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The Impact of EU Sanctions on Trust Structures

The Impact of EU Sanctions on Trust Structures

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Course Overview

How are EU sanctions affecting the professional fiduciary industry? This course is designed to assist professional offering fiduciary services navigate through the complex rules and regulations imposed by the EU specially relating to professional trustees.


Training Objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will:

  • The implementation and enforcement of EU sanctions in Cyprus

  • The impact of EU sanctions on trust structures (in Cyprus), the challenges and the legal implications involved


Training Outline

The course will provide an overview of the following:

  • Overview of EU sanctions

  • Implementation and enforcement (EU & Cyprus)

  • Impact on trust structures

  • Key challenges in Cyprus

  • Legal implications for trustees

  • Article 5m of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014

  • Case studies

  • Conclusions


Who Should Attend

  • Professional individual trustees

  • Professional corporate trustees

  • Private Trust Companies

  • Directors and Senior Management

  • AML Officers

  • Lawyers

  • Regulatory Compliance Officers

  • Industry Regulators and Competent Authorities personnel


Training Style

The programme is designed to deliver high-level knowledge and insights into the EU Restrictive Measures - sanctions regime. It will strive to enhance participants' skills and knowledge on the application of such restrictive measures, the different types of sanctions with special focus on the provision of professional services to clients with a Russian connection trough power point presentation and practical examples.

The training style is both training-focused, involving a combination of presentation and real-live examples, but also learner-focused, where participants are encouraged to raise questions, seek clarifications and share their opinions from their different perspectives and engage in an exchange of views and personal professional experiences.


CPD Recognition

This programme may be approved for up to 2 CPD units in Financial Regulation and AML. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator or other bodies which you hold membership.


In-house Training

For groups within the same organisation, this course may be customized to meet any specific needs and delivered in-house.

Facilitators

  • Anna Damaskou

    Anna Damaskou

    Dr Damaskou Anna has worked with national and EU supervisors of the banking and financial sectors, as well as with banking institutions in Greece and abroad. She was the Chair of the Board of Transparency International Greece from October 2017 to July 2021, after having served as a researcher for the organization for a number of years. Dr Damaskou has carried out post-doctoral research at the University of Luxembourg in the fields of European financial criminal law and European Banking Law. She holds a PhD from Queen Mary University of London in the field of European financial criminal law, as well as an LLM from the London School of Economics & Political Science specializing in (criminal) banking and financial law. She has published extensively in the areas of good governance and anti-corruption. She is certified as CAMS, CFE, CGSS, CIPP/E, CIPM. She speaks English, French, German and Serbian.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • When will I receive my invoice?

    The invoice is issued on the day the course starts.

  • What payment methods are accepted?

    Payments can be made by bank transfer, cheque, or credit card.

  • When will my certificate be issued?

    Certificates are issued within 7–10 days after the course has been completed, provided that the invoice has been paid.

  • How can I access my certificate?

    Once your certificate has been issued, you will receive an automated email from Cademy notifying you that it is available.

    Click the Get Your Certificate button in the email to download your certificate.

    You can also access it from your Cademy account:

    1. Log in to your Cademy account from https://cademy.io
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    3. From the drop-down menu select My Courses and Bookings.
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    6. Select Get Certificate.
  • Where can I access the course material?

    To access the course materials, such as presentations and recordings:

    1. Log in to your Cademy account from https://cademy.io
    2. Click on My Account from the top-right corner.
    3. From the drop-down menu select My Courses and Bookings.
    4. Choose the relevant course.
    5. Under Extra Details, you will find all the available course materials.

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