Leela
Sanctions / OFAC
SO-08

Review the sanctions program with the bank and train staff each year

Policy reference

Sanctions / OFAC policy, §5.2, §5.3

A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments, OFAC Framework for Compliance Commitments (2019)
Requirement

The AML Compliance Officer reviews the sponsor bank’s sanctions policy at least annually and updates this policy to conform, reviews the sanctions program with the sponsor bank’s compliance team at least annually within the compliance program review, and delivers sanctions training to all relevant employees at least annually. Each quarter the Company sends the sponsor bank a sanctions operating report covering volumes, matches by outcome, time to determination, suppression review, re-screening runs, and confirmed events.

Trigger

Annual

Each year with the compliance program review; operating report each quarter

Action

Compare this policy to the bank’s current sanctions policy, hold the joint annual review, deliver and record the training, and send the quarterly operating report.

Evidence
  • Annual review record

    Date, bank policy version compared, changes made, bank attendees

  • Training completion roster

    Employee, date, content version

  • Quarterly sanctions operating report

    Sent to the sponsor bank with the figures listed in the policy

Owner

AML Compliance Officer

Leela can
Human required

A person must do the work; Leela can track it and file the evidence.

Leela can keep the annual and quarterly dates, assemble the operating report figures, and track who has completed training.

Applies

Tell Leela about your company to see whether this applies.

Status
Setup needed

Tell Leela how you handle it today, or hand it over: see what’s next.

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