Industry · Wealth & Asset Management
🇬🇧 FCA · 🇪🇺 MiFID II · 🇦🇪 ADGM · 🇺🇸 SEC

KYC, EDD & AML Compliance Software for Wealth & Asset Managers

Handle complex HNW and UHNW client structures with automated EDD, continuous PEP and sanctions screening, and adverse media monitoring. Built for wealth managers, private banks, and family office advisers operating across jurisdictions.

Private Client · Compliance Snapshot
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HNW Client · EDD Complete
Source-of-wealth documented
Approved
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Multi-Juris Ownership
UBO chain · 4 entities
Verified
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PEP Exposure · Family Link
Senior approval obtained
Ongoing
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Adverse Media Scan
50K+ sources · daily
Clear
The Challenge

Private Client Compliance Is a Different Discipline

Wealth managers serve High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth individuals whose profiles are fundamentally more complex than retail clients. Cross-border residencies, political exposure, sophisticated ownership structures, philanthropic vehicles, and sensitive source-of-wealth histories all demand Enhanced Due Diligence. Manual EDD takes days per client and produces inconsistent outcomes — exactly the kind of inconsistency regulators scrutinize.

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Complex Client Profiles

HNW and UHNW clients rarely fit standard KYC templates. Multiple passports, trust-held assets, family-office structures, cross-border residency — each is a compliance puzzle requiring human judgment plus documentation.

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PEP Exposure Is the Norm

In wealth management, PEP exposure is frequent, not exceptional. Clients, their families, and their close associates are often politically connected. Screening must be continuous, nuanced, and risk-rated — not binary.

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Manual EDD Fragility

Source-of-wealth narratives, asset provenance, philanthropic structures, art and yacht valuations — EDD documentation is often paper-heavy, siloed in advisers' inboxes, and invisible to compliance oversight.

How We Help

EDD, PEP Screening & HNW Client Compliance — Automated

One Constellation brings structure, speed, and audit-grade consistency to private client compliance — without replacing the human judgment that HNW relationships require.

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Enhanced Due Diligence Workflow

Pre-configured EDD workflows for HNW onboarding. Source-of-wealth evidence collection, document management, narrative drafting, senior approval routing — all structured, all audit-logged.

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Continuous PEP Screening

Global PEP database covering heads of state, senior government officials, judiciary, SOEs, and their families and close associates. Every client screened daily with risk-tier classification.

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Complex Structure Mapping

Trusts, family offices, PICs, foundations, nominee companies — mapped end-to-end with UBO identification at every layer.

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Adverse Media Monitoring

50K+ news sources, 100+ languages, AI-filtered for relevance. Your clients monitored continuously — without drowning compliance in false-positive noise.

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Source-of-Wealth Evidence Library

Structured intake for common HNW wealth sources — business sale proceeds, inherited assets, liquid investments, real estate, professional earnings. Document templates, provenance verification, regulator-ready narratives.

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MiFID II & FCA Audit Trail

Every EDD decision, every screening alert, every senior approval — logged immutably. FCA section 166 reviews and MiFID II inspections become routine.

Regulatory Coverage

Wealth Management Regulatory Coverage

Every major regulator wealth managers answer to — FCA, MiFID II, ADGM, SEC — configured and ready.

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FCA MLR 2017
UK AML for Wealth Managers
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MiFID II
EU Markets Directive
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ADGM FSRA
Abu Dhabi Wealth Rules
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DFSA Conduct Rules
Dubai Wealth Advisers
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SEC / FINRA
US-Facing Private Banks
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MAS PSA / SFA
Singapore Private Banking
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FINMA
Swiss Wealth Framework
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FATF Rec 12
PEP Due Diligence
Use Cases

Every Private Client, Every Mandate Type

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HNW Discretionary Mandates

Full KYC + EDD at onboarding, ongoing PEP/adverse media monitoring, MiFID II-compliant portfolio reporting.

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Family Office Advisory

Complex structure KYB, multi-generation client mapping, philanthropic vehicle compliance, succession-event re-verification.

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Private Banking

Lombard lending compliance, source-of-funds verification for lending, cross-border client AML.

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Alternative Assets

Art, yacht, aircraft, and luxury asset provenance verification with specialized documentation workflows.

FAQ

Wealth Management Compliance FAQ

What is EDD in wealth management and when is it required?+
Enhanced Due Diligence goes beyond standard KYC and is required when a client presents elevated risk — PEP status, high-risk geography exposure, complex ownership structure, or transaction patterns indicating higher risk. For HNW and UHNW clients, EDD is often the default rather than the exception. Under FCA MLR 2017 Regulation 33, EDD must include source-of-funds evidence, enhanced ongoing monitoring, and senior management approval.
How do wealth managers screen for PEPs?+
Effective PEP screening uses a continuously updated global PEP database covering domestic and foreign PEPs, their family members, and close associates. Screening happens at onboarding and on an ongoing basis — daily, typically. Risk tier classification separates high-profile political figures from lower-risk PEPs (e.g., retired officials). Our platform provides continuous screening with risk tiering and senior approval workflows.
What does FCA require for HNW client KYC?+
FCA MLR 2017 requires firms to conduct CDD before establishing a business relationship, apply EDD for higher-risk clients, and conduct ongoing monitoring. For wealth managers specifically, the FCA's Financial Crime Guide (FCG) provides sector-specific guidance including expectations around source-of-wealth evidence, PEP handling, and complex structure due diligence.
When is EDD required instead of standard CDD?+
EDD is mandatory for PEPs (including family members and close associates), clients from high-risk third countries, clients whose behavior indicates elevated risk, complex ownership structures, and unusually large transactions without apparent economic purpose. Many wealth managers apply EDD by default to all HNW clients above a risk threshold.
How does OC handle ongoing client monitoring?+
Continuous screening runs daily against updated sanctions and PEP lists. Adverse media monitoring scans 50K+ sources for client-relevant news. Trigger events (address change, new beneficiary, transaction anomaly) can auto-initiate re-verification workflows. All activity is logged for audit.
Does OC support MiFID II client reporting?+
Yes. MiFID II client reporting, best-execution documentation, and suitability assessment audit trails are built into our platform. The same client data powers both compliance operations and regulatory reporting, eliminating reconciliation.

Private Client Compliance, Audit-Graded

See how wealth managers and private banks use One Constellation for HNW client EDD, continuous PEP screening, and regulator-ready audit trails.