Programme Overview
Certified Compliance Officer is a management programme designed to teach a practical understanding of regulatory compliance needs. The programme covers eight major subject areas and utilises a variety of training techniques. The key areas of the curriculum include understanding the regulatory environment, who is responsible for compliance, the role of corporate governance and ethics in compliance programmes, and the implementation of compliance programmes. The emphasis will be on practical and pragmatic approaches, rather than theoretical.
Programme Objective
The goal of this course is to provide Compliance Officers and Managers with skills that can be immediately used upon return to the organisation. You will learn to appreciate the extent to which organisations and their public officers are exposed to the everincreasing regulatory environment, how to identify the compliance issues that have the most significance for you and how to introduce a compliance management programme within your organisation.
Why This Particular Executive Programme?
Creating a culture of compliance is an important risk management strategy. Recent corporate collapses have heavily focused on the need
for good corporate governance and an effective compliance programme is an integral part of this structure.
In addition to this, on satisfactory completion of the programme you will receive certification from the internationally recognised financial association, the American Academy of Financial Management. Founded in America, the AAFM has members now in over 100 countries and as such this course brings with it the experience of credit professionals in the US, EU, Australia and other dynamic financial markets. This certification will entitle you to use the formal designation Certified Compliance Officer (CCO) on your résumé and business cards.
This intensive programme will provide a blueprint for compliance professionals to follow to ensure that the risk profile of your organisation is limited by a thorough understanding of your regulatory environment.
Why Compliance Management?
In many financial markets, a formal compliance management system is not only recommended, but required by the regulatory community and by good corporate governance principles. Since recent news of financial misreporting by firms like Enron, Worldcom, Xerox, etc, the pressure on corporations to more transparently manage their compliance exposures is mounting. While some may observe that such regulatory requirements have not yet made their way to the Middle-East, it is clear that Middle-East enterprises operating globally must adhere to such guidelines. This programme also represents an unrivalled opportunity for regional organisations to prepare themselves for the arrival of more rigorous regulatory environments.
Course Timings
Registration will be at 08:00 on the first morning. The course will commence at 08:30 and conclude at 14:30 on all days with two breaks for refreshments. Lunch will be served at the end of each day.
Day One – Sunday, 20 July 2008
Introduction To Compliance
• What is corporate compliance?
• Who is responsible for managing it?
• What are the benefits of its introduction?
• Fostering a culture of accountability
The Regulatory Environment And The Role Of Regulators
• Regulatory drivers
• A variety of legal obligations and due diligence