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THE CHALLENGE
Public-sector banking in the Baltics was only established in the early 1990’s, and the Baltics banking environment still commonly lacks some of the risk management capabilities expected of major-market and global banks. Major commercial banks expect their business counterparties to maintain the same risk management standards as they do, which makes it difficult for Baltics banks to be effective market participants. Developing and maintaining an effective AML / sanctions risk assessment framework is a critical expectation, but not one that can easily be developed in a vacuum.
THE SOLUTION
Exiger helped a mid-sized Baltics area bank understand the major-market requirements of an effective risk assessment framework, and then developed and helped execute a risk assessment process designed to be repeatable, sustainable and capable of withstanding regulatory examination. The ongoing knowledge transfer regarding the means and methods of developing and conducting the AML and sanctions risk assessments means that Exiger was able to provide not only a sustainable business process, but the industry experience necessary to sustain it effectively and defend it successfully.
THE IMPACT
The client continues to experience regulatory challenges with respect to its legacy business processes, but the comprehensive AML and sanctions risk assessment framework has allowed the bank to demonstrate that they are making risk-based program enhancements based on sound methodology and a consistent risk management process.
