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Inherent Risk Assessment for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Luxembourg’s Corporate Sector

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Step 1: Inherent Risk Assessment


The inherent risk assessment is a critical step in identifying the vulnerabilities of Luxembourg’s corporate sector that could be exploited for money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) purposes.

Types of Inherent Risks


There are two types of inherent risks:

Corporate Risk


This assesses the inherent vulnerabilities in Luxembourg’s corporate environment that could be exploited for ML/TF purposes.

Entity-Type Specific Risk


This evaluates the specific legal characteristics of each type of legal person and legal arrangement that could hamper transparency and facilitate anonymity.

Inherent Vulnerabilities


The report identifies several inherent vulnerabilities, including:

Threats


These are considered in the Corporate risk assessment, combining threats with corporate inherent vulnerabilities to determine the level of corporate inherent risk.

Predicate Offences


The report assesses threats relevant to the misuse of Luxembourg’s corporate sector, such as money laundering, tax crimes, corruption and bribery, fraud and forgery, and terrorist financing.

Assessment Criteria


The report uses a scorecard to evaluate the inherent vulnerabilities and threat levels on a scale of “Very Low,” “Low,” “Medium,” “High,” and “Very High.”

Table 2: Inherent Vulnerability Scores and Outcomes


Inherent Vulnerability Score Outcome
1.00 - 1.79 Very Low
1.80 - 2.59 Low
2.60 - 3.39 Medium
3.40 - 4.19 High
4.20 - 5.00 Very High

Table 3: Threat Levels


Level Description
Very Low Minimal exposure to threats
Low Limited exposure to threats
Medium Moderate exposure to threats
High Significant exposure to threats
Very High Extreme exposure to threats

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