Jun.08, 2010, 08:30 AM, Source: Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AML Partners (www.amlpartners.com) today released the latest version of Country Evaluator, a list that rates countries of the world as they pertain to Anti Money Laundering (“AML”) and Sanctions risk.

AML Partners, an Anti-Money Laundering consulting company helps financial institutions comply with the Bank Secrecy Act. Over the past several years the company has implemented AML Programs at 70+ Financial Institutions within the United States and internationally and in doing so, have built several AML utilities to supplement the existing AML Program of an institution. Evaluating a country’s AML Risk (or Geographic Concern) is one of the requirements necessary to assess the risk a customer poses to an institution. AML Partners has developed a methodology for evaluating a country’s Risk, which gives a Risk Score ranging from 0 to 100 to each country of the world. These scores are based on tangible and factually supported events. Said Frank Cummings, President of AML Partners, “We have evaluated each Country against what we consider are Concern Lists of the world. Countries obtain Risk Scores based on their listing on major Sanctions lists such as the OFAC Sanctions List, United Nation Sanctioned Countries, European Union Sanctioned Countries, Corruption Perception Index, FinCENAdvisory Countries, OffShore Financial Centers, and many more.”

Used for Customer Risk Assessments

Financial Institutions can utilize the Country Evaluator to conduct Risk Assessments of their Customer Base. Evaluations can be performed on a customer’s domicile, country of incorporation, or Trade Areas, places where the customer conducts their business.

Used for Transaction Monitoring

The Country Evaluator can also be used to determine the level of monitoring needed for customer transactions depending on the level of AML Risk the country possesses. Transactions conducted through higher risk countries could be monitored under tighter surveillance versus lower risk countries.

For more information about the Country Evaluator please visit www.amlpartners.com.