31 CFR §1023.210
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A broker or dealer in securities shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 5318(h)(1) if the broker-dealer implements and maintains a written anti-money laundering program approved by senior management that:
- (a)Complies with the requirements of §§ 1010.610 and 1010.620 of this chapter and any applicable regulation of its Federal functional regulator governing the establishment and implementation of anti-money laundering programs;
- (b)Includes, at a minimum:
- (1)The establishment and implementation of policies, procedures, and internal controls reasonably designed to achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and the implementing regulations thereunder;
- (2)Independent testing for compliance to be conducted by the broker-dealer's personnel or by a qualified outside party;
- (3)Designation of an individual or individuals responsible for implementing and monitoring the operations and internal controls of the program;
- (4)Ongoing training for appropriate persons; and
- (5)Appropriate risk-based procedures for conducting ongoing customer due diligence, to include, but not be limited to:
- (i)Understanding the nature and purpose of customer relationships for the purpose of developing a customer risk profile; and
- (ii)Conducting ongoing monitoring to identify and report suspicious transactions and, on a risk basis, to maintain and update customer information. For purposes of this paragraph (b)(5)(ii), customer information shall include information regarding the beneficial owners of legal entity customers (as defined in § 1010.230 of this chapter); and
- (c)Complies with the rules, regulations, or requirements of its self-regulatory organization governing such programs; provided that the rules, regulations, or requirements of the self-regulatory organization governing such programs have been made effective under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by the appropriate Federal functional regulator in consultation with FinCEN.