Les « Politically Exposed Person » (PEP) font l’objet d’une déclaration auprès des Autorités. Nous vous invitons donc à nous informer si vous (ou un proche de votre famille) avez ou avez eu un mandat politique tel que définit par le FATF-GAFI:
- Foreign PEP’s: individuals who are or have been entrusted with prominent public functions by a foreign country, for example Heads of state or Heads of government, senior politicians, senior government, judicial or military officials, senior executives of state owned corporations, important political party officials.
- Domestic PEPs: individuals who are or have been entrusted domestically with prominent public functions, for example Heads of State or of government, senior politicians, senior government, judicial or military officials, senior executives of state owned corporations, important political party officials.
- Persons who are or have been entrusted with a prominent function by a state owned enterprise or an international organization refers to members of senior management, i.e. directors, deputy directors and members of the board or equivalent functions.
- Requirements for a PEP apply to family members or close associates, any individual publicly known, or known by the financial institution to be a close personal or professional associate.
La procédure consiste à en informer les Registres en leur communiquant le détail du mandat ou de la relation avec le mandataire. Les Registres nous donneront ensuite leur accord, leur refus ou demanderont le cas échéant des informations complémentaires.