The Many Guises of Money Laundering
Category: Law & Regulation and Compliance | Date: 23/09/2026 11:10 | Duration: 1hr | Tag: SEFEUK26D2S2 | Type: Webinar | Speaker: Lucy Brown
Course Details
The classic depiction of money laundering is a duffel bag of cash being deposited at a bank or being used to buy a flashy car. We are all trained to look out for large and unusually cash transactions, however, cash rarely comes into the equation these days. So, do you know the typical money laundering typologies? Do you know what to look out for beyond "unusually complex or large transactions".
In this session Lucy Brown will cover the following topics:
- Recap of the regulations - Why is it important to understand what money laundering is? What impact money laundering has and what are our obligations?
- Money Laundering typologies - A look at the different ways criminal assets can be laundered
- Red flags - what should we be looking out for in order to spot these money laundering typologies
- What else? - what other crimes are accountants in a position to identify and how to spot them.
- Call to action - what you can do within your firm
By attending this session, you will gain a better understanding of the different methods criminals use to make their criminal assets appear legitimate. This will inform your ongoing monitoring of clients and increase the likelihood that should you have a client laundering criminal assets you will recognise this activity and be in a position to report it accordingly.
This session will be of interest to all relevant staff
Course level: Foundation / Intermediate
This course is part of The September Fest 2026
CPD Course Speaker
Calathea Solutions Ltd
Lucy Brown
After initially working in a range of bookkeeping and accounting roles, Lucy took up a role in a team administering the £17 billion pension fund of one of the Top 3 UK banks. Later moving on to a project working with an international partner to scope a new pensions administration system. This work drew on expertise in:
• Workflow Management
• Process mapping
• Systems design
• Test design and implementation
• Interpretation of scheme rules and legislation
After a career break, Lucy went into practice as a bookkeeper, growing and developing a successful bookkeeping practice that she then sold. Whilst in practice as a bookkeeper, Lucy developed and implemented policy and processes to ensure that the business was compliant with all legislative requirements, including Anti Money Laundering legislation.
Having successfully sold the business, Lucy worked for one of the supervisory bodies supporting members to meet their legislative obligations and satisfy professional standards. In this role Lucy provided training, worked to raise awareness, and provided advice to a wide variety of members – alongside overseeing the mandatory penalty regime and developing an independent appeals process.
• Workflow Management
• Process mapping
• Systems design
• Test design and implementation
• Interpretation of scheme rules and legislation
After a career break, Lucy went into practice as a bookkeeper, growing and developing a successful bookkeeping practice that she then sold. Whilst in practice as a bookkeeper, Lucy developed and implemented policy and processes to ensure that the business was compliant with all legislative requirements, including Anti Money Laundering legislation.
Having successfully sold the business, Lucy worked for one of the supervisory bodies supporting members to meet their legislative obligations and satisfy professional standards. In this role Lucy provided training, worked to raise awareness, and provided advice to a wide variety of members – alongside overseeing the mandatory penalty regime and developing an independent appeals process.