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[4-GC] CEA’s 2025 AML Guide: Key Compliance Obligations for Real Estate Salespersons (AMLG) - 19 Nov, AM Date/Time: 19 November 2026, 9.30am to 1.30pm via Zoom Generic Competency: Adaptability 4 CPD training hours awarded Eligible for UTAP funding (for NTUC Union members) Registration will close at 1:00 PM, one day prior to the course date. The confirmation email and Zoom link will be sent to registered participants by 6:00 PM on the same day that registration closes. Course Fee SEAA Member: $60 Non-Member: $90 Note:For SIEA members, please login to your account to enjoy member rate. UserID is your CEA registration number Course Fee: $ 90.00 Show More CEA’s 2025 AML Guide: Key Compliance Obligations for Real Estate Salespersons (AMLG) Generic Competencies Category: Critical Core Skills under Adaptability (4 CPD training hours awarded, subject to KEO's approval) Course Duration: 4 hours Funding available: Eligible for UTAP funding (for NTUC Union members) Course Synopsis: The CEA’s latest 67-page AML Guide represents a shift in expectations for real estate agencies and salesperson. This course is designed to make those complex regulations accessible, actionable, and directly relevant to salespersons. With real-world examples and simplified workflows, participants will walk away with a working knowledge of how to protect themselves, their clients, and their agency from AML-related enforcement risks. This is for the RES on the ground – how to carry out day-to-day compliance: Understanding important concepts and obligations How to comply and which forms to use Handling corporate clients & source of funds ECDD in high-risk situations Filing Suspicious Transaction Report to protect yourself Interactive case studies and sample risk profiles will be used to bring the regulations to life. This Generic CPD course equips RES and agency leaders to comply confidently with the AML regime in Singapore’s property landscape. Course Outline: By the end of the session, learners will be able to: - Understand the intent, structure, and application of the CEA AML Guide (30 June 2025) Identify and apply the proper Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced CDD (ECDD) procedures Spot red flags and suspicious transactions in day-to-day property work Understand the role of RES vs KEO/management in AML obligations Learn to complete risk rating assessments and lodge Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) where required ABOUT THE TRAINER Heng Eam is a lawyer by training and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2005 and the Singapore Bar in 2014. He began his legal career in private practice, where he gained broad experience in compliance, litigation, and corporate matters. In 2015, he transitioned to the real estate industry, joining Huttons Asia. He later moved to PropNex in 2021, where he served as Assistant Vice President (Legal) and subsequently led the Legal and Compliance Department. With 6 years at Huttons and 4 years at PropNex under his belt, he has honed the ART of balancing compliance and business needs of estate agencies and real estate salespersons. In 2025, Heng Eam returned to legal practice and now heads the Real Estate Compliance and Regulation practice at Donaldson & Burkinshaw LLP. He brings a wealth of experience in applying legal principles to the operational and regulatory challenges faced by estate agencies and salespersons. His areas of expertise include the Code of Ethics and Professional Client Care, the Professional Services Manual, anti-money laundering regulations, and the Council for Estate Agencies’ disciplinary frameworks. Select

[4-GC] CEA’s 2025 AML Guide: Key Compliance Obligations for Real Estate Salespersons (AMLG) - 19 Nov, AM

Date/Time: 19 November 2026, 9.30am to 1.30pm via Zoom

Generic Competency: Adaptability
4 CPD training hours awarded

Eligible for UTAP funding (for NTUC Union members)

Registration will close at 1:00 PM, one day prior to the course date. The confirmation email and Zoom link will be sent to registered participants by 6:00 PM on the same day that registration closes.

Course Fee

SEAA Member: $60
Non-Member: $90

Note:For SIEA members, please login to your account to enjoy member rate. UserID is your CEA registration number

Course Fee: $ 90.00

CEA’s 2025 AML Guide: Key Compliance Obligations for Real Estate Salespersons (AMLG)

Generic Competencies Category: Critical Core Skills under Adaptability (4 CPD training hours awarded, subject to KEO's approval)

Course Duration: 4 hours

Funding available: Eligible for UTAP funding (for NTUC Union members)

Course Synopsis:

The CEA’s latest 67-page AML Guide represents a shift in expectations for real estate agencies and salesperson. This course is designed to make those complex regulations accessible, actionable, and directly relevant to salespersons.

With real-world examples and simplified workflows, participants will walk away with a working knowledge of how to protect themselves, their clients, and their agency from AML-related enforcement risks.

This is for the RES on the ground – how to carry out day-to-day compliance:

- Understanding important concepts and obligations
- How to comply and which forms to use
- Handling corporate clients & source of funds
- ECDD in high-risk situations
- Filing Suspicious Transaction Report to protect yourself

Interactive case studies and sample risk profiles will be used to bring the regulations to life. This Generic CPD course equips RES and agency leaders to comply confidently with the AML regime in Singapore’s property landscape.

Course Outline:

By the end of the session, learners will be able to: -

Understand the intent, structure, and application of the CEA AML Guide (30 June 2025)
Identify and apply the proper Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced CDD (ECDD) procedures
Spot red flags and suspicious transactions in day-to-day property work
Understand the role of RES vs KEO/management in AML obligations
Learn to complete risk rating assessments and lodge Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) where required

ABOUT THE TRAINER

Heng Eam is a lawyer by training and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2005 and the Singapore Bar in 2014. He began his legal career in private practice, where he gained broad experience in compliance, litigation, and corporate matters. In 2015, he transitioned to the real estate industry, joining Huttons Asia. He later moved to PropNex in 2021, where he served as Assistant Vice President (Legal) and subsequently led the Legal and Compliance Department. With 6 years at Huttons and 4 years at PropNex under his belt, he has honed the ART of balancing compliance and business needs of estate agencies and real estate salespersons.

In 2025, Heng Eam returned to legal practice and now heads the Real Estate Compliance and Regulation practice at Donaldson & Burkinshaw LLP. He brings a wealth of experience in applying legal principles to the operational and regulatory challenges faced by estate agencies and salespersons. His areas of expertise include the Code of Ethics and Professional Client Care, the Professional Services Manual, anti-money laundering regulations, and the Council for Estate Agencies’ disciplinary frameworks.

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