Anti-Money Laundering Policy

Purpose

Secure Chain is committed to preventing its services from being used to launder the proceeds of crime. This policy summarises the measures we take to identify and manage money-laundering risk.

Our commitments

We apply a risk-based approach to every engagement, consistent with the principles of the UK Money Laundering Regulations and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

In practice this means we:

• Verify the identity of clients before beginning substantive work (see our KYC Policy)
• Assess the source and nature of each case for money-laundering red flags
• Decline or discontinue engagements where we cannot satisfy ourselves as to legitimacy
• Maintain records of identity checks and case assessments
• Report suspicious activity to the appropriate authorities where legally required

Reporting

Where we are required by law to make a disclosure to the relevant authorities, we will do so. In such circumstances we may be prevented by law from informing the client of that disclosure.