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Section 2.2.12.2.1 Role of the Compliance Officer / MLRO
The Compliance Officer/MLRO is responsible for detecting and reporting suspicious activity, decides whether to notify the FIU or retain matters, and prepares semi-annual reports to senior management.
Section 3.43.4 How to Submit an STR and Other Report Types
Financial institutions under CBUAE supervision must submit suspicious transaction and other reports to the FIU through the goAML portal, registering immediately after licensing and keeping registration active.
Section 3.53.5 Amendments to Submitted Reports
Accepted goAML suspicious transaction reports cannot be amended; corrections go through a follow-up report referencing the original web reference number, with maker-checker review.
Section 4.1, 4.4 and 4.74.1 / 4.4 / 4.7 Expedited Review
Staff must escalate urgent suspicious activity immediately to the STR decision authority; the Compliance Officer or MLRO must decide suspicion within 24 hours and file the STR/SAR within 24 hours of that decision.
Section 4.24.1-4.2 Alert Review and STR Filing Timelines
Licensed financial institutions must file a suspicious transaction report within a maximum of 35 business days of automated alert generation, keeping investigation records and a justification for the time taken, filing sooner where possible.
Section 4.34.3 Continuing Suspicious Activity
After filing a suspicious transaction report on an account holder, licensed financial institutions are expected to apply enhanced monitoring and promptly file further reports if suspicious activity continues.
Section 4.54.5 Complex Investigations
For complex investigations, a licensed financial institution must file an initial STR/SAR labelled Complex investigation within 15 business days of alert generation, and a follow-up within a further 30 business days.
Section 55 Confidentiality and Prohibition against Tipping Off
Licensed financial institutions must maintain senior-management-approved policies and controls to keep suspicious transaction reporting information confidential, including staff training, while tipping off carries criminal penalties.
Section 6.1-6.26 Handling After Filing STRs/SARs
After filing a suspicious transaction report, licensed financial institutions must follow FIU instructions, review related accounts, classify the customer as high risk with enhanced due diligence, decide on relationship continuation, and avoid tipping off.
CBUAE Guidance on Suspicious Transaction Reporting's 18 indexed articles break down by obligation type as follows.
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CBUAE Guidance on Suspicious Transaction Reporting spans the following regulatory topics, as tagged by Lexara.
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