Which three procedures should a compliance officer looking to revise an institution’s CTF efforts include...

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Which three procedures should a compliance officer looking to revise an institution’s CTF efforts include in accordance with the Wolfsberg Group’s Statement on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism?

Consulting applicable lists and taking appropriate actions to determine if customers appear on such lists

Reporting matches from lists of known or suspected terrorists to relevant authorities

Maintaining customer information to facilitate timely retrieval of such information

Reviewing only original identification documents when verifying customers

Explanation:

According to the Wolfsberg Group’s Statement on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism1, a compliance officer should include the following three procedures in revising an institution’s CTF efforts:

Consulting applicable lists and taking appropriate actions to determine if customers appear on such lists. This procedure is important to prevent terrorist organizations from accessing the financial services of the institution and to comply with the sanctions and regulations imposed by competent authorities. The compliance officer should implement procedures for checking the customers against the lists of known or suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations issued by relevant authorities and taking reasonable and practicable steps to verify the identity and status of the customers.

Reporting matches from lists of known or suspected terrorists to relevant authorities. This procedure is important to assist the authorities in their efforts to detect and disrupt terrorist financing and to fulfill the legal obligations of the institution. The compliance officer should report to the relevant authorities any matches from the lists of known or suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations consistent with the applicable laws and regulations regarding the disclosure of customer information.

Maintaining customer information to facilitate timely retrieval of such information. This procedure is important to enable the institution to respond promptly and effectively to the enquiries and requests from the authorities and to enhance the quality and accuracy of the customer data. The compliance officer should explore ways of improving the maintenance of customer information to facilitate the timely retrieval of such information.

Wolfsberg Statement on Anti-Terrorism Financing

UNUSUAL CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION CIRCUMSTANCES

• Customer furnishes unusual or suspicious identification documents or declines to produce originals for verification."

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