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Where <\/strong><\/strong>does Adverse Media <\/strong><\/strong>come <\/strong><\/strong>from?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Traditional news outlets and Media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- International Organisation’s databases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Blogs and web articles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Specialized websites that publish issues involving AML and FinCrime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Social media and internet forums.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press releases and notices published by regulators, law enforcement agencies, tax authorities, and other government agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What do regulators say about Adverse Media Checks?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It is no surprise that different jurisdictions and regulators enforce various Adverse Media AML regulations and guidance. However, they all highlight the need to build accurate risk profiles of clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)<\/a> recommends \u201cverifiable Adverse Media searches\u201d as part of customer risk assessments and underlines the need to \u201cunderstand the client\u2019s reputation\u201d. It also requires firms to determine whether high-risk clients have been \u201cpreviously investigated\u201d for money laundering or terrorist financing or subject to regulatory enforcement in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSimilarly, the EU\u2019s 4th Anti Money Laundering Directive (4MLD), also transposed into UK law, requires firms to perform enhanced customer due diligence (CDD) for high-risk customers, leveraging open-source or Adverse Media searches. 4MLD was strengthened by 5MLD on 10 January 2020<\/strong> with the new directive encouraging automated Adverse Media Screening. On 3 December 2020<\/strong>, 6MLD came into effect, adding cybercrime and environmental crime to the list of money laundering predicate crimes and extending the AML criminal liability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nFollowing Brexit, the UK has opted out of the 6MLD, on the basis that domestic legislation already \u2018goes much further\u2019<\/a>. However, any regulated UK businesses operating in Europe must comply with the 6MLD.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nThe United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network<\/a> (FinCEN) requires financial institutions to conduct Adverse Media Screening as part of the CDD process. FinCEN also requires a risk-based AML approach that includes Adverse Media Screening throughout the relationship, in other words, ongoing Adverse Media Checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Challenge of Adverse Media Screening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Manual Adverse Media Screening is time-consuming, highly ineffective, and does not scale. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Institutions use internet searches and \u201cgoogling\u201d news articles to perform manual searches for negative news on high-risk clients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The outcome of these searches needs to be crossed-referenced with other data sources and ultimately must be approved by Compliance Officers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- This manual process is labor-intensive, costly, highly error-prone, and subject to increased human bias.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Media coverage is changing at a staggering pace. Therefore, manual searches provide only a static risk snapshot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Media coverage may not be available in a familiar or accessible language and thus may be misunderstood.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Limited access to some sources will lead to a few pieces of Adverse Media going unnoticed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How our automated processes will help you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In today’s media landscape, a process reliant on manual searches cannot contend with automated systems that digest enormous amounts of data in real-time, validate it, and then send notifications as soon as there is something of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, systematic Adverse Media checks provide you with a more in-depth insight into your clients and allow you to tailor searches based on your risk approach and regulatory requirements. With state-of-the-art systems such as ComplyCube<\/a>, you will be able to screen customers across a vast array of databases and news sources whilst receiving only risk-relevant results. Our leading platform<\/a> will enable you to protect your company from reputational, and AML risks effortlessly and cost-effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Funnel](\"https:\/\/www.complycube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ComplyCube-Sanctions-and-PEP-Screening-1024x511.png\")
Customer Screening at a Glance – ComplyCube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
What do regulators say about Adverse Media Checks?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It is no surprise that different jurisdictions and regulators enforce various Adverse Media AML regulations and guidance. However, they all highlight the need to build accurate risk profiles of clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)<\/a> recommends \u201cverifiable Adverse Media searches\u201d as part of customer risk assessments and underlines the need to \u201cunderstand the client\u2019s reputation\u201d. It also requires firms to determine whether high-risk clients have been \u201cpreviously investigated\u201d for money laundering or terrorist financing or subject to regulatory enforcement in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similarly, the EU\u2019s 4th Anti Money Laundering Directive (4MLD), also transposed into UK law, requires firms to perform enhanced customer due diligence (CDD) for high-risk customers, leveraging open-source or Adverse Media searches. 4MLD was strengthened by 5MLD on 10 January 2020<\/strong> with the new directive encouraging automated Adverse Media Screening. On 3 December 2020<\/strong>, 6MLD came into effect, adding cybercrime and environmental crime to the list of money laundering predicate crimes and extending the AML criminal liability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following Brexit, the UK has opted out of the 6MLD, on the basis that domestic legislation already \u2018goes much further\u2019<\/a>. However, any regulated UK businesses operating in Europe must comply with the 6MLD.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network<\/a> (FinCEN) requires financial institutions to conduct Adverse Media Screening as part of the CDD process. FinCEN also requires a risk-based AML approach that includes Adverse Media Screening throughout the relationship, in other words, ongoing Adverse Media Checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manual Adverse Media Screening is time-consuming, highly ineffective, and does not scale. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In today’s media landscape, a process reliant on manual searches cannot contend with automated systems that digest enormous amounts of data in real-time, validate it, and then send notifications as soon as there is something of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As such, systematic Adverse Media checks provide you with a more in-depth insight into your clients and allow you to tailor searches based on your risk approach and regulatory requirements. With state-of-the-art systems such as ComplyCube<\/a>, you will be able to screen customers across a vast array of databases and news sources whilst receiving only risk-relevant results. Our leading platform<\/a> will enable you to protect your company from reputational, and AML risks effortlessly and cost-effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
The Challenge of Adverse Media Screening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How our automated processes will help you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n