2. Customer acceptance policy (paras. 32-34)
32. A bank should develop and implement clear customer acceptance policies and procedures to identify the types of customer that are likely to pose a higher risk of ML and FT pursuant to the bank's risk assessment. [The FATF standards also include useful guidelines on how the bank may effectively implement a risk-based approach (see in particular Recommendation 1).] When assessing risk, a bank should consider the factors relevant to the situation, such as a customer's background, occupation (including a public or high-profile position), source of income and wealth, country of origin and residence (when different), products used, nature and purpose of accounts, linked accounts, business activities and other customer-oriented risk indicators in determining what is the level of overall risk and the appropriate measures to be applied to manage those risks.