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Practical guidance from the One Constellation team — KYC, AML, transaction monitoring, sanctions, and the regulatory landscape that shapes them.

KYC for Fund of Funds and Nominee Investors Know Your Customer (KYC)

KYC for Fund of Funds and Nominee Investors

When a subscription comes from another fund, a nominee company or a platform, the name on the register is not the person whose money it is. The routes…

LP Onboarding Checklist for Private Fund Managers Know Your Customer (KYC)

LP Onboarding Checklist for Private Fund Managers

A working checklist for bringing a limited partner into a private fund: what to settle first, what to collect for each LP type, how eligibility, KYC, screening and…

Fund Administrator AML Responsibilities: Who Does What Regulations

Fund Administrator AML Responsibilities: Who Does What

Fund administrators and transfer agents run most investor onboarding, screening and monitoring, but in almost every regime the legal duty stays with the fund, its manager or its…

Cayman Islands AML Rules for Funds: What Changed on 18 September 2026 Regulations

Cayman Islands AML Rules for Funds: What Changed on 18 September 2026

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's two new Rules, on an effective AML/CFT/CPF compliance programme and on sanctions compliance, took effect on 18 September 2026. This guide sets out…

Hong Kong SFC AML Requirements for Asset Managers Regulations

Hong Kong SFC AML Requirements for Asset Managers

A practical guide to the anti-money laundering obligations of SFC-licensed asset managers under the AMLO and the SFC Guideline: who the customer is when you manage a fund,…

Operational Due Diligence (ODD) for Fund Investors Due Diligence (DD)

Operational Due Diligence (ODD) for Fund Investors

Operational due diligence (ODD) is an investor's review of the non-investment side of a fund and its manager: ownership and governance, the compliance programme, cash and custody controls,…

VCC AML Requirements: MAS Notice VCC-N01 Explained Regulations

VCC AML Requirements: MAS Notice VCC-N01 Explained

MAS Notice VCC-N01 is the AML/CFT notice that binds every Singapore variable capital company (VCC), issued under section 84 of the VCC Act 2018 and in force since…

What Is a Qualified Purchaser (QP)? Definition and Tests Regulations

What Is a Qualified Purchaser (QP)? Definition and Tests

A qualified purchaser (QP) is an individual or family company with at least US$5 million in investments, a trust whose trustee and settlors are all qualified purchasers, or…

Singapore Fund Manager AML: MAS Notice SFA04-N02 Explained Regulations

Singapore Fund Manager AML: MAS Notice SFA04-N02 Explained

MAS Notice SFA04-N02 sets the AML/CFT obligations of every capital markets services licence holder and certain exempt persons in Singapore. The current version is dated 30 June 2025…

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