Configuring Moody's Screening
Moody's Screening is a data provider you can use to run these checks:
Individual screening
This check is used for the Assess PEPs, sanctions, and adverse media task and provides a list of an individual's potential matches to persons who may be sanctioned or classified as politically exposed persons (PEPs).
How it works
The following information explains the default behavior for a variant of the Individual screening check with Moody's Screening as the data provider.
The check is performed by screening an individual’s name and, when available, date of birth and address through Moody's Screening’s sources. This process generates a list of the individual’s potential matches and returns screening events for sanctions, politically exposed persons (PEPs), and if configured through Moody's Screening, instances of adverse media, appearances on watchlists, and appearances on internal watchlists.
If no potential matches are found for the individual and the individual doesn't have potential matches returned from earlier screening checks, the check is marked Completed.
If any potential matches are found, the check returns Unresolved events and the matches are displayed in the check results. By default, all matches are displayed in the Potential matches list.
For every match that’s discovered, a detailed case report is displayed. This case report provides the available information from Moody's Screening about the match’s biography, associates, political exposure, events, sources, and if available, adverse media.
This check variant is supported for all countries.
What we'll need
Let us know if you’d like to add a variant of the Individual screening check with Moody's Screening as the data provider and which configuration options you’d like to use. We’ll set it up for you.
We’ll also need:
Your Grid username and password. These are the same credentials you use to log into the Grid portal. We recommend you create an account specifically for Maxsight and send us those credentials.
If you choose to do this, send us the credentials before you log in to the Grid portal for the first time because when you log in, you’ll be asked to reset your password.
The global location of your Grid account servers. This can be the United Kingdom or the United States.
For help getting any of this information, speak to your Moody's Screening account manager.
To enable ongoing monitoring, contact the Client Service team.
Testing your configuration
Once the check variant is configured, follow these steps in your demo environment to test whether it's working as expected.
Does the check complete when no matches are returned from Moody's Screening?
To run the test, create an individual profile with no other potential matches returned from previous screening checks and run the check variant. If the check is marked Completed and no new matches are displayed in the check results, it’s working as expected.
Does the check display PEPs matches returned from Moody's Screening?
To run the test, create an individual profile with PEP as part of the profile’s first name or surname, such as Alex PEP Wheeler, and run the check variant. If the check status is Unresolved events and there are PEPs matches for David Cameron displayed in the check results, it’s working as expected.
Does the check display sanctions matches returned from Moody's Screening?
To run the test, create an individual profile with sanction as part of the profile’s first name or surname, such as Alex sanction Wheeler, and run the check variant. If the check status is Unresolved events and there are sanctions matches in the check results, it’s working as expected.
Does the check display adverse media matches returned from Moody's Screening?
To run the test, create an individual profile with media as part of the profile's first name or surname, such as Alex media Wheeler, and run the check variant on the Assess PEPs, sanctions, and adverse media task. If the check status is Unresolved events and there are adverse media matches displayed in the check results, it's working as expected.
What happens when new results are returned during ongoing monitoring?
To run this test using your API, follow the steps in Test ongoing monitoring using the API.
Profile fields
These are the profile details searched in Moody's Screening's sources:
Name | Description |
|---|---|
First name(s) ( *Required | The individual’s first and, if applicable, middle names. |
Surname ( *Required | The individual’s last name. |
Date of birth ( Optional | The individual’s date of birth. |
Addresses ( Optional | The most recent address in the individual’s address history. |
Company screening
This check provides a list of a company’s potential matches to sanctioned companies and, if available from the data provider, instances of adverse media, companies on a watchlist or internal watchlist, and PEPs matches.
How it works
The following information explains the default behavior for a variant of the Company screening check with Moody's Screening as the data provider.
The check is performed by screening a company’s name and country of incorporation through Moody's Screening's sources and provides a list of a company’s potential matches to sanctioned companies, PEPs matches, and if configured through Moody's Screening, instances of adverse media, appearances on watchlists, and appearances on internal watchlists.
Note
Instances of adverse media are only displayed when this check is used on the Assess sanctions and adverse media task. Individuals who are company associates, such as shareholders and officers, are not screened as part of this check. To screen individuals automatically, create an associate smart policy for the task with a screening check for individuals. Learn how company associates are approved/rejected using associate smart policies.
If no potential matches are found for the company, and the company doesn't have potential matches returned from earlier screening checks, the check is marked Completed.
If any potential matches are found, the check returns Unresolved events and the matches are displayed in the check results. By default, all matches are displayed in the Potential matches list.
For every match that’s discovered, a detailed case report is displayed. This case report provides all available information from Moody's Screening about the match’s biography, associates, political exposure, events, sources, and if available, adverse media.
This check variant is supported for all countries.
What we'll need
Let us know if you’d like to add a variant of the Company screening check with Moody's Screening as the data provider. We’ll set it up for you.
We’ll also need:
Your Grid username and password. These are the same credentials you use to log into the Grid portal. We recommend you create an account specifically for Maxsight and send us those credentials.
If you choose to do this, send us the credentials before you log in to the Grid portal for the first time because when you log in, you’ll be asked to reset your password.
The global location of your Grid account servers. This can be the United Kingdom or the United States.
For help getting any of this information, speak to your Moody's Screening account manager.
To enable ongoing monitoring, contact the Client Service team.
Testing your configuration
Once the check variant is configured, follow these steps in your demo environment to test whether it's working as expected.
Does the check complete when no matches are returned from Moody's Screening?
To run the test, create a company profile with no other potential matches returned from previous screening checks, and run the check variant. If the check is marked Completed and no new matches are displayed in the check results, it’s working as expected.
Does the check display PEPs and sanctions matches returned from Moody's Screening?
To run the test, create a company profile with sanctions as part of the profile’s name and run the check variant. If the check status is Unresolved events and there are PEPs and sanctions matches for the company displayed in the check results, it’s working as expected.
Does the check display adverse media matches returned from Moody's Screening?
To run the test, create a company profile with media as part of the profile's name and run the check variant on the Assess sanctions and adverse media task. If the check status is Unresolved events and there are adverse media matches for the company displayed in the check results, it's working as expected.
What happens when new results are returned during ongoing monitoring?
To run this test using your API, follow the steps in Test ongoing monitoring using the API.
Profile fields
These are the profile details searched in Moody's Screening sources:
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Company name ( *Required | The company’s name. |
Country of incorporation ( *Required | The country in which the company is incorporated. |
Addresses ( Optional | The company's address. If the company has multiple address types, the first one in the list is sent:
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