Politically Exposed Persons : Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector

The paper is focused on the banking sector, not on other financial and nonfinancial sectors vulnerable to the laundering of corrupt funds. These other sectors may find the recommendations and good practices provided in this paper relevant, but shou...

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Main Authors: Greenberg, Theodore S., Gray, Larissa, Schantz, Delphine, Gardner, Carolin, Latham, Michael
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ABUSE
ABUSES
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACTION PLAN
ACTIVE BRIBERY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION
ASSETS
AUDIT TRAIL
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANK GOVERNORS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
BENEFICIAL OWNER
BENEFICIAL OWNERS
BRIBERY
BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS
BRIBES
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
BUSINESS MODEL
BUSINESS PROCESSES
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
BUSINESSES
CAPITAL FLIGHT
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
CLIENT BASE
COMPANY
COMPANY FORMATION
COMPLAINTS
CONFIDENCE
COPYRIGHT
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
CORPORATE ENTITIES
CORPORATIONS
CORRUPT
CORRUPT ACTS
CORRUPT OFFICIALS
CORRUPT REGIME
CORRUPTION
CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CRIME
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL LIABILITY
CRIMINALS
CURRENCY
CUSTOMER BASE
CUSTOMER PROFILE
CUSTOMER PROFILING
CUSTOMER REQUESTS
DATA PROTECTION
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DUE DILIGENCE
E-MAIL
EMBEZZLEMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EXPOSURE
FINANCIAL ADVISERS
FINANCIAL CRIME
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FRAUD
GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GRAND CORRUPTION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HARMONIZATION
INCOME
INDIVIDUALS
INDUSTRY STANDARDS
INITIATIVE
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVESTIGATIONS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JUDICIARY
JURISDICTION
JURISDICTIONS
JUSTICE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEGAL ENTITIES
LEGAL PERSON
LEGAL PERSONS
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
LEGAL PROVISIONS
LEGAL RISKS
LEGISLATION
LICENSES
LIMITED
LIMITED ACCESS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MATERIAL
MEDIA
MEMBER STATE
MEMBER STATES
MINISTER
MINISTERS
MISAPPROPRIATION
MONEY LAUNDERING
NATIONAL LAW
NATURAL PERSONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
NEW PRODUCT
OFFENSES
OFFICE HOLDER
OFFICE HOLDERS
PASSIVE BRIBERY
PEER REVIEW
PENALTY
PERSONAL GAIN
PERSONS
PHOTOS
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PARTY
POLITICIANS
PRIVATE BANKING
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROSECUTION
PROSECUTIONS
PROSECUTOR
PROSECUTORS
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC ASSETS
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC OFFICIAL
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
QUERIES
REAL ESTATE
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPUTATION
REPUTATIONS
RESULT
RESULTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RULE OF LAW
SANCTIONS
SCANDALS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SMALL BANKS
SOCIAL SERVICE
STAKEHOLDERS
STATE ASSETS
SUBSIDIARY
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TELEPHONE
TERRORISM
THEFT
TIME PERIOD
TRANSACTION
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSPARENCY
UNION
VERIFICATION
spellingShingle ABUSE
ABUSES
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACTION PLAN
ACTIVE BRIBERY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION
ASSETS
AUDIT TRAIL
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANK GOVERNORS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
BENEFICIAL OWNER
BENEFICIAL OWNERS
BRIBERY
BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS
BRIBES
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
BUSINESS MODEL
BUSINESS PROCESSES
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
BUSINESSES
CAPITAL FLIGHT
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
CLIENT BASE
COMPANY
COMPANY FORMATION
COMPLAINTS
CONFIDENCE
COPYRIGHT
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
CORPORATE ENTITIES
CORPORATIONS
CORRUPT
CORRUPT ACTS
CORRUPT OFFICIALS
CORRUPT REGIME
CORRUPTION
CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CRIME
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL LIABILITY
CRIMINALS
CURRENCY
CUSTOMER BASE
CUSTOMER PROFILE
CUSTOMER PROFILING
CUSTOMER REQUESTS
DATA PROTECTION
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DUE DILIGENCE
E-MAIL
EMBEZZLEMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EXPOSURE
FINANCIAL ADVISERS
FINANCIAL CRIME
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FRAUD
GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GRAND CORRUPTION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HARMONIZATION
INCOME
INDIVIDUALS
INDUSTRY STANDARDS
INITIATIVE
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVESTIGATIONS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JUDICIARY
JURISDICTION
JURISDICTIONS
JUSTICE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEGAL ENTITIES
LEGAL PERSON
LEGAL PERSONS
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
LEGAL PROVISIONS
LEGAL RISKS
LEGISLATION
LICENSES
LIMITED
LIMITED ACCESS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MATERIAL
MEDIA
MEMBER STATE
MEMBER STATES
MINISTER
MINISTERS
MISAPPROPRIATION
MONEY LAUNDERING
NATIONAL LAW
NATURAL PERSONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
NEW PRODUCT
OFFENSES
OFFICE HOLDER
OFFICE HOLDERS
PASSIVE BRIBERY
PEER REVIEW
PENALTY
PERSONAL GAIN
PERSONS
PHOTOS
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PARTY
POLITICIANS
PRIVATE BANKING
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROSECUTION
PROSECUTIONS
PROSECUTOR
PROSECUTORS
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC ASSETS
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC OFFICIAL
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
QUERIES
REAL ESTATE
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPUTATION
REPUTATIONS
RESULT
RESULTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RULE OF LAW
SANCTIONS
SCANDALS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SMALL BANKS
SOCIAL SERVICE
STAKEHOLDERS
STATE ASSETS
SUBSIDIARY
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TELEPHONE
TERRORISM
THEFT
TIME PERIOD
TRANSACTION
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSPARENCY
UNION
VERIFICATION
Greenberg, Theodore S.
Gray, Larissa
Schantz, Delphine
Gardner, Carolin
Latham, Michael
Politically Exposed Persons : Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector
description The paper is focused on the banking sector, not on other financial and nonfinancial sectors vulnerable to the laundering of corrupt funds. These other sectors may find the recommendations and good practices provided in this paper relevant, but should analyze the findings of this paper in light of their particular circumstances and specific features. The paper includes a number of practical tools to help guide banks, regulators, and other public authorities. The paper is organized into four major parts: the remainder of this part (part one) sets out some of the main observations and trends in politically exposed person (PEPs) compliance and an analysis of the principal reasons for poor compliance and overall ineffectiveness of systems to detect and monitor PEPs. Part two focuses on the implementation of PEP measures by regulatory authorities and banks. Part three reviews the roles of the public authorities that are primarily involved in preventing abuse by corrupt PEPs. These authorities include the regulatory authority, which is responsible for providing guidance to banks and enforcing compliance, as well as the financial intelligence unit (FIU), which has a role in the context of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) on PEPs. Finally, part four considers some of the cross-cutting issues national cooperation, training, and resources that must be addressed by all stakeholders.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Greenberg, Theodore S.
Gray, Larissa
Schantz, Delphine
Gardner, Carolin
Latham, Michael
author_facet Greenberg, Theodore S.
Gray, Larissa
Schantz, Delphine
Gardner, Carolin
Latham, Michael
author_sort Greenberg, Theodore S.
title Politically Exposed Persons : Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector
title_short Politically Exposed Persons : Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector
title_full Politically Exposed Persons : Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector
title_fullStr Politically Exposed Persons : Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector
title_full_unstemmed Politically Exposed Persons : Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector
title_sort politically exposed persons : preventive measures for the banking sector
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2441
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spelling okr-10986-24412021-06-08T12:09:00Z Politically Exposed Persons : Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector Greenberg, Theodore S. Gray, Larissa Schantz, Delphine Gardner, Carolin Latham, Michael ABUSE ABUSES ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLAN ACTIVE BRIBERY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION ASSETS AUDIT TRAIL BANK ACCOUNTS BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANK GOVERNORS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICES BANKING SUPERVISION BANKS BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIAL OWNERS BRIBERY BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BUSINESSES CAPITAL FLIGHT CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS CLIENT BASE COMPANY COMPANY FORMATION COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CORPORATE ENTITIES CORPORATIONS CORRUPT CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT REGIME CORRUPTION CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CRIME CRIMINAL CRIMINAL LIABILITY CRIMINALS CURRENCY CUSTOMER BASE CUSTOMER PROFILE CUSTOMER PROFILING CUSTOMER REQUESTS DATA PROTECTION DEPOSIT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DUE DILIGENCE E-MAIL EMBEZZLEMENT EMPLOYMENT EXPOSURE FINANCIAL ADVISERS FINANCIAL CRIME FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FRAUD GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GRAND CORRUPTION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HARMONIZATION INCOME INDIVIDUALS INDUSTRY STANDARDS INITIATIVE INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL BANKING INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTIGATIONS INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONS JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL ENTITIES LEGAL PERSON LEGAL PERSONS LEGAL PROFESSIONALS LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGAL RISKS LEGISLATION LICENSES LIMITED LIMITED ACCESS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MATERIAL MEDIA MEMBER STATE MEMBER STATES MINISTER MINISTERS MISAPPROPRIATION MONEY LAUNDERING NATIONAL LAW NATURAL PERSONS NATURAL RESOURCES NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS NEW PRODUCT OFFENSES OFFICE HOLDER OFFICE HOLDERS PASSIVE BRIBERY PEER REVIEW PENALTY PERSONAL GAIN PERSONS PHOTOS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICIANS PRIVATE BANKING PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROSECUTION PROSECUTIONS PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC ASSETS PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS QUERIES REAL ESTATE REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REPUTATION REPUTATIONS RESULT RESULTS RISK MANAGEMENT RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SCANDALS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SMALL BANKS SOCIAL SERVICE STAKEHOLDERS STATE ASSETS SUBSIDIARY TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TELEPHONE TERRORISM THEFT TIME PERIOD TRANSACTION TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSPARENCY UNION VERIFICATION The paper is focused on the banking sector, not on other financial and nonfinancial sectors vulnerable to the laundering of corrupt funds. These other sectors may find the recommendations and good practices provided in this paper relevant, but should analyze the findings of this paper in light of their particular circumstances and specific features. The paper includes a number of practical tools to help guide banks, regulators, and other public authorities. The paper is organized into four major parts: the remainder of this part (part one) sets out some of the main observations and trends in politically exposed person (PEPs) compliance and an analysis of the principal reasons for poor compliance and overall ineffectiveness of systems to detect and monitor PEPs. Part two focuses on the implementation of PEP measures by regulatory authorities and banks. Part three reviews the roles of the public authorities that are primarily involved in preventing abuse by corrupt PEPs. These authorities include the regulatory authority, which is responsible for providing guidance to banks and enforcing compliance, as well as the financial intelligence unit (FIU), which has a role in the context of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) on PEPs. Finally, part four considers some of the cross-cutting issues national cooperation, training, and resources that must be addressed by all stakeholders. 2012-03-19T09:33:41Z 2012-03-19T09:33:41Z 2010 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100427011931 978-0-8213-8249-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2441 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication