ANNEX I
CORRESPONDING SITUATIONS
Reporting authorities may come across weaknesses in the following situations:
PART 1: AML/CFT authorities
When carrying out their on-site and off-site supervisory activities, regarding:
(a) | customer due diligence measures, including customer ML/TF risk assessments, reliance on third parties and transaction monitoring; |
(b) | suspicious transaction reporting; |
(c) | record-keeping; |
(d) | internal AML/CFT systems and controls; |
(e) | risk management system, including business-wide ML/TF risk assessments; |
(f) | group-wide policies and procedures including policies for sharing information within the group. |
PART 2: Prudential authorities
1. | During the authorisation process and the process for the assessment of the acquisition of qualifying holdings, regarding: analysis of business strategy and of business model and reflection on other risk areas, including liquidity where applicable; fitness and propriety assessment of the members of the management body and key function holders, where performed; notification to establish a branch or to provide services under the freedom of establishment or the freedom to provide services; shareholders or members holding qualifying holdings or, exclusively at authorisation, and where applicable, identity of 20 largest shareholders or members if there are no qualifying holdings; internal governance arrangements including remuneration policies and practices; internal control framework, including risk management, compliance and internal audit; information communication technology risk and risk management; assessment of the sources of funds to pay up capital at authorisation or the source of funds to purchase the qualifying holding. |
2. | During ongoing supervision, including on-site inspections and off-site supervisory activities, regarding: internal governance arrangements, including remuneration policies and practices; internal control framework, including risk management, compliance and internal audit; fitness and propriety assessment of the members of the management body and key function holders, where performed; the assessment of the notifications of proposed acquisitions of qualifying holdings; operational risks including legal and reputational risks; information communication technology risk and risk management; business models; liquidity management; outsourcing arrangements and third party risk management; carrying out the procedures related to market access, banking licensing and authorisations; carrying out the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP); the supervisory review process (SRP), or similar supervisory review processes; the assessment of ad hoc requests, notifications and applications; the assessment of the eligibility of and monitoring institutional protection schemes; information received during ongoing work to ensure compliance with Union prudential rules, including the collection of supervisory reporting. |
PART 3: Designated authorities
When preparing for DGS interventions, including stress testing and on-site or off-site inspections, or when executing a DGS intervention, including pay-outs.
PART 4: Resolution authorities and the Single Resolution Board
In the course of their functions, from resolution planning to execution.
PART 5: Conduct of business authorities
When carrying out their on-site and off-site supervisory activities, and in particular in situations where they are aware of:
(a) | a denial of access to financial products or services for reasons of anti-money laundering or combating the financing of terrorism; |
(b) | a termination of a contract or the end of a service for reasons of anti-money laundering or combating the financing of terrorism; |
(c) | an exclusion of categories of customers, in particular in the situations referred to in points (a) and (b) for reasons of anti-money laundering or combating the financing of terrorism. |
PART 6: Payment institutions authorities
In particular:
1. | during the authorisation process and passporting; |
2. | when carrying out their on-site and off-site supervisory activities, and in particular: with regard to payment institutions and electronic money institutions, including when they provide their activities through agents and distributors; with regard to the payment service provider’s obligations under Directive (EU) 2015/2366, including the obligation of the payee’s payment service providers to make funds available to the payee immediately after the amount is credited to the payment service provider’s account. |
PART 7: Any other situations where the weakness is material.