Combating Financial Crime Resources — Official CISI and UK References

Use official sources to confirm the current exam scope, booking rules, route assumptions, and the current CISI award-versus-certificate structure before you formalise preparation.

Start here

• Section lessons - use the topic weights on the main guide page to move into each chapter and lesson.

• Exam Guide

• Study Plan

• Cheat Sheet

• FAQ

Official sources

What to confirm before you book

Route-choice check

• choose this paper if the role is AML, sanctions, financial-crime monitoring, MLRO support, onboarding, or financial-crime control design
• if the real target is broader risk governance, enterprise oversight, and cross-risk control architecture, Risk in Financial Services may be the better first CISI guide
• if the real target is UK retail-advice conduct and regulation, UK Regulation and Professional Integrity is usually the better first route
• if you need the wider operations qualification wrapper, check whether this paper is being used inside Investment Operations Certificate

How to use the official layer with this guide

Strongest review sequence

1. confirm the live official CISI page so you know whether you are taking the stand-alone award, the certificate route, or the IOC-linked route
2. use the exam guide so the paper shape is clear before you compress it
3. use the Study Plan and Cheat Sheet once the structure is stable
4. use the sample paper or factsheet if the official source set includes one
5. recheck any live UK rule or threshold on the official source before you book or rely on memory

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