How To Write SARs

Michael Schidlow Michael Schidlow

Financial compliance expert Michael Schidlow will expand on regulatory expectations and share audit experience. You will learn how to fine-tune your SAR narratives.

What You'll Learn

  • What information must SARs include?
  • How can you make your SARs useful to law enforcement?
  • What common SAR pitfalls should you avoid?
  • What do auditors expect to see in suspicious activity reports?
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Training Overview

Are your SARs useful? Learn how to provide better information and ensure compliance.

Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) have taken on additional weight due to recent anti-money laundering regulations. They must deliver a “high degree of usefulness” to law enforcement and the intelligence community. These filings are also a central focus of second-line testers, auditors, and regulators.


You need to create clear and useful narratives while avoiding common pitfalls.

  • What information must SARs include?
  • How can you make your SARs useful to law enforcement?
  • What common SAR pitfalls should you avoid?
  • What do auditors expect to see in suspicious activity reports?
Recommended Audience
Who Should Attend?
  • Compliance officers
  • Analysts
  • BSA/AML officers and staff
  • Auditors
  • Intelligence analysts
  • SAR writers and filers
  • Compliance QA staff
  • Second-line testing staff
  • Compliance management professionals
What's included
Training includes
  • Live session approved for 1.0 NASBA credit hours (Management Services)
  • Certificate of Attendance
  • All resources and training materials
Michael Schidlow
About

Expert Presenter

Michael Schidlow
  • Financial crime compliance advisory and training consultant
  • Over fourteen years of experience in the legal, compliance, and audit fields
  • Previously has held leadership roles with Bank of America and HSBC
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • Certified AML Audit Specialist (CAMS-Audit)
  • Licensed attorney
  • Professor of criminal justice and ethics
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