A story that is merely unflattering, critical, or speculative does not create an RRE profile. Without evidence of official action, there is nothing to record.
RRE Vs. REL
Both datasets are described as “adverse media”, but they are built differently.
Because thresholds apply only to RRE, the same event can appear in one dataset but not the other. A media report on money laundering below the financial threshold is not captured as RRE, but if a regulator published an entry about the same case, it is captured as REL. Screening both datasets is what closes that gap.
Which Evidence Qualifies
Evidence is ranked by credibility, and the rank determines whether a profile can be created at all.
Medium-credibility evidence is accepted where official evidence genuinely cannot be obtained — a lack of transparency in the jurisdiction, restricted access to primary records, delayed publication of official information, or restrictive data protection legislation.
Why The Scope Looks The Way It Does
The RRE categories are not an arbitrary list of bad things. They are derived from the internationally recognised categories of predicate offences — the crimes whose proceeds are laundered — as set out in global AML standards and in EU and UN money laundering legislation. The practical consequence: RRE is scoped to criminal conduct with a money laundering nexus, not to reputational harm in general. That is why a violent crime with no terrorist connection sits outside the dataset while a mid-sized fraud sits inside it.Financial Thresholds
Some categories carry a financial threshold, meaning reports are prioritised where the proceeds are valued at or above that amount. Most categories carry no threshold and are assessed qualitatively instead, against criteria defined per subcategory. Where a threshold applies but the reporting contains no financial detail, relevance is assessed against additional factors — indicators of organised crime, terrorism, modern slavery, financial crime and fraud, bribery and corruption, or cybercrime. See RRE Categories in Scope for the thresholds per category.Review And Retention
Profiles are reviewed on an event-driven basis rather than a fixed calendar. Media monitoring and monitored enforcement sources are tracked against keywords derived from the RRE categories, and profiles are created or updated as relevant information becomes available. Retention follows two rules:- 10 years for entities with no new relevant information during that period.
- Longer than 10 years for entities that also carry other risk categories, such as sanctions or PEP status.
How RRE Appears On A Profile
Four elements support each RRE entry:- Rep.Risk category — the RRE category applied to the profile, based on one or more articles.
- Snippet — a short summary of the relevant detail: the subject’s involvement, the nature of the crime, and the outcome of proceedings.
- URL — a link to the article in its original location. Links can expire if a publisher delists the article or changes its site structure; when that happens, the snippet and category remain authoritative.
- Document — a PDF printout of the evidence or article. It is available only where the source’s copyright policy permits redistribution. Under a restrictive policy no PDF is shown, and the snippet carries the detail instead.
Related Pages
RRE Categories in Scope
The six core categories, their subcategories, and the thresholds that apply.
RRE Out of Scope
Topics that are deliberately excluded, and the exceptions that pull them back in.