Vosper Law: Legal Services, Conveyancing & Commercial Law in Cambridge, NZ

We are required to comply with all laws binding on us including (but not limited to):

• The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT Act); and

• The United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); and

• The Common Reporting Standard (CRS).

To meet these requirements, we may be required to conduct customer due diligence on you, persons acting on your behalf, and other relevant persons such as your beneficial owners or persons who have effective control of you as a client. We may not be able to act or continue acting for you until this is completed to the required standard. 

We will advise you what information and documents are required for these purposes. This information could include formal identification, address confirmation, source of funds, transaction details, ownership structures, tax identification details, and any other information considered relevant. Please ensure the information and documents requested are provided promptly to avoid any delays in us acting for you.

We will retain the information and documents and may be required to disclose them to government agencies as required by law. We may not be permitted to advise you of the instances when we are required to disclose this information. We may also be required to provide this information to banks with which we place your funds through our trust account.

If you have any questions regarding any of the above, please contact us to discuss.