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CKYCA Certified Know Your Customer Associate

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CKYCA is the Acams exam Certified Know Your Customer Associate. Paid practice material for this exam is not available yet, but you can try its free sample questions.

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CKYCA
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Question 1

A politically exposed person (PEP) is eager to open a private account with an international bank. In addition to performing the normal CDD, which measure should be required from the AML officer? 

  1. Option A:
    Conduct enhanced ongoing monitoring of the business relationship each quarter.
  2. Option B:
    Obtain senior management approval for establishing such business relationships. 
  3. Option C:
    Contact law enforcement, as PEPs pose enhanced risks to an institution.
  4. Option D:
    Make a note of a PEP business relationship and file a suspicious transaction report to the local financial intelligence unit. 
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Correct answer: B

FATF requires that before establishing a business relationship with a PEP, financial institutions must obtain senior management approval, along with applying enhanced due diligence measures such as verifying the source of wealth and funds.

Question 2

A KYC analyst is onboarding a high-net-worth client and, during the screening process, notices that the prospective client is the parent of a government minister. After the analyst performs a source of wealth analysis, whose approval is needed before opening the account? 

  1. Option A:
    Relationship management
  2. Option B:
    Senior management 
  3. Option C:
    Team management 
  4. Option D:
    Project management
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Correct answer: B

FATF requires that the decision to establish or continue a business relationship with a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), or their close family members, must be approved by senior management after appropriate enhanced due diligence has been completed.
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