FAQ

Any person considered to be Politically Exposed Persons. Not only people who are politically active in their current position are on a PEP list, but also people who were politically active until one year ago. Examples of PEP functies are: heads of state, army officers, senior executives of central banks etc. Also relatives and next to associatesn of a PEP fall into a higher risk group where an extensive research has to be done.

You will find a complete overview of PEP functions visit this link..

Any person or entity subject to sanctions from the European Union, the United Nations, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the State Department and Her Majesty's Treasury in the United Kingdom.

Any person or entity previously subject to sanctions from the European Union, the United Nations, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the State Department and Her Majesty's Treasury in the United Kingdom.

The most important sanction lists in the world, including the sanction lists from the UK, the US, the EU, the Netherlands and the UN.

Any person or entity that has been fined or otherwise is subject to supervision by financial supervisors.

Any person or entity officially named in documentation from law enforcement agencies such as the police or other agency such as Interpol or the FBI. Also persons and entities cited in publications of court rulings of such a nature.

Any person declared bankrupt or insolvent. 

Any person who is disqualified as a director of a company, or is banned by law to be a director of a company.

CDD On Demand uses similarities in name and/or date of birth to determine whether there is a match between a natural person on one of the lists used and the natural person you are looking for. This means that the database searches for matches in initials/first name, last name and date of birth. It is therefore possible that you will see the results of natural persons for whom there are similarities with the natural person you are looking for, but who are not your client. This means that you should properly check any possible matches yourself.

If no results are found in CDD On Demand, you have the option of generating a certified report in pdf with your search query and its result. We recommend that you save this report in the client file as proof that you have performed the check.

A result in CDD On Demand does not necessarily mean an exact match. It is possible that you will see the results of natural persons for whom there are similarities with the natural person you are searching for, but who are not your client. This means that you should properly check any possible matches yourself. You can assess this by checking the information contained in the results. Information such as date of birth, gender, nationality or photo can be decisive in determining whether the match is actually your client.

CDD On Demand only uses sources that have been verified. These do not include all sources that appear on Google. It can therefore always be useful to perform a Google test in addition to the CDD On Demand check.

Search entries are: person's name, date of birth etc. Twenty possible results are displayed with each search if something has been found.

You can click on the sources that you have found and assess whether these sources actually belong to your client. If the sources are no longer available, for example because they are too old, you can also access archived versions.