Crimcheck makes it easy to screen your candidates against sanction lists from across the globe.
It can be intimidating and confusing trying to keep up with the burgeoning volume of industry sanction and watch lists available nationally and globally. While these lists are designed to keep you from hiring a flagged individual who can do harm to your business, you might be asking ‘where do I start?’.
Crimcheck will screen your candidates against the following sanction and debarred lists:
- Assets Recovery Agency (United Kingdom) – Department which confiscates any proceeds and money from any crime
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (Australia) – Regulates all financial service industries
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Australia) – Independent government body which regulates all corporations
- Autorite des Marches Financiers (Canada) – Regulates all financial institutions in the province of Québec
- Autorite des Marches Financiers (France) – Independent public body which regulates the stock market
- BaFin – Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Germany) – Regulates all financial institutions
- Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (CBFA) (Belgium) – Regulates all financial institutions
- Banque de France (CECEI) (France) – Central Bank of France
- Banque de France Commission Bancaire (France) – Regulates all financial institutions
- British Columbia Securities Commission (Canada) – Agency which regulated securities legislation in the province of British Columbia
- Bureau of Industry and Security (United States) – Agency which deals with issues of national security and technology; the main goal is to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
- Central Bank of Belize (Belize) – Central Bank of Belize
- Central Bureau of Investigation (India) – Government agency which serves as the criminal investigation system and police agency
- Central Narcotics Bureau (Singapore) – Drug Enforcement Agency
- Centro Mexicano Para la Filantropia (CEMEFI) (Mexico) – Civil foundation which deals with philanthropy
- Chilean Securities and Insurance Supervisor (Chile) – Government body which regulates all financial institutions
- City of London Police (United Kingdom) – Police force in London, responsible for law enforcement
- Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spain) – Government agency responsible for regulating the financial security markets
- Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (Luxembourg) – Regulates all financial institutions
- Commissione Nazionale per la Societa e la Borsa (Italy) – Government body responsible for regulating the securities market
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (United States) – Independent agency which regulates the futures and option markets
- Companies House (United Kingdom) – Executive agency which regulates all company registration
- Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (formerly the Bank of England Consolidated List) (England) – administers financial sanctions on behalf of the Treasury
- Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (Greece) – Agency which regulates all financial institutions in the republic of Cyprus
- Czech National Bank (Czech Republic) – Central bank of Czech Republic
- Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Denmark) – Agency which regulates all financial institutions
- De Nederlandsche Bank (Netherlands) – Central Bank of the Netherlands
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) – Government department which manages foreign relations and affairs and trade policies
- European Union – Economical and political union of 27 European states
- Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) (United States) – Government agency responsible for investigating federal crimes and holds an intelligence agency
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (United States) – Independent agency which works with banks to ensure the safety of depositors accounts
- Federal Reserve Board (United States) – Regulates a national monetary policy
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) (United States) – Department within the US Treasure which regulates financial transations
- Financial Market Authority (Austria) – Agency which regulates all financial institutions
- Financial Market Authority (Ireland) – Agency which regulates all financial institutions
- Financial Services Agency (Japan) – Government organization which oversees banking, securities and exchange and insurance
- Financial Services Board (South Africa) – Regulates all non-banking financial institutions
- Financial Services Commission (Mauritius) – Regulates all financial services except banking and global business
- Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway – Government agency which supervises all financial companies
- Finnish Financial Supervision Authority (Finland) – Regulates all financial markets and institutions
- General Police Directorate (Turkey) – Police force, responsible for law enforcement
- Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (Gibraltar) – Regulates all financial institutions
- Guernsey Financial Services Commission (Guernsey) – Supervisory authority for financial services
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Hong Kong) – Currency board and central banking authority
- Hong Kong Police Force (Hong Kong) – Primary police force, responsible for law enforcement
- Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (Hong Kong) – Independent body which regulates the securities and futures markets
- Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority (Hungary) – Regulates financial institutions
- International Financial Services Commission (Belize) – Regulates all financial institutions
- INTERPOL Metropolitan Police Service– International police organization
- Investment Dealers Association of Canada – organization which regulates securities dealers within the equity and debt markets
- Investment Management Regulatory Organisation (United Kingdom) – regulates investment funds as part of the Financial Services Authority
- Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission (Isle of Man) – Regulates financial institutions
- Lloyd’s Insurance Market (Britain) – The insurance market
- Malta Financial Services Authority (Malta) – Regulates all financial services
- Manitoba Securities Commission (Canada) – Independent agency which protects investors and promotes fair capital markets throughout the province of Manitoba
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan) – Ministry of the government of Japan
- Ministry of the Interior (Saudi Arabia) – Government ministry responsible for law enforcement, national security and immigration matters
- Monetary Authority of Macau (China) – Regulatory institution of the financial system
- Monetary Authority of Singapore (Singapore) – Central bank
- Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada – Regulates securities dealers in all Canadian provinces but Quebec
- National Credit Union Administration (United States) – independent federal agency which regulates all federal credit unions
- National Crime Squad (United Kingdom) – British police organization which deals with mostly organized and major crimes
- National Futures Association (United States) – Organization which regulates the U.S. Futures Industry
- Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (The Netherlands) – Regulates all financial institutions
- Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) (United States) – Department of the U.S. Treasury which administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions
- Office of the Comptroller of Currency (United States) – Independent bureau which regulates all national banks
- Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) – Independent agency which regulates banks and insurance, loan and trust companies
- Office of Thrift Supervision (United States) – Federal agency which regulates all federally and state chartered banks and savings and loan associations
- Ontario Securities Commission (Canada) – Agency which regulates securities legislations in the province on Ontario
- Personal Investment Authority (United Kingdom) – board appointed by the treasury which regulates the financial services industry
- Philippines National Police (Philippines) – civilian police force
- Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) (Portugal) – Regulates securities and financial instruments markets
- Reserve Bank of Australia (Australia) – Central bank
- Reserve Bank of India (India) – Central bank
- Royal Malaysian Police (Malaysia) – Security forces structure
- Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission (Canada) – Regulates financial marketplace in the province of Saskatchewan
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (United States) – Federal agency which enforces federal securities laws, stock market and other electronic securities markets
- Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan – regulates financial institutions and encourages modern economic growth.
- Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines) – State commission responsible for securities law and regulating the securities industry
- Securities and Exchange Commission (Thailand) – National stock exchange
- Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (Japan) – responsible for ensuring securities and financial futures markets transactions are fair
- Securities and Futures Authority (United Kingdom) –organization which regulates all firms engaged in the securities and futures sectors of the financial services market
- Securities Commission of New Zealand (New Zealand) – Regulates all investments
- Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) – Regulates securities in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Securities Commission of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania) – securities market supervisory authority
- Securities Commission (Malaysia) – body which regulates and develops the capital markets
- Securities Market Agency (Slovenia) – Authority which regulates all financial institutions and security markets
- Slovakia Financial Regulator (Slovak Republic) – National bank and regulator of all financial markets
- South African Police Service (Republic of South Africa) – National police force
- Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sweden) – Agency responsible for financial regulation
- United Nations Security Council Committee (United Nations) – One of the principal organs of the UN which is responsible for international peace and security
- US Air Force Office of Special Investigations (United States) – Agency within the Department of the US Air Force which provides investigative services to commanders in the Air Force
- US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (United States) – Federal law enforcement organization which investigates and prevents federal offenses involving firearms, explosives, bombing, arson and illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco
- US Court of International Trade (United States) – Court which regulates international trade
- US Department of Justice (United States) – Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency
- US Department of State (United States) – federal department responsible for international relations
- US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (United States) – Federal agency responsible for the identification, investigation and dismantling any international vulnerabilities against the US
- US Marshall’s Service (United States) – Federal enforcement agency which protects court officers and buildings
- US Naval Criminal Investigation Service (United States) – primary security, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism and law enforcement agency within the Department of the US Navy
- US Postal Inspection Service (United States) – law enforcement agency for the US Postal Service
- US Rewards for Justice (United States) – Counterterrorism rewards program
- US Secret Service (United States) – federal law enforcement agency which enforces and prevents financial crimes and protects current and former national leaders
- World Bank – International financial institution which provides loans to developing countries for capital programs
Terms to Know
Capital Market: Financial market where investors can buy and sell debt or equity backed securities long term.
Debarment: To exclude or forbid an individual or entity from doing something, having certain possessions, rights or practices
Exchange: A marketplace where securities and other financial instruments are traded.
Financial Market: Any marketplace where buyers and sellers participate in trading assets. The assets traded can include equities, bonds, currencies and derivatives.
Futures Market: An auction market where commodity/future contracts are bought and sold. These are to be delivered on a specific date in the future.
Sanction: Punishment for the noncompliance of a law or decree.
Securities and Exchange Commission: A government commission which regulates the securities market and protects investors.
Securities Market: An exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers.
Security: A tradable asset of any kind.
Stock Market: A market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock markets promote fair and organized trading.
