Question 21

Which should be provided to the board of directors or designated specialized committee when reporting SARs/STRs?
  • Question 22

    An audit completed the previous week revealed that a private banking customer submitted incomplete documents when establishing an account earlier m the year. The customer received weekly electronic fund transfers from a narcotic-producing jurisdiction. While the relationship manager who opened the account is on leave for 5 weeks, the customer requests that the institution remit a substantial sum to a country that represents a high risk of money laundering. The relationship manager is a friend of the anti-money laundering specialist. What should the anti-money laundering officer do first?
  • Question 23

    Which action should be taken regarding a particular account once suspicious activity is reported by the institution?
  • Question 24

    A close relative of a privately-owned bank's senior manager requests to open an account. Because of this relationship, the staff expedites the opening of the account without following established account-opening procedures. Applying the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision principles, which of the following poses the highest operational risk?
  • Question 25

    A businessman requests a European private bank to open a numbered or alternate name account. According to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision principles, which of the following is the most important question the banker should ask?