Due Diligence on Individuals
Our standard reports include:
- Know your Client (KYC) research in public sources:
- Personal identifiers: name, date of birth, relevant addresses;
- Education verification;
- Professional background and employment history; and
- Family connections.
- Source of Wealth checks;
- Wealth indicators and estimation of wealth
- Business interests:
- Directorships; and
- Shareholdings.
- Criminal record;
- Litigation and regulatory records;
- Sanctions exposure;
- Political exposure;
- Media and social media profiles;
- Business connections mapping and profiles on two business associates; and
- Asset tracking in public sources (at request).
Due Diligence on Companies
Our standard reports include:
- Know your business (KYB) research:
- Identification and verification of information about a company:
- entry in the relevant corporate registries,
- company number,
- alternative trading name(s),
- former legal name(s),
- legal form, status,
- registered and trading addresses,
- countries of operation,
- website verification,
- credit rating, and
- stock-exchange listing (if applicable).
- Identification and verification of information about a company:
- Identification of the company’s ownership structure and profiling of the significant shareholders or ultimate beneficial owners of the company; and
- Identification of the company’s management structure and profiles on the three key principals of the company.
- Research in relevant international sanctions watchlists and third party compliance databases for:
- Sanctions exposure; and
- Political exposure.
- Checks on the company’s compliance with relevant legislation on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism;
- Bankruptcy checks;
- Regulatory and litigatory checks;
- Exposure to modern slavery and human trafficking; and
- Reputational assessment in media and social media sources.
The structure of all due diligence reports can be tailored to the client’s requirements upon consultation.
