Hidden Links: Why PEP and Sanctions Screening Belong in a Single Workflow
In most firms, PEP screening and sanctions screening grew up separately. They run against different lists, often on different schedules, sometimes owned by different teams. Yet the exposure they are looking for frequently runs through the same individuals: the...
Risk-Based PEP Checks: Tiering Politically Exposed Persons for Proportionate Screening with Nexis Diligence+
A retired backbench MP in a standard-risk jurisdiction and a sitting foreign head of state are both politically exposed persons under current regulatory definitions. They do not present the same risk. Yet many compliance teams apply effectively the same screening...