A screening's report groups every list ComplyCube checked into four categories, and shows plainly which sub-fields your check type actually covered rather than letting an out-of-scope result read as a clean pass.
When You'd Use This
Read this before you pick standard or extensive on a new screening, or when you're reading a completed report and want to know why a field reads Not checked instead of showing a clear or flagged marker.
The Four Categories
Every result groups into PEP (politically exposed persons), Watchlist, Adverse Media and Other Lists, each broken into its own sub-fields. A category with a flagged sub-field shows the flagged count at a glance; open the category to see each sub-field marked clear, flagged, or labelled Not checked.
What a Standard Screening Covers
Standard is scoped to a core set: level-one PEPs, plus four Watchlist sub-fields - sanctions lists, other official lists, war crimes, and sanctions control and ownership. Nothing in Adverse Media or Other Lists is in scope on a standard run. It's the default for clients you've rated medium or low risk, and is listed as AML, Sanctions and Level 1 PEPs on the new screening dialog. ComplyCube can still hand back a result for a sub-field standard never actually scanned; BrokerPlus doesn't show that as a flag. A field outside your check type's scope always renders Not checked, whatever status came back underneath, so a standard report never implies coverage it didn't pay for.
What an Extensive Screening Adds
Extensive checks everything standard does, plus the PEP levels beyond level one and the full Adverse Media and Other Lists categories - listed as AML, Sanctions, PEPs and Adverse Media on the dialog. It's the default for high-risk clients and costs more per check. A field genuinely in scope, on either check type, shows its real result: Flagged if it came back as attention, a confirmed match, or worth considering, Clear otherwise.
How a Match Is Reported
The header total is the match count across every category. Each individual match carries a score, the type of match it is, and the entity's own details - names, countries, dates, occupations, the source it turned up on, and known associations - so you can judge a hit rather than take the category label on faith. The full PDF report and the risk checklist from intake both stay downloadable from the same record.
Common Gotchas
- A quiet Adverse Media section on a standard report isn't a clean check - it's an unscanned one.
- A category's flagged count only ever counts fields inside your check type's scope, so two reports on the same person can show different counts under standard and extensive.
What to Do Next
- Run a Screening on a Client to see a report firsthand.
- Record a PEP attestation when a screening flags a politically exposed person.
- Handle a sanctions incident if a Watchlist hit turns out to be real.