ACAMS Today Magazine (Nov-Dec 2008) Vol. 7 No. 6 | Page 40

AML TRAINING AML training: One size does not fit all T he general, fairly straightforward rules requiring anti-money laundering (AML) training for financial institutions around the world usually boil down to the following six-word mandate: Provide ongoing training for appropriate employees. With such a simple requirement, why does the topic of AML training come up so frequently in AML enforcement actions, conferences and publications, and why has an entire industry sprung up to provide focused AML training to financial institutions? Perhaps the biggest source of confusion is the simplicity of the mandate. It applies to a whole host of financial institutions without