Internal Governance Arrangements in Banks Quiz

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What are the three key steps involved in KYC according to SWIFT?

  • Identify customer identity, understand customer activities, verify money sources
  • Identify customers, verify sources of funds, assess money laundering risks (correct)
  • Assess customer identity, verify funds, understand financial risks
  • Verify customer activities, establish funding sources, assess regulatory risks

Why is it important for banks to comply with AML and CFT regulations?

  • To simplify the banking processes
  • To protect consumer rights
  • To prevent fraud and financial crime (correct)
  • To ensure fair competition in the financial industry

What does a sound risk culture at all levels of institutions promote?

  • Increased competition among banks
  • Reduced regulatory oversight
  • Effective management of risk (correct)
  • Higher interest rates for customers

Which body generally regulates banks and ensures compliance with prudential requirements?

<p>Central banks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do conduct of business rules generally focus on in the banking sector?

<p>Protecting consumer rights (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is effective oversight by the management body crucial in internal governance arrangements?

<p>To ensure sound risk management practices (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In popular culture, which TV show involves a chemistry teacher getting involved in money laundering to pay for cancer treatment?

<p>Breaking Bad (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major component of anti-money laundering legislation mentioned in the text?

<p>KYC (Know-Your-Customer) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which financial institution was highlighted in an episode of 'Dirty Money' for its involvement in money laundering for drug cartels?

<p>HSBC (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which financial crime concept is closely associated with the requirement for bankers to know their customers?

<p>Money laundering (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of due diligence measures like KYC in the banking sector?

<p>To authenticate and record customer identities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which show depicts a financial advisor being forced into money laundering for drug traffickers?

<p>Ozark (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of money laundering?

<p>To make illegal money appear legitimate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the catalyst for the significant adoption of anti-money laundering legislation mentioned in the text?

<p>The attacks on 9/11 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common form of internal fraud in banks as mentioned in the text?

<p>General ledger fraud (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sector tends to oppose anti-money laundering legislation based on the text?

<p>Bank lobbyists (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of money laundering is highlighted as becoming an industry in itself in the text?

<p>Money laundering activities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event prompted the US government to seek rapid regulatory responses including anti-money laundering measures?

<p>The attacks on 9/11 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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