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Global Investigative Research (International Due Diligence)

This section explains the resources and outcomes you can expect here, namely:

  1. International Enhanced Due Diligence Reports (IEDD) - three levels of reports
  2. Reputational Due Diligence Report
  3. AKDO Reports ('Anything Known to the Detriment Of')
  4. 'Red Flag' follow up research
  5. MSB Profiling and Research
  6. Life Style Analysis of High Net Worth Individuals

For our US clients we provide:

  1. Global Correspondent Bank and Agent Research including Field Visits - (Section 312 of the US Patriot Act)
  2. Enhanced Scrutiny of PEP's - (Section 312 of the US Patriot Act)
  3. Profiling of private bank accounts of non-US persons - (Section 312 of the US Patriot Act)

Introduction

Global Investigative Research - combining the skills of a researcher with those of an investigator and operating on a global basis. Investigative research is the approach we adopt to conduct the different levels of due diligence.

Due Diligence - two simple words but their impact is business critical. Get it wrong or, worse, fail to carry out the appropriate level of research for the risks involved, and the effect on your business can be severe and expensive. Your reputation can be damaged, permanently; profits reduced; there can be lengthy litigation in multiple jurisdictions; shareholder censure; regulatory fines; or even losing your licence to operate.

Due diligence means different things to different businesses, or even to sectors within a company. In the Regulated Sector, the type of due diligence for opening a new account for a member of the public (customer due diligence - CDD) will be different should the customer be a high net worth individual (enhanced due diligence - EDD). If you are going into a business to business relationship and offering finance, you will require a comprehensive EDD report, which will be different if the business to business due diligence is part of the supply chain management system (supplier/vendor vetting).

We apply two fundamental principles in conducting international due diligence. They are:

1. Investigative Research.

We do not just collect data and put it in a report. We also endeavour, to validate the data, e.g. if it is a valid business address; is the subject a principal of the business, a middle-man or an agent.

2. In-country Research.

Business crosses too many jurisdictions for any one individual to be able to understand the laws, procedures and local peculiarities. All our research has an element of it that is conducted in-country giving you, the client, a greater depth of verifiable information.

These basic principles have allowed us to provide quality reports for the past ten years of trading and, in a number of instances, we have saved clients millions. We have also been complimented on the quality, depth and detail of our reports by such bodies as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in London.

There are a number of sample reports available on this website for you to review to obtain a better understanding of the type of work product we offer. Those samples are password protected. As a potential client please contact us for user name and password.

Once you have your password, please follow this link > Samples