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Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Exam

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Question 1

The main purpose of the US Treasury Department for OFAC's extraterritorial reach is to:

  • A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.
  • B. defend the US against questionable trade practices of its economic rivals.
  • C. protect allied nations of the US from the economic threats of non-allied nations.
  • D. align OFAC's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements.
Mark Question:
Answer:

A

User Votes:
A 219 votes
50%
B 38 votes
50%
C 30 votes
50%
D 61 votes
50%

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/aggressive-extraterritorial-reach-us-economic-
sanctions-foreign-company-exposure-to

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singrajv
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

10 months, 1 week ago

Accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

arkonis
10 months ago

A accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

wils
10 months ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

8 months, 3 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

8 months, 3 weeks ago


A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

dpersoul8
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

D. align OFAC's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A.accomplish the

Kleopapp
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Gautam
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Acomplish the foreign

alinemaidla
8 months, 1 week ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

alinemaidla
8 months, 1 week ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. align OFAC's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements

saranraina
8 months, 1 week ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

saranraina
8 months, 1 week ago

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AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. aligner les exigences de portée extraterritoriale de l'OFAC et d'autres pays.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. align OFAC's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. aligner les exigences de l’OFAC et d’autres pays en matière de portée extraterritoriale.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

A. atteindre les objectifs de politique étrangère et de sécurité nationale des États-Unis.

8 months ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

8 months ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

8 months ago

. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

camscert23
8 months ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Defend the US against

FinPro_Audit
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

garneohenry
7 months, 3 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

hiteshj
7 months, 3 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

hiteshj
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

ganreddy
7 months, 1 week ago

OFAC will economic and trade sanctions which are threat for national securtiy for the US

oluwatoyin
7 months ago

Accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

aartig7
7 months ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

AravindBharathy
7 months ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

7 months ago

Align OFAC

7 months ago

Accomplish foreign policy

bbhi
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

ACAMSSS
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

HanzoMo
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Preetiiii11
6 months, 2 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

protect allied nations of the US from the economic threats of non-allied nations.

6 months, 2 weeks ago

D. align OFAC's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements.

Nathaly
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

varun_nanda
6 months, 1 week ago

protect allied nations of the US from the economic threats of non-allied nations.

varun_nanda
6 months, 1 week ago

protect allied nations of the US from the economic threats of non-allied nations.

varun_nanda
6 months, 1 week ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

6 months, 1 week ago

align OFAC's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements

Andrea
6 months, 1 week ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Salkuwari
6 months ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Herooguy
6 months ago

C. protect allied nations of the US from the economic threats of non-allied nations.

hero
5 months, 3 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

sharna
5 months, 3 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Iyke
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ok this is it

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Defend the US

5 months, 3 weeks ago

defend the US against questionable trade practices of its economic rivals.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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DommoniqueC
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

xcheatham
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Otabek
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A.ccomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

Debs
5 months, 2 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Alfadio
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Tukahirwa
5 months, 1 week ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

ummer2218
5 months, 1 week ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

mekoran
5 months, 1 week ago

align ofac's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements

NicoleP
5 months, 1 week ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Delanium
5 months, 1 week ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

nonkeyizana
5 months ago

A. Accomplish the foreign policy

nonkeyizana
5 months ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

lll
5 months ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

alo152
5 months ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

vivec7
5 months ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

5 months ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

vivek_1236
5 months ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

vivec7
4 months, 3 weeks ago

. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

CSP82
4 months, 3 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

mj
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

CURNOX92
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

NGUIMOUTH
4 months, 3 weeks ago

accomplish the

Gulnara
4 months, 2 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Gulnara
4 months, 2 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Gulnara
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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tufenkji
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Gulnara
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Gulnara
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

orgertaabazi
4 months, 1 week ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

smtcntrk
4 months, 1 week ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

smtcntrk
4 months, 1 week ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

4 months, 1 week ago

a. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

yennguyen
4 months ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Kiranprasad
3 months, 3 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Kiranprasad
3 months, 3 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

ANkur
3 months, 2 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Xiaoyi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Peenya
3 months, 2 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

Vinaygajula
3 months, 2 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

sulekhasingh
3 months, 1 week ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

ummer2218
3 months, 1 week ago

D. align OFAC's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements.

3 months ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

3 months ago

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Ingrid
2 months, 4 weeks ago

This is the

2 months, 3 weeks ago

protect allied nations of the US from the economic threats of non-allied nations.

faheemqureshi39
2 months, 3 weeks ago


accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

2 months, 1 week ago

align OFAC's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements.

2 months, 1 week ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

M.aburabee
2 months ago

تحقيق أهداف السياسة الخارجية والأمن القومي للولايات المتحدة.

M.aburabee
2 months ago

تحقيق أهداف السياسة الخارجية والأمن القومي للولايات المتحدة.

Vidya
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The US Government has an obligation

lobs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

cumplir con los objetivos de política exterior

1 month, 1 week ago

okokokokokokok

1 month, 1 week ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

1 month, 1 week ago

ACAMS guide states "OFAC administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US
foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries,
terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, and criminals engaged in activities
related to the proliferation of WMD. " hence answer is A

1 month ago

Economic rivals do not come into play. It protects the world from worldwide threat

1 month ago

Already commented. Whats the answer?

kelvincmmak
1 month ago

B. defend the US against questionable trade practices of its economic rivals.

Jenren
1 month ago

Accomplish

Josephine
1 month ago

A.accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US

1 month ago

Answer is A

1 month ago

align OFAC's and other countries' extraterritorial reach requirements.

1 month ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

1 month ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

1 month ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

1 month ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

towhid.hossain
3 weeks, 2 days ago

defend the US against questionable trade practices of its economic rivals.

1871
1 week, 5 days ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

1 week, 5 days ago

A. accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

Khadermeeran
1 week, 2 days ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US


Question 2

The bank's Compliance Officer is tasked with designing standards based on Basel's KYC principles.
Which essential elements should be included in the program? (Choose two.)

  • A. Appointing an independent audit function
  • B. Conducting a money laundering risk assessment
  • C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
  • D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts
  • E. Reporting suspicious activity
Mark Question:
Answer:

C, E

User Votes:
A 34 votes
50%
B 108 votes
50%
C 149 votes
50%
D 119 votes
50%
E 79 votes
50%

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs77.pdf

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amarillys
11 months ago

the correct answer id C and D

[email protected] (replied to amarillys)
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Yes! I had the same response too, but it says here the correct answer is C & E !

singrajv
10 months, 2 weeks ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
E. Reporting suspicious activity

10 months, 1 week ago

Documenting a customer acceptance policy and establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts.

10 months, 1 week ago

The correct answer is C and D.

arkonis
10 months ago

It absolutely is C and D

8 months, 3 weeks ago

A. Appointing an independent audit function

8 months, 2 weeks ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

Kleopapp
8 months, 2 weeks ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

alinemaidla
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Conducting a money laundering risk assessment
E. Reporting suspicious activity

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Conducting a money laundering risk assessment
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Réaliser une évaluation des risques de blanchiment de capitaux.
D. Établir une surveillance continue des comptes à haut risque.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. D. Réalisation d’une évaluation des risques de blanchiment d’argent
D. Mise en place d’une surveillance continue des comptes à haut risque

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Réaliser une évaluation des risques de blanchiment de capitaux
C. Documenter une politique d'acceptation du client

8 months ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

8 months ago

It will be both C and D.

8 months ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

FinPro_Audit
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The correct answers C, E

7 months, 2 weeks ago

The most correct answer is C, E.

AravindBharathy
7 months ago

Documenting a customer acceptance policy

richap
6 months, 4 weeks ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

,Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts, Conducting a money laundering risk assessment

Nathaly
6 months, 2 weeks ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

6 months, 2 weeks ago

I would have thought D would be applicable also.

varun_nanda
6 months, 1 week ago

Conducting a money laundering risk assessment
Documenting a customer acceptance policy

Salkuwari
6 months ago

Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

sharna
5 months, 3 weeks ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Establishing ongoing monitoring

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Conducting a money laundering risk assessment

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Iyke
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Its just okay

Tukahirwa
5 months, 1 week ago

Conducting a money laundering risk assessment and Reporting suspicious activity

lll
5 months ago

Conducting a money laundering risk assessment
E. Reporting suspicious activity

CSP82
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reporting suspicious activity Conducting a money laundering risk assessment

orgertaabazi
4 months, 1 week ago

Documenting a customer acceptance policy and Reporting suspicious activity

4 months, 1 week ago

. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

Xiaoyi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

4 Key elements: customer identification, risk management, customer acceptance policy and ongoing monitoring. So C&D.

Vinaygajula
3 months, 2 weeks ago

accomplish the foreign policy and national security goals of the US.

sulekhasingh
3 months, 1 week ago

Conducting a money laundering risk assessment
C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

2 months, 3 weeks ago

10 CHARACTERS OR MORE

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

2 months ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
D. Establishing on-going monitoring of high-risk accounts

1 month, 1 week ago

C. Documenting a customer acceptance policy
E. Reporting suspicious activity

Jenren
1 month ago

B, D are correct

Josephine
1 month ago

B.Conducting a money laundering
d.high risk accounts


Question 3

A SAR/STR should be filed when the accountable institution identifies that:

  • A. a customer makes a cash deposit in round dollars.
  • B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.
  • C. an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.
  • D. an employee is not clearing alerts in a timely manner.
Mark Question:
Answer:

C

User Votes:
A 22 votes
50%
B 137 votes
50%
C 79 votes
50%
D 4 votes
50%

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/examinations/supervisory/insights/siwin07/article03_connecting.
html

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10 months, 1 week ago

The answer is B and C.

arkonis
10 months ago

B implies that there are multiple transactions avoiding the threshold which would be a reason to file a STR

8 months, 3 weeks ago

C. an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

B.
B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

Kleopapp
8 months, 2 weeks ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

alinemaidla
8 months, 1 week ago

cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds & an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. les transactions en espèces ont des valeurs qui évitent les seuils de déclaration.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. D. Les transactions en espèces ont des valeurs qui évitent les seuils de déclaration.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

C. une alerte est générée par un système de surveillance des transactions.

8 months ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds

8 months ago

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8 months ago

B implies the activity related to Structuring which would be a reason to file a STR

8 months ago

cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

8 months ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds

8 months ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

7 months, 2 weeks ago

The expected answer is C. However B is also true since the answer, as it is written, implies intent and a textbook example of surfing.

AravindBharathy
7 months ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The answer is B

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The answer is C

6 months, 2 weeks ago

C. an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

Nathaly
6 months, 2 weeks ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.
C. an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

6 months, 2 weeks ago

B and maybe C.

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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varun_nanda
6 months, 1 week ago

cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

Ramzi
6 months, 1 week ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

Ramzi
6 months, 1 week ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

elyserrano
6 months, 1 week ago

A Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) is a document that financial institutions must file with their Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) whenever there is a suspected case of money laundering or fraud.

YZ1301
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Transaction Monitoring system are designed with Algorithms at Back end. TMS some time generate alerts which are not suspicious. If TMS is s accurate then no need of AML specialist.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

Tukahirwa
5 months, 1 week ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

orgertaabazi
4 months, 1 week ago

C. an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

orgertaabazi
4 months, 1 week ago

C. an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system

4 months, 1 week ago

c an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

sulekhasingh
3 months, 1 week ago

an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Should be B

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

2 months, 1 week ago

cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

2 months ago

C. an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

Khizer
1 month, 4 weeks ago

an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system.

1 month, 1 week ago

Correct answer should be B as not every alert from a TM system results in filing a SAR

Jenren
1 month ago

Avoid reporting

Josephine
1 month ago

B avoid reporting thresholds
c. an alert is generated by a transaction monitoring system

1 month ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

1 month ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

1 month ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.

1 month ago

B. cash transactions have values which avoid reporting thresholds.


Question 4

An analyst reviewing trade finance transactions notices an increase in price of 25% over 12 months
for commodities with the same specification and quantity. Which action should the analyst take?

  • A. Produce an investigation report that finds evidence to substantiate the analyst's suspicion and submit a SAR/STR.
  • B. Produce an investigation report that considers client activity and factors that may have legitimately affected transaction cost.
  • C. Produce an updated due diligence record for the client so that monitoring can be enhanced.
  • D. Produce a SAR/STR that describes apparent trade-based money laundering and submit to the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU).
Mark Question:
Answer:

B

User Votes:
A 37 votes
50%
B 76 votes
50%
C 26 votes
50%
D 23 votes
50%

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10 months, 1 week ago

Product a SAR/STR that describes apparent trade-based money laundering and submit to the FIU.

8 months, 3 weeks ago

C. Produce an updated due diligence record for the client so that monitoring can be enhanced.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

C.Produce an updated due diligence record for the client so that monitoring can be enhanced.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

D. Produce a SAR/STR that describes apparent trade-based money laundering and submit to the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU).

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Produce an investigation report that considers client activity and factors that may have legitimately affected transaction cost.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Produire un rapport d'enquête qui prend en compte l'activité du client et les facteurs qui peuvent avoir légitimement affecté le coût de transaction.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. D. Produire un rapport d’enquête qui tient compte de l’activité du client et des facteurs qui peuvent avoir légitimement eu une incidence sur le coût de la transaction.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Produire un rapport d'enquête qui prend en compte l'activité du client et les facteurs qui peuvent avoir légitimement affecté le coût de transaction.

8 months ago

Produce an updated due diligence record for the client so that monitoring can be enhanced.

8 months ago

C. Produce an updated due diligence record for the client so that monitoring can be enhanced.

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Activity is not inherently suspicious but requires scrutiny, the answer is B.

AravindBharathy
7 months ago

B. Produce an investigation report that considers client activity and factors that may have legitimately affected transaction cost.

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The answer is B

6 months, 2 weeks ago

B and C. C because it would notify tellers at the branch.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Produce an investigation report that considers client activity and factors that may have legitimately affected transaction cost.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Produce an updated due diligence record for the client so that monitoring can be enhanced.

orgertaabazi
4 months, 1 week ago

B. Produce an investigation report that considers client activity and factors that may have legitimately affected transaction cost.

sulekhasingh
3 months, 1 week ago

Produce a SAR/STR that describes apparent trade-based money laundering and submit to the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU).

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

B. Produce an investigation report that considers client activity and factors that may have legitimately affected transaction cost.

Jenren
1 month ago

Produce an investigation


Question 5

Which key factor would result in the decision for a financial institution (FI) to exit a client
relationship?

  • A. After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.
  • B. The client is a registered charity known to remit funds to high risk geographies where there is limited due diligence information available.
  • C. Closing the client accounts will help reduce the number of transaction monitoring alerts.
  • D. Client transactions generate ongoing transaction monitoring alerts that did not result in any SAR/STR filings.
Mark Question:
Answer:

A

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A 110 votes
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B 31 votes
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C 2 votes
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D 5 votes
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10 months, 1 week ago

After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

8 months, 3 weeks ago

B. The client is a registered charity known to remit funds to high risk geographies where there is limited due diligence information available

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Le client est un organisme de bienfaisance enregistré connu pour envoyer des fonds vers des zones géographiques à haut risque où les informations disponibles en matière de diligence raisonnable sont limitées.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

Un. Après avoir évalué tous les facteurs de risque, le niveau de risque résiduel du client dépasse l’appétit pour le risque de l’institution financière.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

A. Après avoir évalué tous les facteurs de risque, le niveau de risque résiduel du client dépasse l'appétit pour le risque de l'IF.

8 months ago

After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

8 months ago

After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Answer is, A. If the risk factors exceed the appetite, also known as an exposure calculation.

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

6 months, 2 weeks ago

I would also look closely at B and add notes to the account for enhanced scrutiny of the account.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

The client is a registered charity known to remit funds to high risk geographies where there is limited due diligence information available.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

CSP82
4 months, 3 weeks ago

After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

sulekhasingh
3 months, 1 week ago

After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A. After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite

2 months ago

A. After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

2 months ago

A. After assessing all risk factors the level of residual client risk exceeds the FI's risk appetite.

Jenren
1 month ago

After assessing


Question 6

Financial institutions (FIs) perform AML risk assessments to ensure:

  • A. a record for regulators indicating an AML risk assessment was completed at least once.
  • B. internal audit assurance that all AML-related policy and procedures are board approved.
  • C. satisfaction of the board of directors' approved risk appetite.
  • D. proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.
Mark Question:
Answer:

D

User Votes:
A 13 votes
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B 7 votes
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C 9 votes
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D 108 votes
50%

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.wolfsberg-
principles.com/sites/default/files/wb/pdfs/faqs/17.%20Wolfsberg-Risk-Assessment-FAQs-2015.pdf

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10 months, 1 week ago

proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

8 months, 3 weeks ago

B. The client is a registered charity known to remit funds to high risk geographies where there is limited due diligence information available

8 months, 2 weeks ago

D. proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

D. proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. des contrôles appropriés concernant les produits, services, clients et emplacements géographiques à plus haut risque.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. des contrôles appropriés concernant les produits, les services, les clients et les emplacements géographiques à haut risque.

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. des contrôles appropriés concernant les produits, services, clients et emplacements géographiques à plus haut risque.

8 months ago

proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations

8 months ago

D.proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

7 months, 2 weeks ago

D. Proper controls are in place based on RBA.

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

6 months, 2 weeks ago

D. proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

6 months, 2 weeks ago

. proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

internal audit assurance that all AML-related policy and procedures are board approved.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

internal audit assurance that all AML-related policy and procedures are board approved.

sulekhasingh
3 months, 1 week ago

proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

D. proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

2 months ago

D. proper controls surrounding higher-risk products, services, customers, and geographic locations.

Jenren
1 month ago

Proper control


Question 7

What national agency is responsible for analyzing and assessing the information it receives to
substantiate possible existence of money laundering or terrorist financing activities?

  • A. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
  • B. FATF
  • C. The Basel Committee
  • D. The Wolfsberg Group
Mark Question:
Answer:

B

User Votes:
A 95 votes
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B 31 votes
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C 3 votes
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D 3 votes
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Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.fatf-
gafi.org/media/fatf/content/images/National_ML_TF_Risk_Assessment.pdf

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SigappiGandhi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

FIU is a national agency receive and analyze the data

10 months, 2 weeks ago

FATF is a national agency??

7 months, 2 weeks ago

No. It's not. Ita a multi government agency based in France.

10 months, 2 weeks ago

The correct answer is A! this mock exams is so misleading!

10 months, 1 week ago

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

A. La Cellule de Renseignement Financier (CRF)

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

Un. La Cellule de renseignement financier (CRF)

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. GAFI...

8 months ago

A. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

8 months ago

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

7 months, 2 weeks ago

The answer is A, the FIU such as FinCEN (US), FinTRAC (CA), or AUSTRAC (AU).

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

6 months, 2 weeks ago

. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

5 months, 3 weeks ago

The The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) (FIU)

5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

sulekhasingh
3 months, 1 week ago

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

1 month, 1 week ago

Answer A is correct as FATF is not a national agency

1 month ago

of cource A becaue national agency can't be FATF, Basel commitee and the Wolfberg Group


Question 8

When performing a risk assessment, which factors should be considered when identifying and
measuring risk? (Choose two.)

  • A. Customer composition
  • B. Financial performance
  • C. Product offerings
  • D. Regulatory environment
  • E. Company culture
Mark Question:
Answer:

A, D

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Reena
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A C

10 months, 1 week ago

Customer composition and Product offerings

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. Customer composition
C. Product offerings

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Performance financière
D. Environnement réglementaire

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

C. Offres de produits
D. Environnement réglementaire

8 months ago

A. Customer composition
C. Product offerings

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Customer composition and Product offerings

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why C? I don't understand why product offerings would come into play.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Customer composition

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Regulatory environment

sulekhasingh
3 months, 1 week ago

Product offerings, Customer composition

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A. Customer composition
C. Product offerings

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Customer composition,Product offerings


Question 9

Which are common types of economic sanctions? (Choose three.)

  • A. Targeted sanctions
  • B. Technological sanctions
  • C. SWIFT network sanctions
  • D. Sectoral sanctions
  • E. Supervisory sanctions
  • F. Comprehensive sanction
Mark Question:
Answer:

A, C, F

User Votes:
A 90 votes
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B 11 votes
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C 35 votes
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D 70 votes
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E 29 votes
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F 68 votes
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Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-are-economic-sanctions

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10 months, 1 week ago

Targeted sanctions, sectoral sanctions, SWIFT network sanctions.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

D. Sectoral sanctions
E. Supervisory sanctions
F. Comprehensive sanction

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A, and D, and F

alinemaidla
8 months, 1 week ago

A, C, D answers

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. Sanctions sectorielles

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

Un. Sanctions ciblées
C. Sanctions contre le réseau SWIFT
F. Sanction globale

8 months ago

A. Targeted sanctions
B. Technological sanctions
D. Sectoral sanctions

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The answer is A C and F

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Comprehensive sanction

ananthb_1976
4 months, 2 weeks ago

It is A, D and F

sulekhasingh
3 months, 1 week ago

Targeted sanctions Sectoral sanction Comprehensive sanction

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A. Targeted sanctions
D. Sectoral sanctions
F. Comprehensive sanction


Question 10

Which private banking situation requires due diligence actions to be implemented according to the
AML principles of the Wolfsberg group?

  • A. A local wealthy individual wants to become a customer of a local retail bank.
  • B. A beneficial owner of an exchange house wants to open an account with the bank.
  • C. A wealthy individual from a high-risk country wants to open an account with a private bank.
  • D. A new customer asks to set up an exchange house using the bank as the correspondent.
Mark Question:
Answer:

C

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A wealthy individual from a high-risk country wants to open an account with a private bank.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

C. A wealthy individual from a high-risk country wants to open an account with a private bank.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

C is my answer

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

B. Un bénéficiaire effectif d’une maison de change souhaite ouvrir un compte auprès de la banque.
C. Un riche particulier originaire d’un pays à haut risque souhaite ouvrir un compte auprès d’une banque privée.
D. Un nouveau client demande à créer un bureau de change en utilisant la banque comme correspondant.

8 months ago

C. A wealthy individual from a high-risk country wants to open an account with a private bank.

Sheila
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A wealthy individual from a high-risk country wants to open an account with a private bank.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

wealthy individual from a high-risk country wants to open an account with a private bank.

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

C. A wealthy individual from a high-risk country wants to open an account with a private bank.

1 month ago

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Version 6.48, pag 216: People residing in and/or having funds from high-risk countries, including countries “identified by credible sources as having inadequate anti-money laundering standards or representing high-risk for crime and corruption.”


Question 11

Which assessments are involved in the processes of mutual evaluation and follow-up by the FATF?

  • A. Risk assessments and technical standards assessments
  • B. Technical compliance assessments and effectiveness assessment
  • C. Sanction risk assessments and the country's National Risk Assessment
  • D. Country audit assessments and transaction monitoring assessments
Mark Question:
Answer:

B

User Votes:
A 16 votes
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B 52 votes
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C 24 votes
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D 8 votes
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Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/mutualevaluations/more/more-about-mutual-evaluations.html?hf=10&b=0&s=desc(fatf_releasedate)

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Technical compliance assessments and effectiveness assessment

8 months, 2 weeks ago

B. Technical compliance assessments and effectiveness assessment

8 months, 2 weeks ago

C is my answer

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

C. Évaluations des risques de sanctions et évaluation nationale des risques du pays

8 months ago

C. Sanction risk assessments and the country's National Risk Assessment

ananthb_1976
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mutual Evaluation is having 2 components and they are assessed based on Technical Compliance Assessments and Effectiveness Assessments. Hence the answer is B

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

B. Technical compliance assessments and effectiveness assessment


Question 12

According to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, banks should deal with high-risk
customers by:

  • A. maintaining segregated records to enable easy inspection by law enforcement in case of a subpoena.
  • B. assigning those customers to specified private bankers for better monitoring of their offshore transactions.
  • C. performing enhanced due diligence including enhanced ongoing monitoring of the account activity.
  • D. seeking approval from the board of directors before establishing the relationship.
Mark Question:
Answer:

C

User Votes:
A 3 votes
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B 3 votes
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C 79 votes
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D 9 votes
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Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.bis.org/bcbs/basel3.htm

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10 months, 1 week ago

performing enhanced due diligence including enhanced ongoing monitoring of the account activity.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

C. performing enhanced due diligence including enhanced ongoing monitoring of the account activity.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

C is my answer

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

C. effectuer une diligence raisonnable renforcée, y compris une surveillance continue renforcée de l'activité du compte.

8 months ago

C. performing enhanced due diligence including enhanced ongoing monitoring of the account activity.

ananthb_1976
4 months, 2 weeks ago

My Answer is C only. Because High Risk Customers need EDD and we need to monitor their account activity

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

C. performing enhanced due diligence including enhanced ongoing monitoring of the account activity.

1 month ago

of cource C is the answer


Question 13

Which situations would require a financial institution (FI) to update its ML/TF risk assessment?
(Choose two.)

  • A. When new products, services or customer types are introduced
  • B. When new board members are elected
  • C. When the AML compliance team hires new employees
  • D. When the institution faces a merger or acquisition
  • E. When opening a sales point in a new location in the same city
Mark Question:
Answer:

D, E

User Votes:
A 79 votes
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B 6 votes
50%
C 6 votes
50%
D 72 votes
50%
E 19 votes
50%

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.fatf-
gafi.org/media/fatf/content/images/National_ML_TF_Risk_Assessment.pdf

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When new products, services or customer types are introduced, and when the institution faces a merger or acquisition

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. When new products, services or customer types are introduced
D. When the institution faces a merger or acquisition

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A and D are my answers

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

A. Lorsque de nouveaux produits, services ou types de clients sont introduits

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

A. Lorsque de nouveaux produits, services ou types de clients sont introduits.
D. Lorsque l'établissement est confronté à une fusion ou une acquisition.

8 months ago

A and D are my answers

ananthb_1976
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Answer is A & D

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A. When new products, services or customer types are introduced
D. When the institution faces a merger or acquisition

1 month ago

A and D is the answers


Question 14

Based on studies executed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),
which occupations are particularly vulnerable to the use of false identities and identity theft?

  • A. Government officers
  • B. Sea port officers
  • C. Lawyers
  • D. Laborers
Mark Question:
Answer:

A

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Government officers

8 months, 2 weeks ago

D. Laborers

8 months, 2 weeks ago

D is my answer

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

D. Ouvriers

7 months, 3 weeks ago

C. Lawyers

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A. Government officers


Question 15

Which methods are typically used to launder money using insurance companies? (Choose two.)

  • A. The policy holder overpays the policy and moves the funds out of the policy despite paying early withdrawal penalties.
  • B. The policy holder enters a sibling as a beneficiary of the insurance policy rather than themselves.
  • C. The policy holder purchases a bond and redeems it at a discount prior to its full term.
  • D. The policy holder uses an offshore company to pay the insurance installments.
  • E. The policy holder is strongly interested in how many costs are incurred when taking out an insurance policy.
Mark Question:
Answer:

A, D

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A 77 votes
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B 6 votes
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C 45 votes
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D 41 votes
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10 months, 1 week ago

The policy holder purchases a bond and redeems it at a discount prior to its full term. The policy holder overpays the policy and moves the funds out of the policy despite paying early withdrawal penalties.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

A. The policy holder overpays the policy and moves the funds out of the policy despite paying early withdrawal penalties.
D. The policy holder uses an offshore company to pay the insurance installments.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

D is my answer

AnaA.
8 months, 1 week ago

A. Le preneur d’assurance paye en trop la police et retire les fonds de la police malgré le paiement de pénalités de retrait anticipé.
C. Le preneur d'assurance achète une obligation et la rachète à rabais avant son échéance complète.

ananthb_1976
4 months, 2 weeks ago

It is A & D

dion_loef
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A. The policy holder overpays the policy and moves the funds out of the policy despite paying early withdrawal penalties.
C. The policy holder purchases a bond and redeems it at a discount prior to its full term.

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