Topics

This topic is labelled Frozen asset. It is used where an asset, person or entity is associated with asset-freeze context in source data.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Frozen asset

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Disqualified. It is used where a person or company has been disqualified from acting in a corporate, professional or regulated capacity.

What this means: This can be relevant to director, officer, controller and beneficial owner review. Confirm the restriction, jurisdiction and whether it remains current.

Label: Disqualified

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Offshore. It is used to classify a company or corporate structure by a characteristic that may be relevant to KYB review.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Offshore

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Public listed company. It is used to classify a company or corporate structure by a characteristic that may be relevant to KYB review.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Public listed company

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Shell company. It is used to classify a company or corporate structure by a characteristic that may be relevant to KYB review.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Shell company

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Crime. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is marked as a risk target in the topic taxonomy. A match carrying this topic should normally be reviewed carefully because it may indicate sanctions, criminal, regulatory, enforcement, watchlist, trade, investment or other counterparty-risk relevance. The topic does not by itself confirm identity or wrongdoing.

Label: Crime

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Criminal leadership. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is marked as a risk target in the topic taxonomy. A match carrying this topic should normally be reviewed carefully because it may indicate sanctions, criminal, regulatory, enforcement, watchlist, trade, investment or other counterparty-risk relevance. The topic does not by itself confirm identity or wrongdoing.

Label: Criminal leadership

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Cybercrime. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Cybercrime

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Environmental violations. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Environmental violations

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Financial crime. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is marked as a risk target in the topic taxonomy. A match carrying this topic should normally be reviewed carefully because it may indicate sanctions, criminal, regulatory, enforcement, watchlist, trade, investment or other counterparty-risk relevance. The topic does not by itself confirm identity or wrongdoing.

Label: Financial crime

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Fraud. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is marked as a risk target in the topic taxonomy. A match carrying this topic should normally be reviewed carefully because it may indicate sanctions, criminal, regulatory, enforcement, watchlist, trade, investment or other counterparty-risk relevance. The topic does not by itself confirm identity or wrongdoing.

Label: Fraud

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Terrorism. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is marked as a risk target in the topic taxonomy. A match carrying this topic should normally be reviewed carefully because it may indicate sanctions, criminal, regulatory, enforcement, watchlist, trade, investment or other counterparty-risk relevance. The topic does not by itself confirm identity or wrongdoing.

Label: Terrorism

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Theft. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is marked as a risk target in the topic taxonomy. A match carrying this topic should normally be reviewed carefully because it may indicate sanctions, criminal, regulatory, enforcement, watchlist, trade, investment or other counterparty-risk relevance. The topic does not by itself confirm identity or wrongdoing.

Label: Theft

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Trafficking. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is marked as a risk target in the topic taxonomy. A match carrying this topic should normally be reviewed carefully because it may indicate sanctions, criminal, regulatory, enforcement, watchlist, trade, investment or other counterparty-risk relevance. The topic does not by itself confirm identity or wrongdoing.

Label: Trafficking

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Drug trafficking. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Drug trafficking

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Human trafficking. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Human trafficking

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled War crimes. It is used for entities associated with criminal-risk information, with the specific code indicating the type of alleged, reported or recorded criminal matter.

What this means: This topic is marked as a risk target in the topic taxonomy. A match carrying this topic should normally be reviewed carefully because it may indicate sanctions, criminal, regulatory, enforcement, watchlist, trade, investment or other counterparty-risk relevance. The topic does not by itself confirm identity or wrongdoing.

Label: War crimes

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Debarred entity. It is used where an entity has been excluded, suspended or barred from public procurement, contracting or similar programmes.

What this means: A match may indicate procurement, integrity or fraud-related concern. Review the debarment source and scope before making a decision.

Label: Debarred entity

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Export controlled. It is used for entities subject to export-control restrictions, trade controls or similar controls over goods, technology or services.

What this means: A match may indicate trade-compliance or sanctions-adjacent risk. Review the list, restricted activity and jurisdiction before proceeding.

Label: Export controlled

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Export control-linked. It indicates a relationship with an export-controlled entity or a connection relevant to export-control screening.

What this means: This may not be a direct restriction by itself, but it can indicate network or counterparty risk that should be reviewed in context.

Label: Export control-linked

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Trade risk. It is used for entities associated with trade, export or supply-chain risk indicators.

What this means: Review the source and context to understand whether the result relates to export controls, sanctions evasion, restricted goods or another trade-compliance concern.

Label: Trade risk

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Financial services. It is used to classify financial-services entities or roles, such as banks, funds or financial advisory activity.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Financial services

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Financial advisor. It is used to classify financial-services entities or roles, such as banks, funds or financial advisory activity.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Financial advisor

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Bank. It is used to classify financial-services entities or roles, such as banks, funds or financial advisory activity.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Bank

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Fund. It is used to classify financial-services entities or roles, such as banks, funds or financial advisory activity.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Fund

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Forced labor. It is used for entities associated with forced-labour indicators, allegations, restrictions or supply-chain risk context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Forced labor

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Government. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Government

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Civil service. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Civil service

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Executive branch of government. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Executive branch of government

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Central banking and financial integrity. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Central banking and financial integrity

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Head of government or state. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Head of government or state

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Intergovernmental organization. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Intergovernmental organization

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Judicial branch of government. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Judicial branch of government

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Legislative branch of government. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Legislative branch of government

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Municipal government. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Municipal government

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled National government. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: National government

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Religious leadership. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Religious leadership

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Security services. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Security services

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled State-owned enterprise. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: State-owned enterprise

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled State government. It is used to classify government-related roles, organisations or positions, including national, state, municipal and public-sector contexts.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: State government

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Investment risk. It is used for entities associated with investment restrictions, investment-risk notices or similar risk indicators.

What this means: A match may be relevant when onboarding investors, shareholders, counterparties or financial relationships. Review the source before deciding impact.

Label: Investment risk

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Maritime detention. It is used for vessels or maritime entities associated with detention, inspection or similar maritime enforcement action.

What this means: Review the source, vessel identifiers and detention context. Maritime matches can be relevant to sanctions, trade, shipping and insurance risk.

Label: Maritime detention

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Shadow fleet. It is used for vessels or maritime networks associated with opaque ownership, sanctions evasion or high-risk shipping activity.

What this means: This is a risk-target topic and should be reviewed carefully where shipping, marine insurance, trade finance or cargo exposure is relevant.

Label: Shadow fleet

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Ship-to-ship transfer. It is used for maritime-related screening context involving vessels, shipping activity or maritime enforcement signals.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target in the taxonomy, but it may still provide useful context for manual review. Consider the source, date, jurisdiction and whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Ship-to-ship transfer

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Military. It is used to classify military organisations, roles or security-related context where this appears in source data.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly descriptive context and should be interpreted together with the source dataset, match score and available identifiers.

Label: Military

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Person of interest. It is used where there is a public-interest reason for closer scrutiny, even if the person is not sanctioned and does not meet the usual PEP definition.

What this means: Review the source and context carefully. The topic is a prompt for scrutiny, not a conclusion that the person has committed wrongdoing.

Label: Person of interest

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Political party. It is used to classify political organisations or political-sector relationships that may be relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly descriptive context and should be interpreted together with the source dataset, match score and available identifiers.

Label: Political party

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Union. It is used to classify political organisations or political-sector relationships that may be relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly descriptive context and should be interpreted together with the source dataset, match score and available identifiers.

Label: Union

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Regulator action. It is used for companies or persons that have been the subject of an enforcement action or disciplinary action by a regulator.

What this means: Review the regulator, action date, conduct described and current status. Regulatory action can be important in onboarding, periodic review and ongoing monitoring.

Label: Regulator action

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Regulator warning. It is used for entities appearing on warning lists, investor alerts, consumer alerts or similar notices from regulators.

What this means: A warning-list match should be reviewed carefully. It may indicate unauthorised activity, consumer risk, investor risk or another regulatory concern.

Label: Regulator warning

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Religion. It is used to classify religious affiliation or religious leadership context where this appears in source data.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly descriptive context and should be interpreted together with the source dataset, match score and available identifiers.

Label: Religion

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Accountant. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Accountant

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Activist. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Activist

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Civil servant. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Civil servant

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Diplomat. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Diplomat

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Journalist. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Journalist

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Judge. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Judge

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Lawyer. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Lawyer

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Lobbyist. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Lobbyist

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Oligarch. It is used for high-influence individuals whose wealth, political connections or control over assets may be relevant to risk screening.

What this means: Review the source and context. The topic may indicate enhanced scrutiny is appropriate, particularly for sanctions, ownership and source-of-wealth review.

Label: Oligarch

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled PEP. It is used for a person who currently or previously held a position of political influence.

What this means: Being a PEP is not wrongdoing. It means enhanced scrutiny may be appropriate, especially around source of funds, source of wealth, ownership and close associates.

Label: PEP

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Former PEP. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Former PEP

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled International PEP. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: International PEP

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled National PEP. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: National PEP

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Politician. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Politician

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Close Associate. It is used for relatives, close associates or key business connections of a politically exposed person.

What this means: RCA matches should be reviewed because close associates can carry elevated corruption, influence or nominee risk even when they are not themselves public officials.

Label: Close Associate

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Spy. It is used to classify a person by role, public function, professional status or relationship category relevant to screening context.

What this means: This topic is not marked as a direct risk target. It is mainly contextual classification, but it may still explain why a person or entity requires closer review, especially in PEP, role-based, regulated-sector or public-sector contexts.

Label: Spy

Risk target: No

This topic is labelled Sanctioned entity. It indicates that the entity has been designated by a government, international organisation or sanctions authority in a way that may prohibit or restrict dealings with that entity.

What this means: Treat this as a high-priority screening result. Review the source list, identifiers and match details carefully before deciding whether the screened subject is the same entity.

Label: Sanctioned entity

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Counter-sanctioned entity. It is used for entities appearing on sanctions lists issued by countries or authorities as counter-sanctions or retaliatory designations.

What this means: Review the issuing authority and context before treating the result as a compliance risk. Some counter-sanctions lists may reflect political positioning as well as formal restrictions.

Label: Counter-sanctioned entity

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Sanction-linked entity. It indicates a direct or indirect relationship with a sanctioned entity, such as ownership, control, affiliation or another relevant connection.

What this means: This does not always mean the entity is itself directly sanctioned, but it may indicate sanctions exposure or network risk that requires careful review.

Label: Sanction-linked entity

Risk target: Yes

This topic is labelled Wanted. It is used for persons or entities listed as wanted, sought or subject to a public law-enforcement notice.

What this means: Treat this as a high-priority review item. Confirm identity, source authority and current status before taking action.

Label: Wanted

Risk target: Yes