Countering Proliferation Finance and Sanctions Evasion in Practice is a practical, self-paced course designed for professionals working in financial institutions, government, law enforcement, and compliance roles. Through real-world case studies, interactive exercises, and practical workflows, participants learn how proliferation finance and sanctions evasion operate in practice, how financial institutions can identify and manage these risks, and how to make proportionate, risk-based decisions.
The course explains the international legal and regulatory framework, explores common procurement and evasion networks, examines the limitations of sanctions screening, and demonstrates how customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, escalation, and enhanced due diligence fit together within an effective compliance programme. Participants finish the course with practical tools and decision frameworks that can be applied immediately in operational settings.
What you'll learn
- Understand proliferation finance and sanctions evasion risks.
- Explain the international legal and regulatory framework.
- Recognise common procurement and evasion typologies.
- Apply a structured, risk-based analytical workflow.
- Identify meaningful customer and transaction risk indicators.
- Understand the role and limitations of sanctions screening.
- Conduct proportionate escalation and enhanced due diligence.
- Document defensible compliance decisions.
- Apply the concepts through realistic case studies and interactive scenarios.
Intended audience
- Financial institutions
- Sanctions compliance professionals
- AML and financial crime analysts
- Export control practitioners
- Government regulators
- Law enforcement
- Intelligence analysts
- Correspondent banking teams
- Trade finance professionals
- Teacher: Ian stewart