[PDF] aml risk assessment methodology

An AML risk assessment helps identify the institution's inherent risk and assesses the effectiveness of its preventative and detective controls. FATF recommends considering the following factors when assessing inherent money laundering risk: The nature, scale, diversity, and complexity of the business. Target markets.
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  • What are the 3 main factors to consider in determining AML risk?

    A risk assessment allows countries to identify, assess and understand its money laundering and terrorist financing risks.
    Once these risks are properly understood, countries can apply AML/CFT measures that correspond to the level of risk, in other words: the risk-based approach (RBA).

  • What are the 4 types of risk in AML?

    The models deployed by most institutions today are based on an assessment of risk factors such as the customer's occupation, salary, and the banking products used.
    The information is collected when an account is opened, but it is infrequently updated.

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Methodology

For example: a deficient risk assessment could undermine risk-based measures throughout the AML/CFT system; or a failure to apply AML/CFT regulations to a 



1 The World Bank Risk Assessment Methodology 1. Background

Allows comparison of vulnerabilities arising from various sectors. • Prioritisation and sequencing of potential AML actions. • Contributes to the cooperation 





- Anti-Money Laundering Risk Assessments FAQs (2014)

For both types of assessment however



MONEY LAUNDERING & TERRORIST FINANCING (ML/TF) RISK

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Methodology

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MONEY LAUNDERING & TERRORIST FINANCING (ML/TF) RISK

To ensure completeness consistency and accuracy of the assessment of ML/TF risks



National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment

recognised as the global anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) standard. SPECIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES .



Building a risk assessment that considers both the institutions risk

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Firm-wide risk assessment methodology - ICAEW.com

Mitigating factors could include where countries are known to have effective AML regimes. Firms with considerable experience of operating in 'high-risk'