Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Sa: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter - Terrorism Financing Disclosure Statement
Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Sa: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter - Terrorism Financing Disclosure Statement
1. Administrative Information
International Framework:
9 Special Recom m endat ions of FAFT/ GAFI ( issued in 2001, updat ed in 2004)
t hat set out principles for act ion t o det ect , prevent and suppress t he
financing of terrorism;
3rd AML European Directive where the main principles and provisions, about
prevent ion of t he use of t he financial syst em for t he purpose of m oney
laundering and t errorist financing, enforced upon all EU Mem ber St at es, are
defined;
Council of Europe convent ion on laundering, search, seizure and confiscat ion
of t he proceeds from crim e and on t he financing of t errorism ( Warsaw,
16.V.2005).
National Framework:
Law 25/ 2008 ( issued in June, 5) port uguese law t hat t ransposes t he 3rd
AML Directive;
Official Not ice 11/ 2005, updat ed by Official Not ice 2/ 2007, and I nst ruction
26/ 2005 ( issued by port uguese banking supervisor, Bank of Port ugal)
where t he procedures t o be put in place by banks are defined, regarding
cust om er ident ificat ion, record keeping and t he report ing of suspicious
transaction;
Law 52/ 2003 of 22nd August ( as am ended by law 59/ 2007 of 4th
September);
Securit ies Code Art icles 304 t o 305- E ( as am ended by Decree- law
357- A/2007 of 31st October);
I n t he I nt ernat ional operat ions t hat CGD has a cont rolling int erest in, policies and
procedures are in place, which assist t he operat ions t o com ply wit h t heir respect ive
domestic AML/CTF laws.
Under CGD I nt ernal Policy ( based on art icle 29 of law 25/ 2008) it s branches and
majority- owned subsidiaries in t hird count ries apply m easures equivalent t o t hose
laid down by portuguese law , regarding ident ificat ion, due diligence, correspondent
banking, record keeping and training.
We also im plem ent ed t he policies and int ernal procedures defined in com pliance,
nam ely int ernal cont rol, evaluat ion and risk assessm ent and m anagem ent and
int ernal audit , in order t o effect ively prevent m oney laundering and t errorism
financing.
Where t he legislat ion of t he t hird count ry does not allow t he whole applicat ion of t he
m easures in t he financial institutions, CGD had inform ed it s com pet ent supervisory
aut horit y ( Bank of Port ugal) of t hat fact and t ook addit ional m easures t o prevent t he
risk of money laundering and terrorism financing.
CGD has adopted internal policies, procedures and controls to ensure that it complies
with AML/CTF obligations in existing legislation and regulations.
CGD has adopt ed an AML/ CFT program t hat reasonably ident ifies, m it igat es and
m anages t he risk of m oney laundering and t errorism financing according t o t he
legislat ion. This program has been approved by CGD s Board of Direct ors and is
implemented in its branches and majority- owned subsidiaries in third countries.
Being Portugal a member country of the EU and of the Financial Action Task Force on
Money Laundering ( FAFT/ GAFI ) , CGD and all it s dom est ic and int ernat ional branches
and represent at ive offices, adhere t o and apply t he following policies and
procedures:
Polit ica lly Ex pose d Pe r sons ( PEPs) : CGD has enhanced due diligence and
transaction screen towards customers or beneficial owners who are PEPs.
Employee due dilige nce : CGD has processes t hat provide reasonable assurance of
the identity, honesty and integrity of prospective and existing employees.
I nde pe nde nt a u dit a nd com plia nce r e vie w funct ion: Our internal audit ors and
the com pliance depart m ent conduct program s of audit and com pliance t est s of all
CGD s policies and operat ional procedures including t hose applicable t o AML.
The audit and compliance programs are approved by senior management.
Cor r e spon de nt Ba nk s: CGD has im plem ent ed risk based due diligence procedures
that include the following underst anding t he nat ure of t he correspondent s business,
its license t o operat e, t he qualit y of it s m anagem ent , ownership and effect ive cont rol,
it s AML policies, ext ernal oversight and prudent ial supervision including it s AML/ CFT
regim e. Addit ionally, ongoing due diligence of correspondent account s is perform ed
on a regular basis or when circum st ances change. All correspondent banking
relationships are approved by senior management.
She ll Ba n k s: CGD does not conduct business wit h shell banks, as defined in t he
AML/CFT law.
Please find CGD Wolfsberg AML Quest ionnaire in the website (www.cgd.pt).
Under t he Unit ing and St rengt hening Am erica by Providing Appropriat e Tools
Required t o I nt ercept and Obst ruct Terrorism ( USA Pat riot Act ) Act 2001, CGD m ay
be required from t im e t o t im e t o provide Certification Regarding Account s for Foreign
banks.