent authorities seeking to upskill on EU AMLA implementation
Key Learning Objectives
By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to:
- Understand AMLA’s mandate, supervisory powers, and role within the EU AML/CFT architecture.
- Differentiate between AMLR, 6AMLD, and national AML laws, including legal hierarchy, timelines, and practical interaction for obliged entities.
- Evaluate how AMLR reshapes core AML controls, including CDD, beneficial ownership (UBO) transparency, STR reporting, and record-keeping requirements.
- Assess the impact of 6AMLD on criminal liability, predicate offences, and cross-border enforcement risk.
- Interpret AMLA Level 2/3 measures (RTS/ITS and delegated acts) and translate key developments into operational priorities.
- Analyse AMLA’s early supervisory priorities and identify the most likely supervisory focus areas for cross-border institutions.
- Strengthen supervisory readiness by aligning policies, documentation, governance, and escalation procedures with EU supervisory expectations.
- Promote a harmonised, risk-based compliance culture aligned with EU requirements and FATF standards, supporting consistency across jurisdictions.
Course Curriculum
This module introduces the structure, scope, and legal hierarchy of the EU AML Single Rulebook, comprising:
- The AML Regulation (AMLR): Directly applicable obligations for all EU obliged entities.
- 6AMLD: Residual harmonisation of criminal law and predicate offences.
- The Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA): Scope of powers, direct vs indirect supervision, and implications for Cyprus-based firms.
- Brief on data-driven supervision” and shift from directives to AMLR
- AML Strategy 2020–2027
- Legal instruments overview (AMLR, 6AMLD, AMLA Regulation)
- Key dates for AMLA and RTS.
- Legal supremacy over national frameworks.
- Implementation roadmap, deadlines, and clauses
- AMLA’s supervisory powers: data-driven risk selection, inspections, and enforcement
- AMLA governance and direct/indirect supervision
- Overview of Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and their function in harmonised supervision
- Cyprus-specific implications (CySEC, ICPAC, CBA)
- Analysis of CySEC Circular C748: scope, data requirements, and first submission deadlines
- Clarifications under Circular C749: file formats, naming conventions, and firm-level responsibility
- Transition from PDF-based compliance to machine-readable reporting
- How Circular C748 represents Cyprus’s first implementation step under AMLA
- Risk of non-compliance: “no reminder” policy and accountability shift
- RTS focus on CDD & BO
- Structured format trends and AMLR’s machine-readability aims
- Expanded predicate offences (e.g., tax crime, cybercrime, environmental crime)
- Criminal liability of legal persons
- Minimum sanctions and cross-border cooperation
- RTS on national risk methodologies
- Inherent vs residual risk
- Sectoral guidance (CASPs, TCSPs, real estate)
- Risk indicators from FATF and EBA
- Compliance checklist alignment
- Step-by-step gap analysis and update logs
- Board-level oversight duties under AMLR
- Whistleblower and internal control upgrades
- CySEC C748 governance expectations
AML Single Rulebook Compliance Training: Meet the Trainer
Fees & Registration Details
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. While AMLA will directly supervise only select high-risk entities, all obliged entities in Cyprus will be affected by the AML Single Rulebook. The AML Regulation (AMLR) is directly applicable, and regulators like CySEC, ICPAC, and the CBA are aligning national supervision accordingly.
This course is tailored for Compliance Officers, Directors, MLROs, client onboarding staff, and internal auditors working in ASPs, audit firms, tax advisory firms, CASPs, and other obliged entities in Cyprus. It’s particularly relevant for those subject to CBA, ICPAC or CySEC regulation.
Yes. We provide practical guidance on CySEC Circular C748 and its clarification in Circular C749, which introduce structured AMLA data submission obligations in Cyprus. These circulars represent Cyprus’s first alignment with AMLA’s data-driven supervisory model.
RTS are binding instruments issued by AMLA that specify how the AML Regulation must be implemented across the EU. The course explains how RTS will affect your firm’s internal systems, data formats, and reporting practices , including expected areas like risk assessment, customer due diligence, and transaction monitoring.
No. This course caters to both new and experienced professionals. It builds from foundational concepts to advanced compliance practices, with real-world examples, regulatory insights, and up-to-date tools.
Yes, this training is funded by HRDA. To qualify you must registered via your employers ERMIS account.
Yes. Upon completion, participants receive a Certificate of Attendance. The training is aligned with CBA,CySEC,CBC and ICPAC’s compliance expectations and supports annual CPD requirements. For other CPD recognition you will need to conduct your respective authority to verify it.
The course includes live Q&A, interactive polls, real case studies, and group discussions based on actual inspection findings and red-flag scenarios.
