Finastra Assessment Financial Crime and Compliance Questions and Answers

Question 1

A bank's transaction monitoring system flags a series of cash deposits into a single account.
Each deposit is for $9,500 and occurs on three consecutive days at different branches.
This pattern is most indicative of which type of financial crime?

Accepted Answer

Structuring

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Insider trading

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Asset misappropriation

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Tax evasion

Question 2

Which of the following is the primary responsibility of a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) within a financial institution?

Accepted Answer

Receiving and assessing internal suspicious activity reports and filing SARs with authorities.

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Approving high-value corporate loans.

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Developing marketing strategies for new financial products.

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Conducting daily audits of the institution's financial statements.

Question 3

A financial institution is onboarding a new corporate client. The client is a privately held company operating in a high-risk jurisdiction known for corruption. Which level of due diligence should be applied?

Accepted Answer

Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)

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Simplified Due Diligence (SDD)

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Customer Identification Program (CIP) only

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Standard Due Diligence (SDD)

Question 4

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) sets international standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing. What is the foundational principle of the FATF Recommendations?

Accepted Answer

A risk-based approach (RBA) tailored to national circumstances.

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A prescriptive, one-size-fits-all regulatory framework.

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A focus exclusively on criminal prosecution after a crime has occurred.

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Mandatory quarterly reporting of all international transactions to the FATF.

Question 5

A compliance officer at a bank is using a screening tool to check a new customer's name against various sanctions lists, including the OFAC SDN list. This process is a critical component of:

Accepted Answer

Sanctions compliance and KYC procedures

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Credit risk assessment

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Market abuse surveillance

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The bank's annual profitability audit

Question 6

Under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in the United States, when must a financial institution file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)?

Accepted Answer

No later than 30 calendar days after the date of initial detection of facts that may constitute a basis for filing.

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Within 10 business days of any transaction over $5,000.

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Only when a customer is officially charged with a crime.

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Annually for all accounts that have had more than 100 transactions.