ARIF’s Training – MLA
Target audience
Financial intermediaries (ARIF members and members of other SROs)
The courses are also open to the following people:
- Asset management companies (qualified managers, compliance officers and employees)
- Trustees (qualified managers, compliance officers and staff)
- Auditors (SRO + SO)
- Any interested public
Content and duration of the courses
Basic MLA seminars :
The programme of the basic training courses covers in general the obligations of financial intermediaries with regard to the MLA. Duration: full day
MLA continuing education seminars :
These training courses, which last 3 or 4 hours, are specific to the activities of financial intermediaries (fiduciary activities, trading, foreign exchange, money transmitter, VASP, etc.) or to a particular current topic.
Training requirements for ARIF members
Basic MLA training: 6h regulatory basic training (MLA)
Continuous MLA training: min. 3h every 2 years, regulatory continuing education (MLA)
Training obligations (Directive 11 ARIF)
Persons subject to training :
All organs (partners of partnerships or limited companies, members of boards of directors, foundation boards or committees of associations, and all other members of the management with general powers), as well as for all employees and subordinate auxiliaries involved in business subject to the MLA, including the MLA officer.
Frequency
Basic AMLA training:
Within 6 months of joining ARIF or, for new employees, within 6 months of their appointment (1 day of basic training).
MLA Continuing Education :
In each of the reference periods following that of their basic training, persons subject to training must attend half a day of continuing training. The reference period for participation in continuing training courses runs from 1 January of each odd-numbered year to 31 December of the following even-numbered year.
Validation / recognition possibilities
| Basic AMLA training : | |
| Basic MLA training (ARIF members): | YES |
| MLA continuing education (ARIF members): | NO |
| Asset Management Companies (qualified managers, compliance officers and staff) : | YES (only MLA) |
| Trustees (qualified managers, compliance officers and staff): | YES (only MLA) |
| Register Councillors : | NO |
| SAQ (CWMA recertification) : | NO |
| Auditors: | YES |
| MLA Continuing Education : | |
| Basic MLA training (ARIF members): | YES (1/2-day) |
| MLA continuing education (ARIF members): | YES |
| Asset Management Companies (qualified managers, compliance officers and staff): | YES (only MLA) |
| Trustees (qualified managers, compliance officers and staff): | YES (only MLA) |
| Register Councillors : | NO |
| SAQ (CWMA recertification) : | YES (check program) |
| Auditors : | YES |
Certificate
All training courses provided by ARIF automatically give the right to a certificate sent directly to the employer.
If you require specific certificates (CWMA, other registers, etc.), please indicate this when you register.
Lang.
Date
Place
Training
Program
anglais
09/10/2025 ; 13:45 – 17:00
Genève
continue
Basic training – MLA afternoon session only
francais
28/10/2025 ; 14:00 – 17:00
Lausanne
continue
Formation continue LBA : Lutte anti-blanchiment et comparaisons internationales
anglais
20/11/2025 ; 14:00 – 17:00
Genève
continue
AMLA continuous training : subject to be defined
francais
04/12/2025 ; 13:45 – 17:00
Genève
continue
Formation de base – LBA (Uniquement l’après-midi)
