This notice applies to
- Capital markets services licensees (excluding venture capital fund managers);
- Exempt futures brokers and exempt over-the-counter derivatives brokers; and
- Banks, merchant banks, finance companies and insurers
that have entered into cross-border arrangements with their FRCs to conduct regulated activities under the SFA.
It sets out the ongoing requirements for these Specified Regulated Entities in relation to their cross-border arrangements, to ensure that there are adequate internal policies, procedures and controls for ensuring that the performance of customer due diligence measures by the FRCs, in respect of customers under the arrangements, is consistent with the requirements set out under the relevant AML/CFT Notice applicable to the Specified Regulated Entities.