Which two individuals are ordinarily beneficial owners of a private banking account according to the Wolfsberg Anti-Money Laundering Principles for Private Banking? (Choose two.)
Which two individuals are ordinarily beneficial owners of a private banking account according to the Wolfsberg Anti-Money Laundering Principles for Private Banking? (Choose two.)A . Those who are authorized signers on the accountB . Those who have legal title to a controlling share interest in the customerC . Those who...
What is the appropriate compliance control for identifying politically exposed persons (PEPs) according to the Basel Committee’s paper on Customer Due Diligence for Banks?
What is the appropriate compliance control for identifying politically exposed persons (PEPs) according to the Basel Committee’s paper on Customer Due Diligence for Banks?A . Determining that a local figure is a PEPB . Reviewing when a relationship is establishedC . Reviewing relationships at account opening and on a periodic...
Which step should an institution located in this jurisdiction take to ensure compliance?
A government has instituted new anti-money laundering laws which require all financial institutions to obtain certain information from its customers. Which step should an institution located in this jurisdiction take to ensure compliance?A . Change procedures to require that the necessary information is obtainedB . Change procedures and systems as...
Which two red flags should prompt the firm’s compliance officer to take action?
A customer opens a corporate account with a broker-dealer on behalf of several beneficial owners, with a stated long-term investment goal. The customer deposits $25.5 million into the account and three days later transfers $5 million to an overseas bank. Shortly thereafter, the customer begins making numerous purchases of pesos....
Which factor causes the compliance officer to update the bank’s risk assessment?
A new compliance officer is reviewing the bank’s anti-money laundering program and notices that the risk assessment was completed six months ago. Since that time, the bank acquired another financial institution, re-named the internal records group, and streamlined cash handling procedures. Which factor causes the compliance officer to update the...
What are two red flags that indicate money laundering?
A customer brings $15,000 worth of chips into a casino and plays various games. The customer redeems all the remaining chips and requests a wire transfer of the proceeds to an unrelated third party. What are two red flags that indicate money laundering? (Choose two.)A . Customer redeeming all remaining...
Which two steps should be taken to trace funds through the bank to assist law enforcement in their investigation?
A United States (U.S.) bank was recently alerted by law enforcement of an increase in sale of large denomination U.S. bank notes to casas de cambio. They suspect that a Mexican syndicate is operating a money laundering scheme in the bank’s jurisdiction. Which two steps should be taken to trace...
Which two things must the vice president acquire under the USA PATRIOT Act?
The vice president of the foreign correspondent banking department at a large United States bank has been notified that a foreign bank with an offshore license wants to open a correspondent account. Which two things must the vice president acquire under the USA PATRIOT Act? (Choose two.)A . A list...
What is a key risk associated with Correspondent Accounts according to the Basel Customer Due Diligence paper?
What is a key risk associated with Correspondent Accounts according to the Basel Customer Due Diligence paper?A . It is not used on a daily basisB . The service fees are insufficient to cover the cost of managing the accountC . The respondent bank’s customer acceptance and know your customer...
How should the institution respond?
In reviewing recent activity, a compliance officer for a money transmitter that several customers are each remitting the same amount of money but much more frequently. How should the institution respond?A . File a suspicious transaction reportB . Instruct the tellers not to process remittances for these customers in the...