Definitions

Foreign PEP Individuals who are or have been entrusted with prominent public functions by a foreign country, for example Heads of State or of government, senior politicians, senior government, judicial or military officials, senior executives of state owned ... Read More →

A terrorist act is an act intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to a civilian, or to any other person not taking an active part in the hostilities in a situation of armed conflict, when the purpose of such act, by its nature or context, is to intimidate a ... Read More →

The term "terrorist" refers to any natural person who: commits, or attempts to commit, terrorist acts by any means, directly or indirectly, unlawfully and wilfully; participates as an accomplice in terrorist acts; organises or directs others to commit ... Read More →

Beneficial owner refers to the natural person(s) who ultimately owns or controls a customer and/or the natural person on whose behalf a transaction is being conducted. It also includes those persons who exercise ultimate effective control over a legal person or ... Read More →

According to the definition in the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism drawn up in December 1999, the primary objective of terrorism is ‘to intimidate a population, or to compel a government or an international organisation to do ... Read More →