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Training Programme
AFB Masterclass: Impact of Recent Enforcement Cases and Supervisory Activity on Senior Managers Regime Compliance
Earlier this year, AFB conducted research to assess the current and future training needs of the membership.   The results highlighted a strong demand for a course that would help individuals understand their personal responsibilities as an SMF and help with how to balance firm obligations versus regulatory obligations.  Based on this feedback, AFB in partnership with A&O Shearman have developed this new masterclass for existing established SMFs.
Practice Roundtable
AFB Practice Roundtable: IIA Global Internal Audit Standards and the CIIA Code of Practice – Implementation for non-UK Banks
Nine months after the introduction of the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards and the CIIA Code of Practice, AFB is convening an in-person roundtable discussion in partnership with BDO to explore how firms are interpreting and managing the new standards.
Practice Roundtable
AFB Practice Roundtable: Priorities for Internal Audit Planning for 2026
As internal audit teams develop their audit plans for the coming year, AFB is convening an in-person roundtable discussion in partnership with BDO to explore which topics and assurance priorities members should consider in their 2026 plan.  
Training Programme
AFB Training Workshop: Conduct and Culture Training for Senior Managers and iNEDs
This one-day workshop will explore specific conduct risk concerns for Senior Managers and INEDs representing UK subsidiaries and branches of foreign banks; and build an understanding of how to address regulatory challenge and provide effective insight to the Board. This course, delivered by CCL Academy, will operate under the Chatham House Rule.
Seminar
AFB Seminar: An Update on the Latest Tax-Related Issues With KPMG and MHA
AFB invites members to attend an in-person seminar that will provide a review and update on key tax-related issues in 2025 and those coming up in 2026.
Practice Roundtable
AFB Sponsored Roundtable: Tackling the Challenges of Fee and Income Recognition
AFB members are invited to an in-person roundtable discussion on fee and interest income recognition by banks. This roundtable, sponsored by Whistlebrook, will consider the challenges associated with the calculation of an Effective Interest Rate (EIR) and income recognition under IFRS 9 and FRS102 and how this can be improved by the adoption of software systems.
Training Programme
AFB Financial Crime Masterclass: Managing Sanctions Risks (Identifying the Risks in Transactions and Trade)
This Masterclass is a programme of instructor-led learning that has been designed for all risk and compliance employees who wish to develop an advanced understanding of how to manage financial and non-financial sanctions risks with an emphasis on assessing and mitigating the risks of sanctions evasion techniques.
Seminar
AFB Seminar: Navigating a Changing FCPA/Anti-Corruption Enforcement Landscape
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) paused the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement—only to return in May with new guidelines that reshape enforcement priorities and raise fresh questions for companies trading/doing business with and through the United States.