Treasury and Trade Solutions April 10th, 2015 Compliance Best Practices Gustavo Vidal Regional Market Manager, Citi LatAm Correspondent Banking Agenda AML Context for FCB 1 KYC for FCB Size of Money Laundering 3 $mm $bn $tn $qn 106 109 1012 1015 Fortune 100—by 2012 Revenue (US$ Billion) 447.0 127.2 108.2 82.6 70.4 69.9 66.5 48.1 25.9 15.7 Wal-Mart Stores 2 Hewlett-Packard 10 Apple 17 Procter and Gamble 27 6.4 3.9 Home Depot 35 Source: CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/full_list/. 4 37.9 23.2 11.8 7.1 46.5 Microsoft 37 PepsiCo 41 0.6 Amazon.com 56 8.6 Coca-Cola 59 9.7 Google 73 GDP (PPP) LatAm (US$ Billion) 2011 GDP (PPP) ($ in Billions) $1,904.2 $470.8 $373.3 $300.9 Mexico Colombia Venezuela Peru Source: The Wolrd Bank—DataBank—Economic Development Indicators: http://data.worldbank.org/ 5 $55.7 $42.5 $36.1 $31.4 Panama El Salvador Paraguay Honduras Large Numbers 6 Size of 1 Trillion $100 $1,000,000,000,000 $1,000,000,000 $100,000,000 $1,000,000 $10,000 Source: Pagetutor.Com. 7 1 Million—Seconds, Minutes, Hours Source: http://www.clipartpanda.com/categories/clock-clip-art. 8 1 Million—Seconds, Minutes, Hours F1Nobel Prizes Work Einstein –Championship 1st Scientific Oct 4 2014 1900 Nov 2012 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthbleakley/3230668764/ | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Einstein_by_Gheorghe_Manu.png http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Formula_racecar_pictogram.png 9 1 Billion—Seconds, Minutes, Hours Source: http://www.clipartpanda.com/categories/clock-clip-art. 10 1 Billion—Seconds, Minutes, Hours Right Jesus Lotus 1-2-3 HomoAfter Sapiens 85 AD IBM Feb 1983 113K BCE Source: http://www.theinquirer.net/IMG/826/301826/lotus-123.png | https://openclipart.org/detail/192945/jesus-coloring-book | http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evolution_of_Chaos 11 1 Trillion—Seconds, Minutes, Hours Source: http://www.clipartpanda.com/categories/clock-clip-art. 12 1 Trillion—Seconds, Minutes, Hours Paleolithic – –Homo Pleistocene HomoSapiens Erectus Cretaceous 30k BCEBCE 1.9MM BCE 115MM Source: Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evolution_of_Chaos http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New-Mid-Cretaceous-(Latest-Albian)-Dinosaurs-from-Winton-Queensland-Australia-pone.0006190.g002.jpg 13 Size of Money Laundering UNODC: 2011 2.7% = $1.9 Tn $253.7mm (7x) 83.1 IMF: 1998 3.5% = $1.2 Tn CA = $114.6mm (10x) FATF: 1989 2.0% = $0.4 Tn CA = $67.4mm (6x) 57.2 42.5 32.2 25.5 18.1 12.3 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2.1 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 World ML (US$ Tn) Source: The Wolrd Bank—DataBank—Economic Development Indicators | UNODC—Estimating Illicit Flows Research Report—2011. 14 Fortune 100—by 2012 Revenue (US$ Billion) 447.0 127.2 108.2 82.6 70.4 69.9 66.5 48.1 25.9 15.7 Wal-Mart Stores 1 Hewlett-Packard 2 Apple 3 Procter and Gamble 4 6.4 3.9 Home Depot 5 Source: CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/full_list/. 15 37.9 23.2 11.8 7.1 46.5 Microsoft 6 PepsiCo 7 0.6 Amazon.com 8 8.6 Coca-Cola 9 9.7 Google 10 Fortune 100—by 2012 Revenue/Profit (US$ Billion) (Cont’d) 2,200.0 774.0 127.2 15.7 AML Size 0 108.2 7.1 Wal-Mart Stores Hewlett-Packard 2 10 82.6 25.9 Apple 17 70.4 11.8 Procter and Gamble Home Depot 27 35 Source: CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/full_list/. 16 69.9 3.9 23.2 Microsoft 37 66.5 6.4 Microsoft 41 48.1 46.5 0.6 Amazon.com 56 8.6 Coca-Cola 59 37.9 9.7 Google 73 Fortune 100—by 2012 Profit (US$ Billion) 2,200.0 505.6 23% AML Size Source: CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/full_list/. 17 Total Profits F-100 GDP (PPP) LatAm (US$ Billion) 2011 GDP (PPP) ($ in Billions) $1,904.2 $470.8 $373.3 $300.9 Mexico Colombia Venezuela Source: The Wolrd Bank—DataBank—Economic Development Indicators. 18 Peru $55.7 $42.5 $36.1 $31.4 Panama El Salvador Paraguay Honduras GDP (PPP) LatAm (US$ Billion) (Cont’d) 2011 GDP (PPP) ($ in Billions) $2,200.0 $1,904.2 $470.8 $373.3 $300.9 AML Size Mexico Colombia Venezuela Source: The Wolrd Bank—DataBank—Economic Development Indicators. 19 Peru $55.7 $42.5 $36.1 $31.4 Panama El Salvador Paraguay Honduras GDP (PPP) LatAm (US$ Billions) 2011 GDP (PPP) ($ in Billions) $3,214.9 $2,200.0 68% AML Size Source: The World Bank—DataBank—Economic Development Indicators. 20 Countries Attractiveness to Money Launderers—Rank Order ML Attractiveness Index 686 634 617 600 497 476 466 449 Luxembourg US Switzerland Cayman Islands Austria Source: John Walker Crime Trends Analysis—Modeling Global Money Laundering Flows. 21 Netherlands Liechtenstein Vatican City 439 UK 429 Singapore Top 20 Origins of Laundered Money—Rank Order 46% Source: John Walker Crime Trends Analysis—Modeling Global Money Laundering Flows. 22 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Netherlands Japan Brazil 2% Philippines 2% Poland 2% Austria Canada Romania France Germany China Russia Italy US 3% Mexico 4% South Korea 4% Thailand 4% 11 Spain 5% Hong Kong 5% UK 5% 23 Source: John Walker Crime Trends Analysis—Modeling Global Money Laundering Flows. 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Spain-->Spain Thailand-->Thailand Hong Kong-->Hong Kong Canada-->Canada UK-->UK US-->Luxembourg Germany->Luxembourg Hong Kong-->Taiwan 2% US-->Bermuda 2% Germany-->Germany 2% Italy-->Vatican City 2% France-->France 2% US-->Bahamas US-->Canada 3% Romania-->Romania 3% China-->China Italy-->Italy 5% Russia-->Russia US-->Cayman Islands US-->US Top 20 Flows of Laundered Money—Rank Order 19% 4% 3% 2% Top 20 Destinations of Laundered Money—Rank Order 19% 5% Source: John Walker Crime Trends Analysis—Modeling Global Money Laundering Flows. 24 2% 1% Spain 2% UK 2% Austria 2% Liechtenstein 2% Netherlands 2% Bermuda 2% Switzerland 2% Germany 2% Bahamas 2% France 3% Luxembourg 3% Vatican City 3% Canada 3% Romania 3% China Italy Russia Cayman Islands US 4% Hong Kong 4% Session Overview AML Context for FCB 25 AML for FCB The Cost of Non-Compliance is High 69% $199bn Source: The Banker—March 2014. 26 Key AML Program Components Compliance Program Governance and Metrics Periodic Training Policies and Procedures Independent Audit, Internal Controls and Testing 28 Transaction Monitoring Periodic Transaction Reviews Sanctions Screening Know Your Customer Regulatory Oversight Citi’s KYC Components APF PTR TRP Appendix Patriot Act Certificate (PAC) Business Operations SPF / PEP Client Ownership Board of Directors and Senior Management Negative News Customer Identification Program (CIP) AML Risk Summary AML Call Report Market Reputation AML Call 30 AML Country Regime Wolfsberg Questionnaire Citi’s KYC Components Transaction Activity Review Customer Identification Program (CIP) AML Risk Summary AML Call Report 31 AML Country Regime CIP—Customer Identification Program Sample Question • List any individuals who own 25% or more of the stake of your company • If the entity is privately held and the owner is another legal entity, identify only the ultimate beneficial owners (i.e. the individuals at the top of the chain of ownership of the entity) Common Answer • Banco XYZ SA is a privately held company. However, there are no individuals that, directly or indirectly, hold 25% or more of Banco XYZ SA 32 CIP—Customer Identification Program Desired Answer • As per the ownership structure attached, Nicaragua nationals, Pepe, Lucas, Ramon, and Luisa individually hold 25% of Inverfin CR SA. At the same time Inverfin CR SA owns 80% of Banco XYZ • As a result, all four, Pepe, Lucas, Ramon and Luisa, each indirectly hold 20% of the stake in Banco XYZ SA. The remaining 20% is directly owned by a fifth investor: Hernan Pepe Lucas Ramon Luisa 25% 25% 25% 25% INVERFIN CR SA Hernan 20% 80% BANCO XYZ SA 33 Citi’s KYC Components Transaction Activity Review Customer Identification Program (CIP) AML Risk Summary AML Call Report 34 AML Country Regime Transaction Activity—Q&A No.1 Sample Question • Please provide monthly anticipated volumes and values on the Citi NY correspondent account Common Answer • Anticipated activity differs from PTR numbers • Activity on the Citi NY correspondent account is expected to pick up by 20% during 2013 35 Transaction Activity—Q&A No.1 (Cont’d) Desired Answer • BANK XYZ has calculated an increase of 20% in the transaction activity for 2013 • This a result of an aggressive marketing campaign to create local brand awareness mainly through the sponsorship of the XI Central American games in Panama City, Panama • Our client has also become the official bank of the games’ organization committee • Transaction peaks will occur during the months that lead to the event as many international contracts with builders, sports equipment providers, broadcasters, etc. need to be executed 36 Transaction Activity—Q&A No.2 Sample Question Please provide detailed information pertaining to top beneficiaries and originators of transactions (>5% volume or value) • The nature of business of the entity and relationship between the counterparties • The expected purpose of the transactions • The reason the payments were made in this manner (i.e. round dollar, consecutive days, etc.) • Is the activity expected to reoccur? • Any AML concerns with the activity Common Answer Banco XYZ initiated commercial transactions on behalf of one top originator customer: Softsilk SA, • Softsilk SA is a Salvadorian company dedicated to the production of fabrics • Softsilk SA is a well regarded name at the local level and also a Citi client • This transaction activity is expected to continue, no major AML issues have been raised. 37 Transaction Activity—Q&A No.2 (Cont’d) Desired Answer • Softsilk SA was identified as a top originator (more than 5% in volume) of transactions mainly to countries located in the Middle East • Softsilk LLC is an important Salvadorian textile producer. The client buys raw materials (threads) for the production of fabrics to providers located in the Middle East • Orders are placed monthly. Thus, the activity is recurrent • Softsilk LLC has all export documentation that supports these transaction activity • Softsilk LLC has been a client of BANK XYZ for more than 12 years • Softsilk LLC is also subjected to Banco XYZ KYC process. Banco XYZ does not have any AML concerns with this transaction activity. Furthermore, this is also an existing Citi client with an up to date file 38 Citi’s KYC Components Transaction Activity Review Customer Identification Program (CIP) AML Risk Summary AML Call Report 39 AML Country Regime AML Call Report AML Program AML Examinations and Audits AML Transaction Monitoring AML Call Report Information which is Known to or Reasonably Available to Citi about the Client’s AML Record Customer Due Diligence Comments and Conclusions • Summarize findings and create Call Report • Highlight any Red Flags • Discuss any Issues with Compliance • Raise issues to the client as may be necessary 40 Special Risks of Client AML Call Report—Q&A No.1 Sample Question • Describe the structure and staffing of the bank’s AML Department • Please confirm the number of staff dedicated to AML related functions Common Answer • Banco XYZ compliance area is comprised of nine employees. Five of them are dedicated to AML related activities • The Compliance officer has a manager rank and reports directly to the board of directors • The Compliance officer has more than 10 years of experience 41 AML Call Report—Q&A No.1 (Cont’d) Desired Answer • Banco XYZ compliance area is comprised of nine employees • The compliance officer has a manager rank and reports directly to the board of directors • She has more than 10 year of experience in Compliance and Controls areas. She has lead the Compliance unit for the past four years • The AML department is a subdivision of the Compliance Unit and has direct oversight from the Compliance officer • It is composed of one AML manager and four AML officers that are exclusively dedicated to the analysis of alerts that emanate from the automated transaction monitoring systems • The number of analysts is adequate for the number of daily alerts raised by the monitoring system (around 50 daily alerts) • Furthermore, Banco XYZ has an adequate number of AML resources when compared to other local banks of the same size 42 AML Call Report—Q&A No.2 Sample Question • Has the bank filed large currency transaction reports or suspicious activity reports to its local regulator in the current year? Common Answer • Banco XYZ filed seven suspicious activity reports during 2012 43 AML Call Report—Q&A No.2 (Cont’d) Desired Answer • Banco XYZ filed seven suspicious activity reports (SARs) during 2012 • This shows a diminishing trend when compared to 2011 filings (11 SARs) and 2010 filings (15 SARs) • Diminishing trends can be explained by more hostile country environment for money launderers • For example, the Central Bank has increased its requirements to justify recurrent and high value activity. Tougher laws that punish criminal activity have also been enacted in the country in the past year years 44 Citi’s KYC Components Transaction Activity Review Customer Identification Program (CIP) AML Risk Summary AML Call Report 45 AML Country Regime AML Country Regime—Country Reports UK “… Although narcotics are still a major source of illegal proceeds for money laundering, the proceeds of other offenses, such as financial fraud and the smuggling of people and goods, have become increasingly important. …” Source: US Department of State—Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs—International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. 46 AML Country Regime—Country Reports (Cont’d) Mexico “… _______ is a major drug-producing and drug-transit country. Proceeds from the illicit drug trade leaving the US are the principal source of funds laundered through the _______ financial system. Other significant sources of laundered proceeds include corruption, kidnapping, and trafficking in firearms and persons …” Source: US Department of State—Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs—International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. 47 AML Country Regime—Country Reports (Cont’d) Paraguay “… _______ is a major drug transit country and money laundering center. A multi-billion dollar contraband trade, fed in part by endemic, institutional corruption, occurs in the border region shared with _______ and ________ and facilitates much of the money laundering. …” Source: US Department of State—Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs—International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. 48 AML Country Regime—Country Reports (Cont’d) Costa Rica “… remains vulnerable to money laundering and other financial crimes, including various schemes that target US-based victims. Money laundering activities are primarily related to the foreign proceeds of international trafficking in cocaine. A sizeable internet gaming industry also launders millions of dollars in illicit proceeds through ____ and offshore centers annually. …” Source: US Department of State—Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs—International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. 51 AML Country Regime—Country Reports (Cont’d) Colombia “… is a regional leader in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. … has a forceful anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML / CFT) regime. …” “… however, the laundering of money from Colombia’s illicit cocaine and heroin trade continues to penetrate its economy and affect its financial institutions. Laundered funds also are derived from commercial smuggling for tax and import duty evasion; kidnapping; arms trafficking; and terrorism connected to violent, illegally-armed groups and guerrilla organizations, including US Government-designated terrorist organizations …” Source: US Department of State—Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs—International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. 52 Citi’s KYC Components Transaction Activity Review Customer Identification Program (CIP) AML Risk Summary AML Call Report 55 AML Country Regime There is Much More to Do… <1% • 2011: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) • 2011: Less than 1 percent of global illicit financial flows is currently being seized and frozen • 2012: 3.6% of $83.1 trillion = $3.0 trillion, 1% = 30 billion Source: UNODC—Estimating Illicit Flows Research Report—2011. 58 Question and Answer Session Questions? 59 Appendix Preguntas Video 1. Para qué están hechas las reglas? 2. No sólo importa el tamaño del negocio, también importa ____ 3. Qué información omitió Calvin escalar a su jefe 4. Qué elemento de trabajo de Calvin no se cumplió de acuerdo con el investigador? 60 Appendix Major Money Laundering Countries Countries/Jurisdictions of Primary Concern (66) Afghanistan France Liechtenstein UAE Antigua and Barbuda Germany Luxembourg UK Argentina Greece Macau US Australia Guatemala Mexico Uruguay Austria Guernsey Netherlands Venezuela Bahamas Guinea Nigeria Zimbabwe Belize Haiti Pakistan Bolivia Hong Kong Panama Brazil India Paraguay British Virgin Islands Indonesia Philippines Burma Iran Russia Cambodia Iraq Singapore Canada Isle Of Man Somalia Cayman Islands Israel Spain China, People Rep Italy St. Maarten Colombia Japan Switzerland Costa Rica Jersey Taiwan Curacao Kenya Thailand Cyprus Latvia Turkey Dominican Republic Lebanon Ukraine Source: US Department of State—Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs—International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. 61 Appendix Major Money Laundering Countries (Cont’d) Countries/Jurisdictions of Concern (68) Albania El Salvador Monaco Suriname Algeria Ghana Mongolia Syria Angola Gibraltar Montenegro Tanzania Aruba Grenada Morocco Trinidad and Tobago Azerbaijan Guyana Nicaragua Turks and Caicos Bahrain Holy See Peru Vanuatu Bangladesh Honduras Poland Vietnam Barbados Hungary Portugal Yemen Belarus Ireland Qatar Belgium Jamaica Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina Jordan Saudi Arabia Bulgaria Kazakhstan Senegal Chile Korea, North Serbia Comoros Korea, South Seychelles Cook Islands Kosovo Sierra Leone Cote d'Ivoire Kuwait Slovakia Czech Republic Laos South Africa Djibouti Malaysia St. Kitts and Nevis Ecuador Marshall Islands St. Lucia Egypt Moldova St. Vincent Source: US Department of State—Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs—International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. 62 Appendix Major Money Laundering Countries (Cont’d) Other Countries/Jurisdictions Monitored (76) Andorra Eritrea Malta Slovenia Anguilla Estonia Mauritania Solomon Islands Armenia Ethiopia Mauritius South Sudan Benin Fiji Micronesia FS Sri Lanka Bermuda Finland Montserrat Sudan Botswana Gabon Mozambique Swaziland Brunei Gambia Namibia Sweden Burkina Faso Georgia Nauru Tajikistan Burundi Guinea Nepal Timor-Leste Cameroon Iceland New Zealand Togo Cape Verde Kyrgyz Republic Niger Tonga Central African Republic Lesotho Niue Tunisia Chad Liberia Norway Turkmenistan Congo, Dem Rep Of Libya Oman Uganda Congo, Rep Of Lithuania Palau Uzbekistan Croatia Macedonia Papua New Guinea Zambia Cuba Madagascar Rwanda Denmark Malawi Samoa Dominica Maldives San Marino Equatorial Guinea Mali Sao Tome and Principe Source: US Department of State—Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs—International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. 63 Appendix Debtris 64 Appendix IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. 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