IBSL Diploma in Compliance Exam study plan

Map the full IBSL compliance syllabus into a one-page outline showing every sub-topic and its weighting

Define the compliance function and distinguish its three lines-of-defence roles in writing

List the core statutory and regulatory sources that shape compliance obligations and note which regulator enforces each

Draft a personal glossary of 25 compliance terms with your own definitions

Explain the compliance risk assessment cycle from identification through monitoring

Build a risk register with 10 sample risks scored on likelihood and impact

Describe how a compliance policy is drafted, approved, communicated and reviewed

Summarise the components of an effective compliance culture and how each is evidenced

Outline the core anti-money-laundering obligations: customer due diligence, beneficial ownership and record keeping

Apply a risk-based approach to classify three fictional customers as low, medium or high risk

Describe suspicious activity reporting triggers and the internal escalation path

Distinguish sanctions screening from transaction monitoring and state the purpose of each

Explain how a compliance monitoring plan is designed, scoped and scheduled

Draft five test steps for a monitoring review of a customer onboarding process

Describe how compliance findings are reported to senior management and the board

Outline the remediation lifecycle from finding to closure evidence

Map the key regulatory reporting obligations and their deadlines

Explain the compliance officer's duties when a regulator requests information or conducts a visit

Describe how conflicts of interest, gifts and personal account dealing are controlled

Summarise whistleblowing channel requirements and how reports are handled

Describe how compliance training is designed, targeted and evidenced

Explain how compliance performance is measured using meaningful metrics rather than activity counts

Outline the data protection and confidentiality duties that sit alongside compliance work

Identify how conduct risk differs from prudential risk and why both matter to compliance

Complete 60 practice questions under timed conditions and log every wrong answer with its cause

Re-read weak syllabus areas identified by the practice log and rewrite your glossary for those terms

Answer three full scenario questions in exam format and self-mark against the command verbs

Practise explaining a compliance decision aloud in under two minutes

Complete two full timed mock exams and record scores by sub-topic

Review the highest-frequency error patterns and close each gap with a written correction

Recite the syllabus map from memory and fill any blank sub-topics

Finalise a one-page exam-day plan covering timing, question order and common traps