Tone at the top can set a precedent for an ethical corporate culture, but a formal ethics program provides a clear framework for the organization’s expectations, policies and potential consequences. While compliance and ethics are the foundation of such programs, the pervasive threat of fraud makes it critical to
also integrate fraud-focused initiatives into the program, including anti-fraud and whistleblower policies.
Learn best practices for creating an effective compliance and ethics program that incorporates anti-fraud measures. This 2-day course will explore the essential steps your organization needs to take in developing a program that will effectively foster ethical behavior, promote compliance and
deter fraudulent activities by your employees.
Upcoming Courses
Ottawa, ON | May 6-7, 2019
You Will Learn How To:
Assess an organization's ethical and compliance culture
Create an effective anti-fraud, compliance and ethics policy
Structure the organization to reinforce a culture of ethics and compliance
Implement a whistleblower reporting system
Design and conduct effective ethics and compliance training
Address ethical breaches and noncompliance
Monitor the anti-fraud, compliance and ethics programs and remediate any identified deficiencies
Who Should Attend:
Certified Fraud Examiners and other anti-fraud professionals
Governance, risk management and compliance officers
Internal auditors
Attorneys and legal professionals
This course satisfies the ACFE’s requirement of two Ethics CPE hours per year. To read more about the Ethics CPE requirement for CFEs, please visit
ACFE.com/EthicsCPE.
Fees*
Members: $795
Non-Members: $995
*Pricing listed is for U.S. events. International event pricing may vary by location. Please view the individual event page for International pricing
CPE Credit
16
Field of Study
Behavioral Ethics
Course Level
Overview
Prerequisite
None
Advanced Preparation
None
Delivery Method
Group-Live
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*Please note: Schedule listed is for U.S. events. All events outside of the U.S. are pushed back 30 minutes with registration beginning at 8:00 a.m. and the last session ending at 4:55 p.m.
Full Course Outline
Developing an Integrated anti-fraud, compliance and ethics program
*Please note: Schedule listed is for U.S. and Canadian events. All events outside of the U.S. and Canada are pushed back 30 minutes with registration beginning at 8:00 a.m. and the last session ending at 4:55 p.m.
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DAY ONE |
DAY TWO |
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7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. |
Introduction
This session describes what compliance and ethics are, what a compliance and ethics program is, and how fraud relates to these topics. In addition, this session explains why creating an integrated anti-fraud, compliance and ethics program is beneficial and how to sell the program to management. |
Performing Due Diligence
This sessions explains how to perform due diligence when hiring employees, promoting employees, in third-party relationships and in mergers and acquisitions. |
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9:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. |
Break |
Break |
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9:35 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. |
Creating a Culture of Ethics and Compliance
This session describes how you can create a culture of ethics and compliance by setting the ethical tone, increasing the perception of deception, incentivizing ethical behavior to minimize misconduct and more. |
Conducting Anti-Fraud, Compliance and Ethics Training
This session explains each step of the training process and how it can be done efficiently. It describes how to plan the training, develop and administer the training, as well as reinforce and evaluate the training. |
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10:55 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. |
Break |
Break |
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11:10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Assessing the Organization
This session explains the different types of assessment techniques that can be used within an organization. It also explains how to identify risk factors and perform ethics assessments. |
Implementing a Whistleblower Helpline
In this session, attendees learn to create a culture of whistleblower support. This session explains how to communicate effectively with whistleblowers, how to respond to tips, and how to assess whistleblower effectiveness. |
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12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Group Lunch |
Lunch on Own |
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1:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. |
Developing Anti-Fraud, Compliance and Ethics Policies
This session explains how to develop an anti-fraud and compliance policy, from preparing a mission statement to what policies your organization should include. This session also explains how to write, distribute and communicate the policies to the organization and how to implement those policies. |
Responding to Ethics Breaches and Noncompliance
This session explains the process of responding to ethical breaches and non-compliance. This includes investigating the allegations, disciplining the violators, notifying the appropriate parties, correcting the offense and preventing further similar offenses. |
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2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. |
Break |
Break |
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3:05 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. |
Establishing an Effective Anti-Fraud, Compliance and Ethics Function
This session goes through each step of creating an effective anti-fraud, compliance and ethics function, including how it should be structured. In addition to this, this session describes the roles and responsibilities related to fraud, compliance and ethics. |
Monitoring, Assessing and Remediating the Program
This session describes how to assess program effectiveness, report the results and remediate any uncovered issues. In addition to this, this session explains the difference between monitoring and assessments, and determines why compliance and ethics programs fail. |
Event Details
Event Cancellation Policy
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cancellation policy is intended to keep costs low for attendees. Due to financial obligations incurred by ACFE, Inc. you must cancel your registration prior to the start of the event. Cancellations received less than 14 calendar days prior to an event start date are subject to a $100 administrative fee. No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received on or after the start date of the event. Those who do not cancel and do not attend are responsible for the full registration fee. Should an event be cancelled or postponed by the ACFE due to unforeseen circumstances, ACFE will process a full refund of registration fees within 30 days of such circumstances becoming known. ACFE will attempt to notify affected customers by phone and email after it determines cancellation is necessary.
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