The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities launched public consultation on two anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Guidelines. The documents are part of the Joint Committee’s work to establish consistent and effective, risk-based supervisory practices across the EU.
The Risk-Based Supervision Guidelines
The consultation paper on the Risk-Based Supervision Guidelines is addressed to competent authorities responsible for supervising credit and financial institutions’ compliance with applicable AML/CFT obligations. The Guidelines specify the characteristics of a risk-based approach to AML/CFT supervision and set out what competent authorities should do to ensure that their allocation of supervisory resources is commensurate to the level of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risk associated with credit and financial institutions in their sector.
The Risk-Factors Guidelines
The consultation paper on the Risk-Factors Guidelines is addressed to both credit and financial institutions and competent authorities responsible for supervising compliance with the AML/CFT obligations. It provides guidance on the factors credit and financial institutions should consider when assessing the risk of ML and TF associated with individual business relationships, and on how they should adjust their customer due diligence measures as a result of that risk assessment. The aim of these Guidelines is to provide credit and financial institutions with the tools they need to make informed, risk-based and proportionate decisions on the effective management of individual business relationships and occasional transactions. They also aim to help competent authorities assess whether the ML/TF risk assessment and management systems and controls of EU credit and financial institutions are adequate.
Consultation process
The consultation closes on 22 January 2016.
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Consultation on Guidelines on risk factors and simplified and enhanced customer due diligence
Consultation on Guidelines on risk based supervision
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