The compliance landscape evolved significantly throughout 2025, with new regulatory guidance, heightened enforcement activity, and emerging technology risks shaping training priorities across the financial services industry. The courses that dominated 2025 reflect an industry responding to heightened scrutiny around communications, data security, AI, and more.
Below are the 10 most-completed Firm Element courses of 2025. These training programs represent the regulatory topics that mattered most to firms last year—and the knowledge gaps they worked hardest to close.
Before you dive in, remember to consider your firm’s size, structure, and business scope.
Please Note: *A comprehensive Needs Analysis is required.
1.) AML and Evolving Threats: A Guide for Financial Professionals (FE INT)
Course Code: 14679
This course equips financial professionals with a working knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations and practical tools to detect and prevent financial crime. Topics include red flag identification, the Five Pillars of AML compliance, and emerging risks like cryptocurrency and shell companies. The course also emphasizes reporting obligations, enforcement trends, and the consequences of non-compliance.
2.) Annual AML Update 2025 (FE)
Course Code: 14682
This annual refresher highlights recent developments in Anti-Money Laundering, including updated regulatory guidance, cryptocurrency risks, enforcement trends, and real-world case studies. Learners will gain a clearer understanding of how money laundering is identified and prosecuted in today’s evolving financial landscape.
3.) Cybersecurity and Cyber-Enabled Fraud
Course Code: 24216
This course covers common cyber threats, like ransomware, phishing, account takeovers, and AI. It provides clear, practical strategies to help you avoid these attacks in your daily work. Learn how to identify red flags, respond to suspicious activity, and understand the impact these threats can have.
4.) Communicating with Clients in the Digital Age (FE INT)
Course Code: 13462
This course provides financial professionals with practical guidance for managing off-channel communications in today’s digital landscape. Learners will explore regulatory expectations, recent enforcement actions, and best practices for handling personal devices, messaging apps, and record retention. Featuring real-world scenarios and interactive modules, the course emphasizes proactive compliance strategies and internal advocacy.
5.) On the Record: Off-Channel Communication Guide
Course Code: 24355
Explore the regulatory risks of off-channel communication and provide clear, practical guidance to help users keep messages compliant. Through real-world examples, participants will learn how to avoid violations & protect their firm, clients, & reputation.
6.) Off-Channel Communications (FE INT)
Course Code: 11922
This course explores the ongoing regulatory scrutiny surrounding off-channel communications and the compliance risks they pose to financial professionals. Through real-world scenarios and actual disciplinary actions from FINRA and the SEC, learners will gain insight into behaviors that can trigger violations, fines, and firm-level sanctions. The course underscores the importance of proper recordkeeping and communication oversight.
7.) Reg BI & Form CRS: Elevating Standards in Client Recommendations (FE INT)
Course Code: 23844
This course provides a practical understanding of Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and Form CRS, key SEC regulations designed to enhance transparency and protect retail investors. Learn how to meet compliance obligations while maintaining ethical and client-focused recommendations.
8.) AI in Finance: Navigating Compliance and Ethical Considerations (FE INT)
Course Code: 13318
This course explores the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in financial services, with a focus on its regulatory, ethical, and practical implications. Financial professionals will learn how to navigate evolving compliance standards, mitigate risks, and responsibly implement AI-driven tools. The course offers actionable insights to help firms stay ahead of potential ethical and supervisory challenges.
9.) Beyond the Office: Maintaining Information Security When Working Remotely
Course Code: 13675
This course prepares financial professionals to navigate the unique cybersecurity risks of remote work. Topics include securing home workspaces, using VPNs, managing devices, and defending against phishing and social engineering attacks. Through real-world scenarios and best practices, learners will gain the tools to protect sensitive data, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain operational security, wherever they work.
10.) FINRA and SEC Examination Priorities for 2025
Course Code: 23948
This course provides an in-depth look at key focus areas for 2025, including anti-money laundering (AML), third-party vendor risk management, Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and Form CRS, best execution and extended hours trading, market manipulation, trade surveillance, and more.
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