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New product risk assessment

Build the risk assessment from flows

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The population that monitoring actually sees

The population that monitoring actually sees — New product risk assessment. Count; new-product events in one day. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Count; new-product events in one day

6,048 of 8,400 source items enter this monitoring calculation. The missing 2,352 items are a coverage gap, not evidence of low risk. Reconcile stable identifiers and amounts where appropriate before interpreting the alert rate.

Figure data and text version
Population stateItems
Included in monitoring6,048
Absent from this run2,352

A cross-border payout feature changes parties, corridors, data handoffs, and operating volumes. The assessment should lead to observable changes in monitoring coverage.

The new transfer type is absent from the old event filter.

All amounts, rates, capacity limits, and outcomes in this case are synthetic. The three conditions are separate assumptions for comparison. A better result in the response condition is not measured proof that the proposed control causes that improvement. The figures expose the calculation and its limits; a real deployment needs its own evidence.

Read the result

The daily source population is 8,400 items, but 2,352 are outside the completed monitoring run. The included population creates 392 hits and 235 unique cases. With 55 cases already open and capacity for 196, the queue closes at 94. Coverage, duplicate work, and staffing are separate causes; reducing one number does not prove that the overall control improved.

Model inputs and calculated values

Inputs below are the case-specific values. Each figure states the condition-specific assumptions and units used in its calculation. Calculated values are rounded for display.

InputValue
population8,400
alertRate0.036
capacity245
backlog55
Calculated valueResult
population8,400
covered6,048
missing2,352
raw392
duplicates157
cases235
opening55
resolved196
closing94
capacity196
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From scenario hits to unique cases

From scenario hits to unique cases — New product risk assessment. Count; hit and case units differ. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Count; hit and case units differ

392 raw hits become 235 cases after removing 157 repeated references to the same case under the stated merge rule. Deduplication should reduce duplicate work while retaining the underlying events and reasons. It must not merge unrelated activity merely because values look similar.

Figure data and text version
StageCount
Raw scenario hits392
Duplicate references157
Unique cases235
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The queue balance is an accounting identity

The queue balance is an accounting identity — New product risk assessment. Cases per day. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Cases per day

Opening backlog 55 + arrivals 235 − completed cases 196 = closing backlog 94. Completion is capped by both available work and the stated capacity. This identity is useful even when average handling times are uncertain.

Figure data and text version
MovementCasesDefinition
Opening backlog55Unresolved at window start
New cases235Unique arrivals in this window
Completed196Reached a defined completion state
Closing backlog94Unresolved at window end
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Backlog accumulates across uneven days

Backlog accumulates across uneven days — New product risk assessment. Cases unresolved at day end. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Cases unresolved at day end

This deterministic six-day example applies a stated daily arrival multiplier and a constant completion capacity. Unused capacity does not carry forward as completed work. The series is a workload illustration; it omits variable case durations and specialist routing. Horizontal positions are the labeled observations or scenarios; equal spacing does not imply equal numerical increments.

Figure data and text version
DayClosing backlog
D194
D298
D3184
D4340
D5402
D6370
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Arrivals and completions need separate plots

Arrivals and completions need separate plots — New product risk assessment. Cases per day. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Cases per day

The service line cannot exceed the work available that day. A team can complete more cases than arrive while clearing an opening backlog. Conversely, stable staffing can coexist with a growing queue when arrivals remain higher than capacity. Horizontal positions are the labeled observations or scenarios; equal spacing does not imply equal numerical increments.

Figure data and text version
DayArrivalsCompletions
D1235196
D2200196
D3282196
D4352196
D5258196
D6164196
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An illustrative age profile of open work

An illustrative age profile of open work — New product risk assessment. Cases; constructed snapshot. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Cases; constructed snapshot

The closing backlog is 94 cases. The 50/30/remainder split is an explicit illustrative age allocation, not a distribution inferred from the arrival model. Production age buckets must come from each case’s actual receipt and status history.

Figure data and text version
Age bucketOpen cases
Under one day47
One to three days28
Over three days19
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Completion outcomes are not criminal labels

Completion outcomes are not criminal labels — New product risk assessment. Completed review tasks; synthetic disposition allocation. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Completed review tasks; synthetic disposition allocation

Of 196 completed review tasks, 33 are referred for further assessment, 24 need another evidence action, and 139 close under the stated procedure. These are operational outcomes. None is a probability of money laundering or a substitute for a reporting decision.

Figure data and text version
Review dispositionTasks
Referred for assessment33
Further evidence action24
Closed under procedure139
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Known-event tests assess specific coverage

Known-event tests assess specific coverage — New product risk assessment. Synthetic coverage test. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Synthetic coverage test

The injected test set contains 100 known test events designed to exercise build the risk assessment from flows. The system surfaces 63. That 63% detection result measures this constructed test set only; it does not establish population-wide detection of illicit activity.

Figure data and text version
MeasureCountInterpretation
Injected known events100Defined test population
Detected by the scenario63Expected evidence reached the control
Not detected37Investigate data, logic, and delivery
Real-world illicit prevalenceUnknownNot inferred from this test
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Data quality has several independent dimensions

Data quality has several independent dimensions — New product risk assessment. Count; overlapping field checks. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Count; overlapping field checks

Each row is a different field requirement over the same source population. Completeness alone does not establish that values are accurate or current. The case uses explicit illustrative missing counts to show how data quality can affect scenario coverage.

Figure data and text version
Field requirementPresentAbsent
Party reference7,980420
Event time7,2241,176
Counterparty context5,8802,520
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Type the relationship before drawing an inference

Type the relationship before drawing an inference — New product risk assessment. Typed evidence relationships. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Typed evidence relationships

This evidence map distinguishes a customer relationship, a transfer, and a case reference. The links support build the risk assessment from flows; they do not imply common ownership or intent. A shared data point is a lead whose meaning depends on source, time, and context.

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FromToRelationship
New product risk assessmentCounterparty AObserved transfer
New product risk assessmentProfile recordDeclared business
Counterparty ACase recordEvidence reference
Profile recordCase recordContext for review
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Case clocks start from defined events

Case clocks start from defined events — New product risk assessment. Illustrative internal timing. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Illustrative internal timing

A legal deadline, an internal response target, and an evidence-expiry date can start from different events. The hours here are internal teaching targets only. They are not BSA, sanctions, consumer-protection, or other statutory deadlines.

Figure data and text version
EventRelative timeOperational meaning
Source eventT0Activity occurred
Data arrivalT0 + 2 hoursThe monitoring system learned it
Case createdT0 + 3 hoursWork entered an owned queue
Internal review targetT0 + 27 hoursIllustrative 24-hour target from case creation
DispositionRecorded separatelyUse actual decision and reporting records
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The end-to-end delivery contract

The end-to-end delivery contract — New product risk assessment. Operational control path. Exact values are in the figure data below.
Operational control path

The scenario is incomplete until the intended evidence reaches an owned case. For build the risk assessment from flows, verify source coverage, hit creation, queue acceptance, reviewer access, and final disposition separately. A green job status proves only that a job reported completion.

Figure data and text version
BoundaryAcceptance evidence
Source to scenario6048 included source items; 2352 missing
Scenario to case392 hits linked to 235 unique cases
Case to reviewerRequired evidence visible under the reviewer role
Reviewer to outcomeDisposition, rationale, and any separate reporting decision retained

Connect the result to the system

Reconcile the new population and verify that its evidence reaches the intended cases.

Check the population, evidence, permitted action, and actual effect together. A balanced calculation can still use the wrong population; a successful response can still leave an unknown financial outcome. The case’s numerical result applies only to its stated assumptions.

Sources and further reading

The chapter sources support the concepts and scope. They do not prescribe the synthetic model rates.

  1. FinCEN: Customer Due Diligence Rule and current resources
  2. FATF Recommendations: international standards
  3. FFIEC: BSA/AML Examination Manual