A non-U.

The bank’s current anti-money laundering program is inadequate because it does not include a process for monitoring customer account activity, which is a key component of detecting and reporting suspicious transactions. The fact that the consultant and the bank have mutual clients does not affect the risk rating of those customers, nor does it justify a lower level of scrutiny. The bank should revise its procedures to ensure that it has a comprehensive and risk-based approach to customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and reporting.

CAMS Certification Package - 6th Edition, Chapter 3: Compliance Standards for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), pp. 67-69.

FATF Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach: Legal Professionals, pp. 10-11, 19-20.

BSA/AML Internal Audit: PwC, pp. 1-2.