Politically Exposed Persons

Theodore S. Greenberg

Description

In recent years, revelations of grand corruption and the plunder of state assets have led to greater scrutiny of financial relationships with politically exposed persons (PEPs)-senior government officials and their family members and close associates. Notwithstanding the efforts by many financial institutions and regulatory authorities to prevent corrupt PEPs from entering and using the financial system to launder the proceeds of corruption, there has been an overall failure in the effective implementation of international standards on PEPs. Implementation of an effective PEP regime is a critical component in the prevention and detection of transfers of proceeds of crime and, therefore, ultimately in the process of recovering them.
'Politically Exposed Persons: Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector' is designed to help banks and regulatory authorities address the risks posed by PEPs and prevent corrupt PEPs from using domestic and international financial systems to launder the proceeds of corruption. The book provides recommendations and good practices aimed at improving compliance with international standards and increasing supervisory effectiveness. It is an important tool for individuals, governments, financial and private sector companies, and international organizations involved in developing and implementing standards aimed at fighting corruption and money laundering, and trying to recover stolen assets and the proceeds of corruption.

Sujets

• Beneficial owner
• Corruption
• Bribery
• PEPS
• Edd
• Star
• Politically exposed person
• Bank regulation
• International asset recovery
• Governance

Informations

• Publié par: world-bank-publications
• Publié le: 19 avril 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 40
• EAN13: 9780821383339
• Langue: English

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Greenberg, Gray, Schantz, Gardner, Latham
Politically Exposed Persons
In recent years, revelations of grand corruption and the plunder of state assets have led to greater Politically Exposed Persons scrutiny of f nancial relationships with politically exposed persons (PEPs)—senior government
of cials and their family members and close associates. Notwithstanding the ef orts by many
f nancial institutions and regulatory authorities to prevent corrupt PEPs from entering and using PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR THE BANKING SECTOR
the f nancial system to launder the proceeds of corruption, there has been an overall failure in the
ef ective implementation of international standards on PEPs.
Theodore S. Greenberg
Implementation of an ef ective PEP regime is a critical component in the prevention and detection Larissa Gray
of transfers of proceeds of crime and, therefore, ultimately in the process of recovering them.
Delphine SchantzPolitically Exposed Persons: Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector is designed to help banks
Carolin Gardner Michael Lathamand regulatory authorities address the risks posed by PEPs and prevent corrupt PEPs from using
domestic and international f nancial systems to launder the proceeds of corruption. The book
provides recommendations and good practices aimed at improving compliance with international
standards and increasing supervisory ef ectiveness. It is an important tool for individuals,
governments, f nancial and private sector companies, and international organizations involved in
developing and implementing standards aimed at f ghting corruption and money laundering, and
trying to recover stolen assets and the proceeds of corruption.
StAR—the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative—is a partnership between the World Bank Group
and the United Nations Of ce on Drugs and Crime that supports international ef orts to end safe
havens for corrupt funds. StAR is working with both developing countries and f nancial centers to
prevent laundering of the proceeds of corruption and to facilitate the more systematic and timely
return of stolen assets.
978-0-8213-8249-3
SKU 18249Politically Exposed PersonsStolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative
Politically Exposed Persons
Preventive Measures
for the Banking Sector
Theodore S. Greenberg
Larissa Gray
Delphine Schantz
Carolin Gardner
Michael Latham
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Cover design: Critical StagesContents
Acknowledgments ...................................................................................................... ix
Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. xi
Executive Summary and Principal Recommendations ......................................xiii
Part 1 Introduction and General Observations ...................................................... 1
1. Introduction .3
Low Compliance with International Standards ...........................................7
Objective ........................................................................................................9
Methodology ..................................................................................................9
How to Use This Paper ................................................................................10
2. General Observations and Challenges ...............................................................13
Low Level of Compliance with International Standards ...........................13
Link between PEPs and Anti-Money Laundering Policies
and Procedures .............................................................................................13
Banks Generally Indicate Doing More Than FATF, Legislation, or
Regulation Requires .....................................................................................15
Why Focus on PEPs? ...................................................................................16
Part 2 Implementation of International Standards on PEPs by Banks
and Regulatory Authorities .......................................................................... 21
3. Applying a Risk-Based Approach .......................................................................23
4. Who Is a PEP? ..........................................................................................................25
Domestic versus Foreign PEPs ....................................................................26
Family Members and Close Associates .......................................................28
Other Categories ..........................................................................................29
5. How Long Is a PEP Considered a PEP? ..............................................................31
vContents
6. Identifi cation of PEPs: Who to Check and When to Check ...........................33
Who to Check? .............................................................................................33
When t...........................................................................................34
7. Identifi cation of PEPs: How to Check ................................................................35
Would a National or International List of PEPs Be Easier? ......................35
Identifi cation of the Benefi cial Owner: Will the True Owner
Please Stand Up? ..........................................................................................35
Identifi cation Tools ......................................................................................40
8. Identifi cation of PEPs: Commercial and In-House Databases ......................45
9. Identifying and Verifying Source of Wealth and Source of Funds ...............47
10. PEP Approval by Senior Management ..............................................................51
11. Enhanced Ongoing Monitoring ...........................................................................53
Transaction Monitoring ..............................................................................53
Awareness of PEP Customers: Maintaining Access to a List of
PEP Customers ............................................................................................54
Keeping the Customer Profi le Updated ......................................................55
Periodic Review Process 55
Part 3 Role of Regulatory Authorities and the Financial
Intelligence Unit 57
12. Regulatory Authorities .........................................................................................59
Regulation of Bank PEPs Controls .............................................................59
Need for Additional Guidance from the Regulatory Authority ................60
Sanctions ......................................................................................................61
13. Suspicious Transaction Reporting and Financial Intelligence Units .........63
FIU Guidance to Reporting Institutions ....................................................64
Gathering Information ...............................................................................64
Part 4 National Cooperation, Training, and Resources ...................................... 67
14. National Cooperation: Agenc