Prepare for the five-domain CGSS examination with source-grounded sanctions study tools, supplied official review questions and full-length timed practice.
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The CGSS examination tests governance and enforcement, evasion techniques, sanctions due diligence, screening, and investigations with asset freezing. This course follows the official 25% / 17.5% / 20% / 20% / 17.5% structure across its summaries, reference sheet, tutor context and timed mocks.
The active-recall deck faithfully preserves all 118 questions and the answer key from the supplied official CGSS review-question document. The cards retain their original question numbers and are clearly identified as study-guide review material rather than live certification-exam questions or a newly generated official deck.
Each mock contains 100 questions and runs for 175 minutes. Because a 17.5% domain cannot be represented as half a question, the papers alternate 18/17 and 17/18 allocations between Evasion and Investigations. Across paired mocks, the allocation averages the exact official weighting.
Mocks 1-4 contain 400 independently worded source-grounded practice questions. Mock 5 is an equal 25-question sample from each of those papers. Every answer includes an explanation, domain and examinable-area label.
| Assessment | 100 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions, including unidentified unscored items |
| Duration | 175 Minutes |
| Passing Score | 62.5 |
| Feature | Exams Academy | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Access Period | Lifetime Access | One-time enrollment with no recurring fee |
| Practice Exams | Unlimited Retakes | Five 100-question timed mock exams |
| Study Support | Instant 24/7 AI Tutor | Self-service AI support; live instructor support is not included |
| Cost | $151 (One-Time) | One-time payment with no recurring subscription |
Revise with all 118 questions from the supplied official CGSS review-question document.
Build timing and decision skill with five complete 100-question rehearsals.
Connect sanctions rules, evasion, due diligence, screening and investigations.
Clarify close sanctions distinctions inside the learning platform.
Use the same question bank in two different ways: build understanding with instant feedback, then switch to a realistic simulation when you are ready.
Choose an answer, see immediately whether it is right or wrong, and read the explanation before moving on.
Work against the official-style timer without revealing answers, then review your score and every explanation after submission.
Sanctions authorities, concepts, types, reach, ownership/control, licensing, governance and enforcement.
Ownership and identity concealment, trade and maritime evasion, and payment or transaction techniques.
Risk assessment, KYC research, ownership calculation and business-line sanctions exposure.
List management, name/payment/trade screening, algorithms, thresholds, data and analytics.
Investigation triggers, evidence, decisions, reporting, asset identification and frozen-asset management.
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Prepare for the ACAMS CGSS exam with its five-domain weighting, 100-question format, official review questions and a focused six-week study plan for exam day.
Exam guideDefine board, senior management, sanctions officer and three-lines responsibilities, then measure whether a sanctions program works in practice.
Exam guideDistinguish asset freezing, blocking and rejecting, understand licence scope and choose the correct jurisdiction-specific sanctions response.
Exam guideBuild sanctions due diligence around inherent risk, control effectiveness, residual risk, ownership, end use and documented escalation.
Exam guideAssess AIS gaps, ship-to-ship transfers, vessel changes and trade-document inconsistencies without treating a single maritime red flag as proof.
Exam guideSeparate shell, front and proxy structures, recognise sanctions-evasion indicators and choose evidence-led investigation steps for CGSS scenarios.
ACAMS describes 100 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions completed in 175 minutes. The examination includes unidentified unscored questions. The supplied candidate handbook states a minimum of 62.5% of scored questions and no penalty for guessing.
Governance and Enforcement is 25%; Sanctions Evasion Techniques is 17.5%; Sanctions Due Diligence is 20%; Sanctions Screening is 20%; and Sanctions Investigations and Asset Freezing is 17.5%.
Yes. The 118 cards faithfully transcribe the supplied official CGSS review-question document and its answer key. They are labelled as study-guide review questions, not as live examination items or a current official flashcard deck.
A 100-question paper cannot contain half a question. The course alternates 18 and 17 questions between the two 17.5% domains, so paired mocks average the exact official percentages.
No. The five mocks are independent practice questions derived from the supplied study sources. They do not claim to reproduce live ACAMS exam content.
No. Exams Academy is an independent education provider and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ACAMS. ACAMS remains the authority for certification, eligibility, scheduling and examination policies.
You receive lifetime access to the current course content with no recurring subscription fee.
Yes! Test your knowledge and see our AI tutor explanations with the free ACAMS Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) Topic Quiz below. It contains 15 questions from one named topic and is not a full mock exam or overall readiness assessment.
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🇸🇦 Local market guide
Review how ACAMS Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) connects to regulation, qualification pathways, booking, currency and careers in Saudi Arabia before paying the official exam fee.
Saudi registered-person pathways use the Financial Academy's CME examinations. The required A technical unit and B rules-and-regulations unit depend on the registered function.
Capital Market Authority and Financial AcademyBook the Saudi CME-4A through the Financial Academy rather than treating the global ICWIM page as the booking destination. The Academy currently lists English and Arabic options, a 120-minute examination and a 70 pass score.
View official CME-4A detailsSaudi CME pathways are role-based. Asset-management, advisory, compliance, broking and corporate-finance functions use different examination combinations, so the employing firm's compliance team should confirm the correct pair.
The Financial Academy currently lists the official CME-4A examination fee as SAR 2,100. Exams Academy course access is a separate US-dollar purchase; official examination and workbook charges are not included.
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