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Client Risk Assessment – Onboarding




Client Risk
AnswerNote
1. Is the client a politically exposed person? (Politically exposed persons, PEP)

2. Do you have full visibility and knowledge of the ultimate beneficial owners and/or all directors?


3. Is the client a high-net-worth individual?


4. Does the client or its beneficial owners have attributes known to be frequently used by money launderers or terrorist financiers?(e.g. is the structure of the customer is unusual or excessively complex?)


5. Has evidence/documents proving source of wealth and funds been provided?

6. Has the client been evasive or uncooperative? (e.g. appeared reluctant to provide ID)

7. Has the client provided proof of identification and proof of address?

Geographic Risk
AnswerNote
1. Is the client/firm based within UAE?

2. Is the client based outside of UAE?

3. Does the client have any association with Sanctioned jurisdictions?(e.g. does the client transact with customers in sanctioned jurisdictions or have operations trade with jurisdictions subject to sanctions?)

4. Does the client have any association with any geographical areas that are considered to have weak AML and Terrorist Financing controls?(e.g. does the client transact with customers in countries listed on the ‘FATF High-risk and other monitored jurisdictions’ or the ‘European Commission list of third countries with weak AML and terrorist financing regimes?)

Service Risk
AnswerNote
1. Will the client be using our money account?

2. Will we provide trust or company service for the client? (this includes company formation and use of our address for correspondnce).

3. Is the bussiness relationship between us and the client logical and practicable?(For example, Is the size of the firm’s bussiness proportionate to the accountancy firm? is the client’s bussiness within the accountancy firms areas of expertise?)

4. Is it understood why the client has come to use our services?

Industry Risk
AnswerNote
1. Would the client be typically considered a cash-intensive business?(e.g. restuarents,retail outlets etc.)


2. Does the client deal with high-value goods?(e.g. jewelers, car dealerships,properties etc.)

3. Does the client operate in an industry typically considered high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing?(e.g. money services business, import/export,charities etc.)

Delivery Channel Risk
AnswerNote
1. Have you met the client face to face? (Zoom/online considered ad face-to-face)





⚠️ The results presented are derived solely from the information provided and a simplified scoring methodology. They are intended for general reference purposes only and should not be interpreted as a definitive or comprehensive risk assessment.

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