Accuity provides compliance data solutions to help minimize regulatory risk and comply with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. They offer a comprehensive collection of global regulatory lists, politically exposed persons data, enhanced due diligence lists, and sanctions list enhancements to provide strong protection against high-risk entities. Accuity prides itself on collecting data from over 20,000 media sources and 900 enforcement lists to build the most extensive compliance databases. Their data collection process involves both automated and manual methods to ensure accuracy and quality of information.
This document discusses trade and financial sanctions and their implications for organizations. It covers topics such as what sanctions are, determining if an organization possesses property owned by designated persons, preventing transactions involving sanctioned entities, and reporting requirements. The document provides guidance on searching client lists against sanctions lists, resolving potential matches, freezing identified property, and exceptions to freezing rules.
Customer Due Diligence: Improving Screening Processes for OFAC Entities and O...SHAUN HASSETT
Update on current OFAC Screening Requirements and How to Improve the Screening Processes as part of your overall Customer Due Diligence Program.
For more information about this topic, please contact SHAUN HASSETT at due_diligence@att.net
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 that sets global standards and policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The FATF monitors countries' compliance with its recommendations through a peer-review process. It maintains lists of countries, including a gray list for those that are non-compliant but committed to improvement and a black list for high-risk jurisdictions. Pakistan was placed on the gray list in 2018 due to deficiencies in its anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing regime and given a deadline of October 2019 to address issues like proscribed groups being able to raise funds.
OFAC Name Matching and False-Positive Reduction TechniquesCognizant
Exploration of Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) compliance and strategies to avoid false positives (and negatives), covering watch lists such as specially designated nationals (SDN), customer due diligence,data mining, probabilistic techniques and anti-money-laundering (AML) software.
Chapter 6 anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financingQuan Risk
This document provides an overview of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations for financial institutions. It discusses key concepts like money laundering, terrorist financing, and the three stages of money laundering. It also outlines the statutory and regulatory frameworks in Hong Kong, including key ordinances and the roles of regulators like the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Securities and Futures Commission. Additionally, it covers important compliance practices for financial institutions, such as customer due diligence, sanction filtering, and transaction monitoring requirements.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in the United Kingdom from December 2018. It provides ratings on the UK's effectiveness and technical compliance in 11 immediate outcomes and 40 FATF recommendations. Overall, the UK demonstrates a robust understanding of its ML/TF risks and proactively investigates terrorism financing. However, opportunities for improvement include increasing resources for financial intelligence analysis, reforming the suspicious activity report regime, and strengthening supervision in some sectors. The report prioritizes actions such as improving public registers of company ownership and ensuring effective risk-based supervision across all entities.
This document is a mutual evaluation report from March 2020 that assesses Korea's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing system. It finds that Korea has a good understanding of its money laundering and terrorist financing risks. However, it identifies several priority areas for Korea to strengthen its framework, including extending anti-money laundering obligations to all designated non-financial businesses and professions, expanding the scope of tax crimes that are money laundering predicates, and addressing technical deficiencies in its implementation of targeted financial sanctions.
This document discusses trade and financial sanctions and their implications for organizations. It covers topics such as what sanctions are, determining if an organization possesses property owned by designated persons, preventing transactions involving sanctioned entities, and reporting requirements. The document provides guidance on searching client lists against sanctions lists, resolving potential matches, freezing identified property, and exceptions to freezing rules.
Customer Due Diligence: Improving Screening Processes for OFAC Entities and O...SHAUN HASSETT
Update on current OFAC Screening Requirements and How to Improve the Screening Processes as part of your overall Customer Due Diligence Program.
For more information about this topic, please contact SHAUN HASSETT at due_diligence@att.net
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 that sets global standards and policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The FATF monitors countries' compliance with its recommendations through a peer-review process. It maintains lists of countries, including a gray list for those that are non-compliant but committed to improvement and a black list for high-risk jurisdictions. Pakistan was placed on the gray list in 2018 due to deficiencies in its anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing regime and given a deadline of October 2019 to address issues like proscribed groups being able to raise funds.
OFAC Name Matching and False-Positive Reduction TechniquesCognizant
Exploration of Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) compliance and strategies to avoid false positives (and negatives), covering watch lists such as specially designated nationals (SDN), customer due diligence,data mining, probabilistic techniques and anti-money-laundering (AML) software.
Chapter 6 anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financingQuan Risk
This document provides an overview of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations for financial institutions. It discusses key concepts like money laundering, terrorist financing, and the three stages of money laundering. It also outlines the statutory and regulatory frameworks in Hong Kong, including key ordinances and the roles of regulators like the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Securities and Futures Commission. Additionally, it covers important compliance practices for financial institutions, such as customer due diligence, sanction filtering, and transaction monitoring requirements.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in the United Kingdom from December 2018. It provides ratings on the UK's effectiveness and technical compliance in 11 immediate outcomes and 40 FATF recommendations. Overall, the UK demonstrates a robust understanding of its ML/TF risks and proactively investigates terrorism financing. However, opportunities for improvement include increasing resources for financial intelligence analysis, reforming the suspicious activity report regime, and strengthening supervision in some sectors. The report prioritizes actions such as improving public registers of company ownership and ensuring effective risk-based supervision across all entities.
This document is a mutual evaluation report from March 2020 that assesses Korea's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing system. It finds that Korea has a good understanding of its money laundering and terrorist financing risks. However, it identifies several priority areas for Korea to strengthen its framework, including extending anti-money laundering obligations to all designated non-financial businesses and professions, expanding the scope of tax crimes that are money laundering predicates, and addressing technical deficiencies in its implementation of targeted financial sanctions.
The FATF is an inter-governmental body that establishes standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing. It comprises over 200 member countries that have committed to implementing the FATF Recommendations. The Recommendations establish global standards for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems. Implementing the Recommendations effectively helps secure financial systems, build terrorism financing tracing capacity, and avoid sanctions.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on Antigua and Barbuda's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. It provides ratings on the country's level of effectiveness and technical compliance in various areas. For effectiveness, Antigua and Barbuda received moderate ratings for most outcomes but low ratings for investigating money laundering offenses and preventing terrorist financing. For technical compliance, it received largely compliant or compliant ratings for most recommendations but partially compliant or non-compliant for others like targeted sanctions and non-profit oversight.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in Tajikistan. It provides ratings on Tajikistan's level of effectiveness and technical compliance with FATF recommendations. Overall, Tajikistan was found to have a substantial system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing risks, though more progress is needed, particularly in prosecuting money laundering, applying targeted financial sanctions, and regulating designated non-financial businesses and professions. The report includes detailed ratings across 11 immediate outcomes and 40 technical compliance components.
The document is a mutual evaluation report on Turkey's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. It finds that Turkey has a substantial understanding of ML/TF risks domestically but a moderate level of effectiveness in implementing preventative measures and investigating financial crimes. It identifies priority actions for Turkey to strengthen its AML/CFT system such as prioritizing the use of financial intelligence for ML investigations, developing national strategies for investigating ML offenses and confiscating criminal proceeds, and improving implementation of targeted financial sanctions.
The document is a mutual evaluation report from July 2019 that assesses Malta's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework. It finds Malta's effectiveness in achieving certain AML/CFT objectives is moderate to low. On technical compliance, Malta received largely compliant and partially compliant ratings across preventive measures, legal persons/arrangements, regulation/supervision, and international cooperation. Areas of low or moderate effectiveness include supervising financial institutions/DNFBPs, investigating ML/TF offenses, and confiscating proceeds of crime.
The document is a mutual evaluation report on South Africa's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing system. It finds that while South Africa understands some domestic money laundering risks, it has a limited understanding of relative scales, vulnerabilities, and threats from foreign predicates. Understanding of terrorist financing risks is also underdeveloped. It identifies several priority actions for South Africa to strengthen its framework, including developing policies to address higher risk areas, improving international cooperation, and enhancing supervision of at-risk sectors.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on Israel's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. It finds that Israel has a good understanding of its money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Key findings include that Israel has strong domestic coordination of AML/CFT policies and that authorities are successfully prosecuting money laundering and confiscating criminal proceeds. However, it also identifies some priority actions, such as fully implementing preventative measures for all designated non-financial businesses and professions, and enhancing regulation and supervision for some high-risk sectors.
Assessment of the measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation in Sweden: ratings, key findings and priority actions.
The document is a mutual evaluation report on Denmark's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework. It finds that Denmark has a moderate understanding of money laundering risks but better understands terrorist financing risks. It also finds weaknesses in Denmark's risk assessments, national coordination, supervision of financial institutions for compliance, application of preventive measures by financial institutions, and legal framework for targeted financial sanctions. The report lists priority actions for Denmark to strengthen its framework, such as improving national risk assessments, developing policies based on risks, increasing resources for competent authorities, and enhancing supervision and sanctions.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in Saudi Arabia published in September 2018. It provides ratings and key findings on Saudi Arabia's level of effectiveness and technical compliance. On effectiveness, Saudi Arabia demonstrated substantial understanding of risks but was rated low or moderate on most outcomes. Key findings include weaknesses in complex money laundering investigations and pursuing criminal proceeds. On technical compliance, Saudi Arabia was largely or fully compliant on most recommendations. Priority actions focus on improving money laundering investigations, pursuing international cooperation, and strengthening targeted financial sanctions implementation.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in the Dominican Republic. It provides ratings on the Dominican Republic's level of effectiveness and technical compliance in implementing AML/CFT measures. For effectiveness, the Dominican Republic was rated as moderate or substantial for most immediate outcomes, with a few ratings of low. For technical compliance, it received mostly largely compliant or compliant ratings for most recommendations, with a few partially compliant ratings.
An assessment of the anti-money laundering (AML) / counter-terrorist financing (CFT) measures in place in Hungary: ratings, key findings and priority actions.
The document is a mutual evaluation report on Palau's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. It finds that Palau has a moderate level of effectiveness in combating money laundering and terrorist financing. Key findings include that Palau has taken reasonable steps to identify money laundering risks but understanding of risks is limited in the private sector, and that coordination occurs between authorities but additional coordination is needed regarding terrorist financing. It provides ratings for Palau's technical compliance and effectiveness in various areas.
The document is a mutual evaluation report from April 2018 that assesses Iceland's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime. It finds that Iceland has a basic understanding of risks but its national risk assessment is theoretical rather than based on factual threats. Coordination of competent authorities is limited. Financial intelligence is used for some cases but several impediments remain. No terrorist financing prosecutions have occurred and authorities do not consider terrorist financing vulnerabilities. Key priority actions identified include revising the risk assessment, improving coordination, increasing guidance to reporting entities, and establishing a framework for targeted financial sanctions.
This document contains a mutual evaluation report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in the Russian Federation. It finds that Russia has a substantial system to understand risks and coordinate actions domestically and internationally. However, it also finds room for improvement in supervision of financial institutions, investigation of complex money laundering, and fully implementing targeted financial sanctions without delay. Priority actions recommended include strengthening risk-based supervision, prioritizing complex money laundering cases, and requiring all persons and entities to implement terrorist financing sanctions without delay.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in Japan from August 2021. It provides key findings, ratings on effectiveness and technical compliance. Some of the key findings are that Japan has a good understanding of money laundering and terrorism financing risks but assessments could be improved, financial institutions' understanding of risks varies, and designated non-financial businesses and professions have a low understanding of risks and obligations. Supervisors' understanding of risk is also uneven.
This certificate of participation certifies that Tennille Candes Ramlal attended a one hour webinar on February 16, 2016 presented by FinScan on the topic of "Challenges and Best Practices of PEP & Sanctions Screening–Part 1: The Importance of Data". The webinar discussed the importance of data for PEP and sanctions screening.
The document discusses the regulatory AML/CFT framework in Lithuania, including the key laws and resolutions that govern anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing. It outlines the controlling institutions that oversee compliance, such as the Bank of Lithuania and Financial Crime Investigation Service. Some of the main AML/CFT requirements covered are the identification of beneficial owners, politically exposed persons, monitoring of cash operations, and screening against sanction lists. The document also provides a brief overview of AML/CFT efforts undertaken, including KYC due diligence and transaction monitoring, as well as the primary challenges faced, such as identifying beneficial owners and feedback from the FIU.
The accountant is contacted by a potential new client, Mr. Hakan, a Turkish national and car dealer, about handling the bookkeeping for his company, Turkcar. Mr. Hakan also wants to set up a new company, TurkInvest, to purchase two apartments for €375,000, using a €350,000 loan from his sister and €25,000 in cash. The accountant asks for assistance with verification due to concerns about filing a suspicious transaction report. The assistant advises asking Mr. Hakan for more information on the loan, sister, and funds' origin to properly verify the client and understand the legal origin of the money to assess if a STR is warranted.
The document outlines specifications for a bank management system that allows customers to manage their bank accounts. The system will allow customers to create accounts, deposit and withdraw funds, and view reports. It provides requirements for the system's functionality, users, and hardware/software needs. The system is intended to help banks manage customer accounts and transactions.
Navigate the Financial Crime Landscape with a Vendor Management ProgramPerficient, Inc.
What is the impact of a failed risk management program as a result of actions committed by a vendor or service provider? Your financial institution may be exposed to reputational damage and financial losses running into billions of dollars.
During this webinar, our financial crime and risk management experts discussed current financial crime trends, steps to identifying vendor risks, the need for Know Your Vendor (KYV) and due diligence, and creating a cross-functional risk-based approach to vendor governance.
This document discusses anti-money laundering regulations and obligations for solicitors and credit unions. It provides an overview of key legislation, requirements for customer due diligence, identifying beneficial owners, reporting suspicious transactions, record keeping, and training staff. It notes the penalties for non-compliance and examples of suspicious activities and red flags that could trigger reporting obligations.
The FATF is an inter-governmental body that establishes standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing. It comprises over 200 member countries that have committed to implementing the FATF Recommendations. The Recommendations establish global standards for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems. Implementing the Recommendations effectively helps secure financial systems, build terrorism financing tracing capacity, and avoid sanctions.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on Antigua and Barbuda's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. It provides ratings on the country's level of effectiveness and technical compliance in various areas. For effectiveness, Antigua and Barbuda received moderate ratings for most outcomes but low ratings for investigating money laundering offenses and preventing terrorist financing. For technical compliance, it received largely compliant or compliant ratings for most recommendations but partially compliant or non-compliant for others like targeted sanctions and non-profit oversight.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in Tajikistan. It provides ratings on Tajikistan's level of effectiveness and technical compliance with FATF recommendations. Overall, Tajikistan was found to have a substantial system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing risks, though more progress is needed, particularly in prosecuting money laundering, applying targeted financial sanctions, and regulating designated non-financial businesses and professions. The report includes detailed ratings across 11 immediate outcomes and 40 technical compliance components.
The document is a mutual evaluation report on Turkey's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. It finds that Turkey has a substantial understanding of ML/TF risks domestically but a moderate level of effectiveness in implementing preventative measures and investigating financial crimes. It identifies priority actions for Turkey to strengthen its AML/CFT system such as prioritizing the use of financial intelligence for ML investigations, developing national strategies for investigating ML offenses and confiscating criminal proceeds, and improving implementation of targeted financial sanctions.
The document is a mutual evaluation report from July 2019 that assesses Malta's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework. It finds Malta's effectiveness in achieving certain AML/CFT objectives is moderate to low. On technical compliance, Malta received largely compliant and partially compliant ratings across preventive measures, legal persons/arrangements, regulation/supervision, and international cooperation. Areas of low or moderate effectiveness include supervising financial institutions/DNFBPs, investigating ML/TF offenses, and confiscating proceeds of crime.
The document is a mutual evaluation report on South Africa's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing system. It finds that while South Africa understands some domestic money laundering risks, it has a limited understanding of relative scales, vulnerabilities, and threats from foreign predicates. Understanding of terrorist financing risks is also underdeveloped. It identifies several priority actions for South Africa to strengthen its framework, including developing policies to address higher risk areas, improving international cooperation, and enhancing supervision of at-risk sectors.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on Israel's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. It finds that Israel has a good understanding of its money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Key findings include that Israel has strong domestic coordination of AML/CFT policies and that authorities are successfully prosecuting money laundering and confiscating criminal proceeds. However, it also identifies some priority actions, such as fully implementing preventative measures for all designated non-financial businesses and professions, and enhancing regulation and supervision for some high-risk sectors.
Assessment of the measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation in Sweden: ratings, key findings and priority actions.
The document is a mutual evaluation report on Denmark's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework. It finds that Denmark has a moderate understanding of money laundering risks but better understands terrorist financing risks. It also finds weaknesses in Denmark's risk assessments, national coordination, supervision of financial institutions for compliance, application of preventive measures by financial institutions, and legal framework for targeted financial sanctions. The report lists priority actions for Denmark to strengthen its framework, such as improving national risk assessments, developing policies based on risks, increasing resources for competent authorities, and enhancing supervision and sanctions.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in Saudi Arabia published in September 2018. It provides ratings and key findings on Saudi Arabia's level of effectiveness and technical compliance. On effectiveness, Saudi Arabia demonstrated substantial understanding of risks but was rated low or moderate on most outcomes. Key findings include weaknesses in complex money laundering investigations and pursuing criminal proceeds. On technical compliance, Saudi Arabia was largely or fully compliant on most recommendations. Priority actions focus on improving money laundering investigations, pursuing international cooperation, and strengthening targeted financial sanctions implementation.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in the Dominican Republic. It provides ratings on the Dominican Republic's level of effectiveness and technical compliance in implementing AML/CFT measures. For effectiveness, the Dominican Republic was rated as moderate or substantial for most immediate outcomes, with a few ratings of low. For technical compliance, it received mostly largely compliant or compliant ratings for most recommendations, with a few partially compliant ratings.
An assessment of the anti-money laundering (AML) / counter-terrorist financing (CFT) measures in place in Hungary: ratings, key findings and priority actions.
The document is a mutual evaluation report on Palau's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. It finds that Palau has a moderate level of effectiveness in combating money laundering and terrorist financing. Key findings include that Palau has taken reasonable steps to identify money laundering risks but understanding of risks is limited in the private sector, and that coordination occurs between authorities but additional coordination is needed regarding terrorist financing. It provides ratings for Palau's technical compliance and effectiveness in various areas.
The document is a mutual evaluation report from April 2018 that assesses Iceland's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime. It finds that Iceland has a basic understanding of risks but its national risk assessment is theoretical rather than based on factual threats. Coordination of competent authorities is limited. Financial intelligence is used for some cases but several impediments remain. No terrorist financing prosecutions have occurred and authorities do not consider terrorist financing vulnerabilities. Key priority actions identified include revising the risk assessment, improving coordination, increasing guidance to reporting entities, and establishing a framework for targeted financial sanctions.
This document contains a mutual evaluation report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in the Russian Federation. It finds that Russia has a substantial system to understand risks and coordinate actions domestically and internationally. However, it also finds room for improvement in supervision of financial institutions, investigation of complex money laundering, and fully implementing targeted financial sanctions without delay. Priority actions recommended include strengthening risk-based supervision, prioritizing complex money laundering cases, and requiring all persons and entities to implement terrorist financing sanctions without delay.
This document is a mutual evaluation report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in Japan from August 2021. It provides key findings, ratings on effectiveness and technical compliance. Some of the key findings are that Japan has a good understanding of money laundering and terrorism financing risks but assessments could be improved, financial institutions' understanding of risks varies, and designated non-financial businesses and professions have a low understanding of risks and obligations. Supervisors' understanding of risk is also uneven.
This certificate of participation certifies that Tennille Candes Ramlal attended a one hour webinar on February 16, 2016 presented by FinScan on the topic of "Challenges and Best Practices of PEP & Sanctions Screening–Part 1: The Importance of Data". The webinar discussed the importance of data for PEP and sanctions screening.
The document discusses the regulatory AML/CFT framework in Lithuania, including the key laws and resolutions that govern anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing. It outlines the controlling institutions that oversee compliance, such as the Bank of Lithuania and Financial Crime Investigation Service. Some of the main AML/CFT requirements covered are the identification of beneficial owners, politically exposed persons, monitoring of cash operations, and screening against sanction lists. The document also provides a brief overview of AML/CFT efforts undertaken, including KYC due diligence and transaction monitoring, as well as the primary challenges faced, such as identifying beneficial owners and feedback from the FIU.
The accountant is contacted by a potential new client, Mr. Hakan, a Turkish national and car dealer, about handling the bookkeeping for his company, Turkcar. Mr. Hakan also wants to set up a new company, TurkInvest, to purchase two apartments for €375,000, using a €350,000 loan from his sister and €25,000 in cash. The accountant asks for assistance with verification due to concerns about filing a suspicious transaction report. The assistant advises asking Mr. Hakan for more information on the loan, sister, and funds' origin to properly verify the client and understand the legal origin of the money to assess if a STR is warranted.
The document outlines specifications for a bank management system that allows customers to manage their bank accounts. The system will allow customers to create accounts, deposit and withdraw funds, and view reports. It provides requirements for the system's functionality, users, and hardware/software needs. The system is intended to help banks manage customer accounts and transactions.
Navigate the Financial Crime Landscape with a Vendor Management ProgramPerficient, Inc.
What is the impact of a failed risk management program as a result of actions committed by a vendor or service provider? Your financial institution may be exposed to reputational damage and financial losses running into billions of dollars.
During this webinar, our financial crime and risk management experts discussed current financial crime trends, steps to identifying vendor risks, the need for Know Your Vendor (KYV) and due diligence, and creating a cross-functional risk-based approach to vendor governance.
This document discusses anti-money laundering regulations and obligations for solicitors and credit unions. It provides an overview of key legislation, requirements for customer due diligence, identifying beneficial owners, reporting suspicious transactions, record keeping, and training staff. It notes the penalties for non-compliance and examples of suspicious activities and red flags that could trigger reporting obligations.
How to conduct an anti-money laundering (AML) system assessmentKeith Furst
This presentation was given on October 4, 2016 at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel at the 14th installment of Canada’s premier event in the field of money laundering compliance and control. The theme of Money Laundering in Canada 2016 is Financial Crime, Compliance, and Regulation: Keeping Pace with the Times.
This is my presentation about what is money laundering crime and what is the role of financial institutions in the fight against it. I used it during my speech for a bunch of Business School Students (ISM).
A robust risk assessment process is central to maintaining a strong Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance program. In this new Accenture presentation we explore how financial services firms can set-up an effective process. Visit our fraud and financial crime blog post for more on AML risk assessment program: http://bit.ly/2aPlQQ7
Firms - Chambers and Partners - Bark & Co, fred bunn, bark & co, solicitors l...albertprey
THE FIRM Bark & Co is one of the UK’s leading fraud and business crime firms. The firm’s highly-skilled lawyers are committed to providing expert advice at every stage of proceedings. The firm’s principal aims are to avoid expensive litigation whenever possible and to fight tenaciously to protect its clients’ interests.
Bark and Co: The Firms, bark & co, solicitors london, fred bunn, giles jones,...clintstanley
THE FIRM Bark & Co is one of the UK’s leading fraud and business crime firms. The firm’s highly-skilled lawyers are committed to providing expert advice at every stage of proceedings. The firm’s principal aims are to avoid expensive litigation whenever possible and to fight tenaciously to protect its clients’ interests.
HE FIRM Bark & Co is one of the UK’s leading fraud and business crime firms. The firm’s highly-skilled lawyers are committed to providing expert advice at every stage of proceedings. The firm’s principal aims are to avoid expensive litigation whenever possible and to fight tenaciously to protect its clients’ interests.
ComplianceOnline PPT Format AMLOFAC Risk Assessment The Cornerstone of an Eff...Craig Taggart MBA
This document discusses the history of anti-money laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations. It notes that the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 first established requirements for financial institutions to report cash transactions over $10,000 and properly identify persons conducting transactions. The Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 made money laundering a federal crime. It also discusses the establishment of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in 1990 and the Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act of 1992, which required financial institutions to report suspicious activity. Finally, it provides background on economic sanctions administered by OFAC dating back to the Non-Int
Firms - Chambers and Partners - Bark & Co, fred bunn, bark & co, solicitors l...voletapryk
THE FIRM Bark & Co is one of the UK’s leading fraud and business crime firms. The firm’s highly-skilled lawyers are committed to providing expert advice at every stage of proceedings. The firm’s principal aims are to avoid expensive litigation whenever possible and to fight tenaciously to protect its clients’ interests.
Established in 1996 by Giles Bark-Jones, Bark & Co has developed into one of the Country’s most progressive and successful fraud firms. A founder member of the Specialist Fraud Panel, the firm specialises in commercial and criminal fraud as well as serious crime, business and tax regulation, tax investigations and corporate obligations associated with health and safety enforcement. The firm acts for private individuals as well as national and international companies. It has also established itself as a leader in the field of cash and asset recovery in both criminal and civil courts.
Bark & Co prides itself on the individual expertise of its lawyers, the collective strength of its specialist teams and their skill in tailoring advice to match each client’s individual circumstances. Bark & Co’s rigorous commitment to quality of advice and personalised service has lead to significant work through referrals by both clients and other leading law firms.
Firms - Chambers and Partners - Bark & Co, fred bunn, bark & co, solicitors l...anasheppard
Bark & Co is a leading UK law firm specializing in fraud and business crime with over 50 lawyers and staff. The firm handles high-profile white-collar crime cases involving organizations like the Serious Fraud Office and Financial Services Authority. Bark & Co has extensive experience defending clients in cases of corporate and commercial fraud, tax regulation, money laundering, and other criminal matters.
Bark and Co Solicitors London: The Firm, bark & co solicitors, giles bark jon...mikebrussel
THE FIRM Bark & Co is one of the UK’s leading fraud and business crime firms. The firm’s highly-skilled lawyers are committed to providing expert advice at every stage of proceedings. The firm’s principal aims are to avoid expensive litigation whenever possible and to fight tenaciously to protect its clients’ interests.
Established in 1996 by Giles Bark-Jones, Bark & Co has developed into one of the Country’s most progressive and successful fraud firms. A founder member of the Specialist Fraud Panel, the firm specialises in commercial and criminal fraud as well as serious crime, business and tax regulation, tax investigations and corporate obligations associated with health and safety enforcement. The firm acts for private individuals as well as national and international companies. It has also established itself as a leader in the field of cash and asset recovery in both criminal and civil courts.
Bark & Co prides itself on the individual expertise of its lawyers, the collective strength of its specialist teams and their skill in tailoring advice to match each client’s individual circumstances. Bark & Co’s rigorous commitment to quality of advice and personalised service has lead to significant work through referrals by both clients and other leading law firms.
This report examines the EU's role in the global tax system and finds that loopholes still exist that allow tax dodging by multinational corporations. While some transparency measures have been introduced, the public remains in the dark about taxes paid by corporations in different countries. Leaked information has become the main source of public data on tax avoidance. The EU took a hard line against developing country participation in global tax decision making. Overall, the report concludes the EU tax system still enables widespread tax avoidance and more reforms are needed for a fairer global tax system.
Infospectrum provides business intelligence and counterparty risk analysis for the commodity and shipping industries. They offer commissioned reports, an online database of over 25,000 company profiles, and consultancy services. Their team of analysts research over 400 companies per month to build their extensive database and provide clients with up-to-date due diligence and risk assessments. Infospectrum prides itself on its independence, integrity, and ability to build long-term trust with clients.
Economic Sanctions and Financial Crime_598X17_SAnita Arthur
This document advertises and provides an agenda for the 5th Annual "Economic Sanctions and Financial Crime" forum taking place on November 15-16, 2016 in London. The forum will bring together over 500 leaders and policymakers from legal, enforcement, and regulatory compliance to discuss challenges and best practices regarding sanctions and financial crime prevention. Speakers will include representatives from the UK Treasury, US Treasury, Dutch Central Bank and other leading financial institutions. Topics will include the UK's new sanctions enforcement regime post-Brexit, managing sanctions related to Iran and other jurisdictions, strengthening compliance programs, and mitigating emerging risks such as terrorist financing.
This document provides information about the 5th Annual Economic Sanctions and Financial Crime Forum taking place on November 15-16, 2016 in London. The forum will bring together over 500 leaders and policymakers from legal, enforcement, and regulatory compliance to discuss challenges and priorities regarding sanctions and financial crime. Speakers will include representatives from HM Treasury, OFAC, and De Nederlandsche Bank. Topics will include the UK's new sanctions enforcement regime in light of Brexit, global enforcement priorities, Iran sanctions relief, and strengthening sanctions compliance programs. Attendees can gain strategic guidance on managing sanctions risks from top industry experts.
(1) Access the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Secu.pdfarpittradersjdr
.(1) Access the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (Links to an
external site.) website. Based on what is listed on that website, summarize the steps a firm must
take to process an item for export.
(2) Access the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (Links to an
external site.) website. What is the purpose of SWIFT? The President of the United States
recently referred to how the US Government was using SWIFT. Do you know why?
(3) How would you compare the perils of maritime shipping to that of airfreight?
(4) What is Lloyds of London and under what conditions might you use their services?
Solution
(1) In the event a company, entity or person on one of the following lists appears to match a
potential party in an export transaction, additional due diligence is required before proceeding.
Depending on which list the match was found, a match indicates either: there is a strict export
prohibition; a specific license requirement; or the presence of a \"red flag\".
Prior to taking any further actions, users are to consult the requirements of the specific list on
which the company, entity or person is identified by reviewing the webpage of the agency
responsible for the list.
Denied Persons List
A list of individuals and entities that have been denied export privileges. Any dealings with a
party on this list that would violate the terms of its denial order are prohibited.
Entity List
The Entity List identifies foreign parties that are prohibited from receiving some or all items
subject to the EAR unless the exporter secures a license. Those persons present a greater risk of
diversion to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, terrorism, or other activities
contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. By publicly listing such persons, the
Entity List is an important tool to prevent unauthorized trade in items subject to the EAR.
BIS can add to the Entity List a foreign party, such as an individual, business, research
institution, or government organization, for engaging in activities contrary to U.S. national
security and/or foreign policy interests. In most instances, license exceptions are unavailable for
the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) to a party on the Entity List of items subject to the
EAR. Rather, a prior license is required, usually subject to a policy of denial. For guidance
concerning the prohibitions and license application review policy applicable to a particular party,
please review that party\'s entry on the list. Procedures for removal from the Entity List appear in
section 744.16 of the EAR.
Unverified List
A list of parties whose bona fides BIS has been unable to verify. No license exceptions may be
used for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) to UVL parties. A statement must be
obtained from such parties prior to shipping items not subject to a license requirement. See
Section 744.15 of the EAR.
Consolidated Screening List
The Consolidated S
AMLsys enables reporting entities Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations compliance in an easy, effective and economical way by providing know your customer (KYC) and due diligence mapping, auditing, scoring, reporting and other tools.
This document discusses illicit financial flows from developing countries and OECD responses to combat them. It analyzes OECD performance in combating money laundering, tax evasion, bribery, and recovering stolen assets. Key findings include weaknesses in OECD anti-money laundering regulations, beneficial ownership transparency, and developing country capacity for tax information exchange and transfer pricing oversight. The document recommends strengthening these areas and international cooperation to more effectively address illicit financial flows.
The document provides a highlights report from the AMLMaps website for January 2017. It summarizes key anti-money laundering cases from December 2016, including the highest penalties issued by US and UK regulators, the largest individual penalty of $235 million imposed on Intesa Sanpaolo bank, and the longest prison sentence of 12 years given to a former South African politician. It also lists the most active agencies in AML enforcement and provides statistics on cases reported and penalties that month.
The document outlines 4 major whistleblower programs in the United States: 1) The SEC Whistleblower Program created by Dodd-Frank which offers financial rewards for reporting securities violations. 2) The Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Program which protects employees who report accounting fraud and securities violations. 3) The CFTC Whistleblower Program established by Dodd-Frank which rewards reports of commodities and futures trading fraud with 10-30% of sanctions. 4) The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act program run by the DOJ and SEC which rewards reporting of international financial crimes like money laundering. These programs are designed to encourage whistleblowing and protect whistleblowers.
The document outlines 4 major US whistleblower programs: 1) The SEC Whistleblower Program established by Dodd-Frank which offers financial rewards for reporting securities violations. 2) The Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Program which protects employees who report accounting fraud and securities violations. 3) The CFTC Whistleblower Program established by Dodd-Frank which rewards reports of commodities and futures trading fraud. 4) The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act program run by the DOJ and SEC which rewards reports of international financial crimes like money laundering. These programs are designed to encourage whistleblowing and protect whistleblowers from retaliation.
This document provides guidance for credit unions on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism requirements. It discusses the background and regulations credit unions must comply with, including customer due diligence, reporting suspicious transactions, and having appropriate internal controls and training. The deadline of March 31st, 2017 for credit unions to submit their first annual report on anti-money laundering measures is emphasized. Risks particular to credit unions, such as cash transactions, are also reviewed.
StubbsGazette Anti Money Laundering E BookJames Treacy
This document provides guidance to credit unions on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism requirements. It discusses the background and regulations credit unions must comply with, including customer due diligence, reporting suspicious transactions, and taking a risk-based approach. The deadline of March 31, 2017 for credit unions to submit their first statutory report on anti-money laundering measures is emphasized. Recent inspections found credit unions need significant improvements to comply with legal obligations in this area.
StubbsGazette AML/CFT EBook for Credit UnionsStubbsGazette
A comprehensive guide to Anti Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism in the Irish Credit Union Sector (also highly relevant to other regulated sectors)
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Engaging in new business relationships can be risky. In order to properly
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AML regulations, you need the most reliable, comprehensive and
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Accuity offers you:
The industry’s most comprehensive data,
including 100% coverage of regulatory lists
from around the world.
Enhancements to global sanctions data,
including People, Company, Vessel, Country and
Payment information, significantly lowering your
risk of making payments to a sanctioned entity.
The largest Politically Exposed Person
(PEP) database in the world, powered by
WorldCompliance, a LexisNexis®
Company,
covering over 1.2 million entities in 240 countries
and territories.
An expansive enhanced due diligence data set
encompassing over 900 enforcement lists and
adverse media collected from over 20,000 media
sources to provide comprehensive protection
against high-risk entities.
A unique Dual-Use and Controlled Goods List
to help identify and prevent the shipping of these
goods to sanctioned or high risk jurisdictions.
Better data quality for
stronger AML compliance
Accuity enjoys a reputation for maintaining the highest quality of data in the industry, which was
built upon over 175 years of collection and verification experience. We continuously collect
and validate data from multiple sanctions and caution lists from around the world, and uniquely
enrich this data to reduce false positives and enable the highest level of AML compliance.
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Data Enhancements
AML Compliance Data + Enhancements =
Extra Protection
Only Accuity adds key information to OFAC, HMT, EU, UN and many other sanctions lists
providing your AML Compliance programme with extra protection. Accuity supplies:
Every bank branch address and SWIFT/BIC, for every sanctioned bank and banks located in
fully sanctioned countries.
The legitimacy offered by our role as the official registrar for ABA routing numbers for the
last 100+ years.
The AML/CTF Compliance expertise to interpret the sanctions regulations and add the
correct payments data to confidently identify entities.
The Golden Copy of payments data, including subsidiaries and SWIFT/BICs, which are
updated many times daily through our global network of data analysts.
Accuity provides additional
vessel information such as
beneficial owner, previous
names, port of registry and
operator.
EXAMPLE
AMWAJ KAROON NO. 1 is a Panama flagged ship with
managing companies based in United Arab Emirates.
Its beneficial owner is, however, based in Iran making Iran the
country of economic benefit.
The ship’s current and former names and the company that
owns it are not on any sanctions lists.
Doing business with AMWAJ KAROON NO. 1 and its
owner may violate OFAC sanctions.
Shipping and Vessels
Accuity enhances your protection in five key areas:
Accuity gives you name
and address details of all
designated bank offices
located in all sanctioned
countries.
EXAMPLE
The OFAC SDN list includes Bank Maskan with
1 address and 0 SWIFT/BICs.
Accuity’s sanctions list enhancements includes Bank Maskan
with 30 additional addresses and 19 SWIFT/BICs.
Doing any business with any of Bank Maskan’s
31 locations would violate OFAC sanctions.
Bank Locations
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Accuity provides SWIFT/
BICs and national routing
information for all sanctioned
bank offices globally.
EXAMPLE
Havin Bank Limited is Cuban owned and has its
headquarters in London.
It is sanctioned by OFAC and listed on OFAC’s SDN list with
its old name only: Havana International Bank.
Accuity’s enhancement data for this bank includes its current
name, its BIC and its London and Cuba locations. If a
transaction sent to or received from this bank includes the
current bank name and the BIC, it would not be stopped
unless Accuity enhancements are being used.
Doing business with Havin Bank Limited may violate
OFAC sanctions.
Payment Routing
Accuity adds companies
owned by sanctioned
governments including
additional locations and
subsidiaries of designated
companies.
Accuity provides extensive
global coverage of Politically
Exposed Persons (PEPs),
including family members and
associates, enhanced with
unique identifiers.
EXAMPLE
Holborn Investment Company Limited is a Libyan owned
company located in Cyprus.
It is a subsidiary of Libyan Investment Authority, which is
also Libyan owned and is listed by OFAC, EU, UN, HMT
and others.
OFAC sanctions extend to entities owned or controlled
by the government of Libya. However OFAC does
not specifically list all entities that meet these criteria,
including this example. Without Accuity’s enhancements
you could inadvertently do business with Holborn
Investment Company Limited and be fined.
Doing any business with Holborn Investment Company
Limited may violate global sanctions.
EXAMPLE
Anisa Makhlouf is an example of a Syrian PEP.
She is the wife of the former president of Syria, Hafiz Al-
Assad, and mother of the current president, Bashar Al-Assad.
She is connected to many sanctioned individuals.
By doing business with Anisa Makhlouf you could
inadvertently be benefiting a sanctioned entity.
Companies and Organisations
People
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Accuity’s proprietary compilation of multiple regulatory and enhanced due diligence lists from
around the world provides the ideal framework for your compliance screening processes. Global
WatchList (GWL) is a comprehensive collection of caution lists from all major sanctioning bodies,
law enforcement agencies, adverse media and financial regulators worldwide. We continually
expand GWL, adding regulatory and enhanced due diligence data and lists, offering you the
most up-to-date and accurate information to help protect your business.
Global WatchList®
Your single source of data for global AML and KYC compliance
Dual-Use and Controlled Goods Lists
In order to comply with European Union regulations, institutions are forced to employ a very
manual process of identifying potentially troublesome shipments in conjunction with their
destinations. Accuity’s dual-use goods lists are available in an electronic format that allows for
more efficient and accurate screening in tools such as Compliance Link.
By following the European Union’s export control regime, Accuity has compiled a comprehensive
list of dual-use and controlled goods. The European Union bases their list of controlled items
on lists adopted by international export control regimes including: the Australia Group (AG), the
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the Wassenaar Arrangement and the Missile Technology Control
Regime (MTCR).
Dual-use goods, as identified by the European Union, are placed in one of the following
categories:
Accuity offers the following lists to help support your trade finance screening efforts:
Nuclear materials, facilities and equipment
Special materials and related equipment
Materials processing
Electronics
Computers
Telecommunications and “information
security”
Sensors and lasers
Navigation and avionics
Marine
Aerospace and propulsion
European Union Dual-Use Goods List European Union Military Goods List
PEP Data Regulatory Lists
Dual-Use and
Controlled Goods Lists
Enhanced Due
Diligence Lists
Global WatchList®
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Regulatory Due Diligence Lists
Composed of more than 40 regulatory screening lists compiled from international sources with
enhancements made by Accuity, our Regulatory Lists cover 100% of all regulatory lists for every
country worldwide. It is the only AML database in the market enhanced with thousands of unique
identifiers for added protection against sanctioned entities.
Accuity’s Enhanced OFAC List
Airports and Seaports in Sanction Countries List
Argentinean List
Austrian Central Bank List
Belgian List
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Denied
Persons List
Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation (BISN) List
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Economic Sanctioned
Countries List
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Economic UN Sanctions List
Chinese Ministry List
Defense Trade Controls Debarred Parties List
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade List
Dutch Bank List (De Nederlandsche Bank)
European Union List
French List
German Federal Bank List (Deutsche
Bundesbank)
HM Treasury Enhancement List
HM Treasury List
Hong Kong Monetary Authority List
Indian Ministry List
Israeli Ministry of Defense Terror List
Japan’s Ministry of Finance
Latvian List
Mexican Administrative Sanctions List
Monetary Authority of Singapore List
Nepal Credit Information Bureau List
New Zealand Police Designated Terrorist List
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
Part 561 List
Office of the Superintendent of Financial
Institutions (OSFI) Terrorism Financing List
Russian List
Section 311 List (USA PATRIOT Act)
Slovakian List
Spanish List
Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
SECO List
Taiwan Bureau of Monetary Affairs Sanctions List
U.S State Department Terrorist Exclusion List
Ukraine State Committee for Financial
Monitoring
United Kingdom Home Office List
United Nations Sanctions List
United Nations Travel Restrictions List
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Accuity’s PEP Due Diligence Database consists of over 1.2 million entities, making it the most
comprehensive and detailed database of its kind—the ideal fuel for your PEP screening processes.
It details information such as: names, aliases, date and place of birth, photographs, positions,
family members and associates. Additionally, Accuity provides key relationships viewable in an
interactive diagram.
Each entry is notated with precise source links for further verification, if necessary. Each entry also includes
a PEP Level (International, National, State or Local), Primary country and term date (the date the PEP will
leave or has left office). These unique data elements drive Accuity’s Micro-Categorisation feature that
allows users to exclude PEPs from their screening process that do not meet their specific PEP screening
policies, helping further reduce false positive match rates. The PEP Due Diligence Database also includes
an interactive look-up application for researching and identifying additional information from the matches
that you have made.
Photographs1
Date of Birth3
Position4
Additional Information5
Relationships: Family members,
associates and affiliated companies
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Source Links7
Category: Identifies the type on entry,
PEP, Enforcement, etc.
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Politically Exposed
Persons Database
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Complied from over 900 enforcement and 20,000 media sources, Accuity’s Enhanced Due Diligence
Lists offer unique additional security that usually is above regulatory obligation—ensuring enhanced
protection. It includes the world’s largest database of high-risk entities involved with money laundering,
financial fraud, arms proliferation, drug trafficking, collateral crimes and terrorism and other high-risk
activities. Sources of the EDD data cover the following regions:
Enhanced Due Diligence Lists
International
Entities derived from research, public
new media, the MLAT treaty or
international organisations such as
the World Bank and Interpol.
Europe, Middle East and
Africa
Entities derived from sources in
financial market authorities, financial
services boards, commissions and
authorities.
United States State-Legal
Entities derived from U.S. Attorneys,
Attorneys General, Security
Commissions & Divisions and other
various state-level departments.
South and Central America
Entities derived from sources
including Attorneys General or
Supreme Courts, General Banks and
police agencies.
United Kingdom
Entities derived from sources
including the Financial Services
Authority, Government News
Network, Securities and Futures
Authority and Serous Fraud Office.
Asia/Pacific, Australia
Entities derived from sources
including security boards and
commissions.
United States Agencies
Entities derived from the Securities
and exchange Commissions, National
Association of Securities Dealers,
Federal Trade Commission and
Department of Justice.
Canada
Entities derived from the Securities
Commissions, Financial services
Commissions and the Investment
Dealers Association.
Bank of Italy Unauthorised Financial
Activity List
Burmese Enhanced Due Diligence -
OFAC List
Central Bank of Ireland Warning
Notices List
Central Bank of Seychelles Offshore
Banks List
Central Bank of the Bahamas Cumulative
Warning List
Central Bureau of Investigation India
(CBI) List
Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority
Prohibited List
Export Control Organisation UK – Iran List
FBI Most Wanted Fugitives List
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Deficient Jurisdiction List
International Arms Traffickers List
Interpol Wanted Fugitives List
Luxembourg Commission of Monitoring
of the Financial Sector Investor (CSSF) List
Mauritius Financial Services Commission
License Revocations List
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) Counterfeit List
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) Unauthorised Banks List
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
Part 561 Enhancements List
Office of the Superintendent of Financial
Institutions (OSFI) Cumulative
Warning List
Saudi Arabia Militants List
South African Police Service Wanted List
United States Marshals List
UN Children and Armed Conflict List
U.S. Government Officials List
World Bank Debarred List
Worldwide Government Officials List
Syria Enhanced Due Diligence List
Vessel Enhancements List
Some EDD Lists include:
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Accuity’s dedicated global data team methodically monitors over 900 enforcement agencies, 20,000
newspapers and magazines, court filings, company records and all global sanctions lists on a daily basis.
Not only do we provide the broadest coverage of information sources in our data collection process,
but every piece of information added to our data files also undergoes rigorous quality control
procedures, ensuring the AML data that you receive from Accuity is the most reliable, up-to-date and
comprehensive in the industry.
Global WatchList
Data Collection Process
Ensuring your AML data is the most comprehensive, up-to-date
and of the highest quality
Accuity’s Fulfillment team delivers files to clients using
secure transmissions and provides notifications for every
new file that is available.
Utilising both automated and manual processes a “4-eye”
approach is used to conduct comparisons to verify accuracy
of all additions, changes and deletions, as well as to ensure
appropriate standardisation and normalisation.
Source data is standardised and normalised by data editorial
staff using commercial data quality management tools.
Data Capture from multiple dynamic sources including
open source, our proprietary research, partners and third-
party authorities. Both manual and automated processes are
employed to monitor each data source and retrieve the data
promptly upon update from the source.
Delivery
Quality Control
Data Preparation
Data Acquisition
Global WatchList Data Collection Process and Delivery
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Only Accuity has the following strategic
alliances, partnerships and accolades:
Accuity’s PEP solutions are the only
TÜV certified solutions in the market,
confirming our data structure and
content is in accordance with EU 3rd
AML Directive.
Accuity is the Law Society’s preferred
AML e-verification supplier for PEP
and Sanctions screening.
CAMS
Accuity’s Product Management and
Professional Services personnel have
earned the prestigious credential of
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.
Accuity is the Isle of Man Law Society’s
chosen AML e-verification supplier for
PEP and Sanctions screening.
Accuity’s Compliance Link was named
the Best-in-Class Watch-List Filtering
solution in Aite’s 2011 Global Anti-Money
Laundering Vendor Evaluation report.
Accuity’s data gathering processes for
our sanctions data have been audited
independently and have received SSAE
16 certification.
Accuity’s Compliance Link and
Enhanced OFAC List are endorsed by
the American Bankers Association.
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