Mastering Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)

Detection, Reporting & Compliance Essentials for UK Financial Institutions

🎓 Course Overview

A Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is more than just a regulatory requirement—it’s a frontline defence tool in the fight against financial crime. This in-depth training course, developed by ABM Digital Training, equips professionals in the financial services sector with the critical knowledge and skills needed to recognise, report, and escalate suspicious activity in compliance with UK AML regulations.

Whether you’re a frontline staff member, compliance analyst, or MLRO, this course provides practical, actionable guidance to strengthen your AML obligations and avoid costly compliance failures.

🎯 Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, you will be able to:

✔ Identify suspicious behaviour and assess risk factors
✔ Understand legal responsibilities and potential liabilities
✔ Confidently escalate and report suspicious activities internally
✔ Draft and submit compliant, actionable SARs
✔ Maintain audit trails and safeguard against tipping off
✔ Improve institutional compliance and reporting standards

🏅 Who Should Enrol

• Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs)

• Compliance & Risk Officers

• Frontline Bank Staff

• FinTech and Crypto Compliance Teams

• Auditors and AML Consultants

• Anyone working in regulated financial sectors