The exponential growth of China’s economy has been reflected in the increased number of due diligence requests in the country that Proximal Consulting has been receiving over the last five years. China has become one of our speciality jurisdictions because of our experience and the reliable information that we can obtain which enables our clients to fulfil their enhanced due diligence requirements
There is no strict definition for a ‘High Net Worth Individual’ (HNWI) but it is commonly accepted worldwide that to become a HNW member a person will possess over one million dollars in liquid financial assets. With levels of wealth increasing over the decades, a person can also now be categorised as an ultra-HNWI: a person with available assets in excess of 30 million dollars.
This is a specific multistorey car park located in a provincial town in the United Kingdom. I know it well, as I frequently park there. It is built behind one of the town's main shopping streets and has an entrance inside to the back of a major chain store. So it is not really remarkable in any way….
The perception that still endures of money laundering is of a suspicious character turning up at the counter of a bank with a suitcase (probably helpfully labelled swag) overflowing with used notes. Amazingly in some countries - and with some banks - this may still happen, but nowadays most money launderers run very sophisticated global operations.
