KNOW-YOUR-CUSTOMER (KYC), ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) AND COUNTER FINANCING OF TERRORISM (CFT) POLICY AND PROCEDURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES OF HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY (HKMA) UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING ORDINANCE (AMLO)
It is the policy of ACG to prohibit and prevent money laundering and any activity that facilitates money laundering or the funding of terrorist or criminal activities by complying with all applicable legal requirements of HKMA.
Laundering is generally defined as engaging in acts designed to conceal or disguise the true origins of criminally derived proceeds so that the proceeds appear to have derived from legitimate origins or constitute legitimate assets. Terrorist financing may not involve proceeds of criminal conduct but is rather an attempt to conceal either the origin of the funds or their intended use.
Although the motivation differs between traditional money launderers and terrorist financiers, the actual methods used to fund terrorist operations can be the same as or similar to methods used by other criminals to launder funds. Funding for terrorist attacks does not always require large sums of money and the associated transactions may not be complex
Our AML policies, procedures and internal controls are designed to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, rules and laws and will be reviewed and updated on a regular basis to ensure appropriate policies, procedures and internal controls are in place to account for both changes in regulations and changes in our business.
ACG will operate in compliance with ‘anti-money laundering (“AML”) and ‘know-your-customer’ (“KYC”) rules and regulations in the jurisdictions it operates in or sells products or services to and has developed the given KYC and AML Policy to protect itself from involvement in money laundering or suspicious activity as follows:
ACG collects identifying information on each subscriber in its product sale.
ACG shall collect the following information about each subscriber:
With respect to all matters related to ACG’s operation, ACG shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitations all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to paragraph 4.1.6 of the Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism issued by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC Guideline) for the definition of customer for the securities, futures and leveraged foreign exchange businesses, as well as paragraphs 7.13 and 7.14of the SFC Guideline in identifying suspicious transactions for the securities, futures and leveraged foreign exchange businesses and other relevant legislation; regulations of Hong Kong SAR.