ACAMS Malta and Luxembourg Chapters Examine AML Controls Under New EU Framework
ACAMS’ Malta and Luxembourg Chapters are holding a joint virtual event on 4 September 2026 focused on how financial institutions and other obliged entities should rethink AML/CFT controls under the European Union’s new anti-money laundering framework.
The 90-minute webinar, Re-thinking AML/CFT Controls under the New EU AML Framework, runs from 3:00pm to 4:30pm CET and carries one ACAMS credit. According to ACAMS, the discussion will focus on the practical impact of the EU’s AML legislative package, including the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), the directly applicable Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) and the Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD6).
Controls and implementation in focus
ACAMS says the session will examine whether existing AML/CFT frameworks are aligned with changing EU expectations as regulatory technical standards and implementing technical standards are developed and introduced.
The agenda covers governance, enterprise and customer risk assessments, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions compliance and the overall effectiveness of AML/CFT control frameworks. The programme combines expert presentations with an interactive panel discussion and is aimed at translating the new legislative architecture into practical implementation considerations.
Speakers listed by ACAMS include Yuri Broodman, Head of Compliance and MLRO at SEB Luxembourg; David Clark, an independent anti-financial-crime specialist; Kadir Serkan Gurbuzoglu, MLRO at Garanti BBVA Malta Branch; Francis Marinier, Industry Practice Lead at Moody’s; and Vincent Renaud, Head of Division for AML/CFT International Affairs and Coordination at Luxembourg’s CSSF. Andrew Mackay, ACAMS Malta Chapter Co-Chair and an independent AML/CFT/CPF consultant, is listed as moderator.
The event reflects the shift from largely directive-based EU AML rules toward a more harmonised framework with directly applicable requirements and centralised EU-level supervision. For compliance teams, the practical challenge is increasingly moving from understanding the legislation to testing whether existing control design, governance and monitoring processes will meet the new framework’s implementation standards.
