CBR: The banks are not obliged to request information about the sources of income from customers in the issuance of large deposits – Rosbalt.RU

March 31, 2016, 21:50 | The Bank of Russia | income | investors

 The Bank of Russia has denied reports that the banks will be obliged to demand from clients documents proving “the origin” of money and property for the issuance of large deposits.

 “Banks do not have the right not to return the money to its customers, according to current legislation. At the same time since June 2015, banks were given the right to determine the sources of origin of the funds and other assets of customers “, – stated in the comments of the Central Bank, which entered the RBC edition

Press service of the regulator shows that the. the rate provided for by the federal law “On counteraction to legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and financing of terrorism” and meets the requirements of FATF.

«Banks independently, in accordance with its internal rules” protivolegalizatsionnogo “control, define cases the implementation of this law and may ask the customer additional information “if necessary – said in comments

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 Previously, we recall, the information in the media explained that the Central Bank in the summer of 2016 will begin to require banks to those requested by customers, “the origin” of money.

 As reported by TASS with reference to the deputy director of the department of financial monitoring and currency control CBR Ilya Yasinski, the Bank of Russia will not insist on the implementation of the Bank’s right to receive from their customers information on the sources of origin of funds and other property to complete the process of capital amnesty. However, he stressed that sooner or later will come a time when it is right to implement necessary. “We plan to approach this work in the second half of 2016″, – said Jasinski

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