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Schedule 4 Non-exhaustive list of factors suggesting potentially higher risk

Section 39

(1) Customer risk factors:

(a) the business relationship is conducted in unusual circumstances;

(b) customers that are resident in geographical areas of higher risk as set out in subparagraph (3);

(c) non-resident customers;

(d) legal persons or arrangements that are personal asset-holding vehicles;

(e) companies that have nominee shareholders or shares in bearer form;

(f) businesses that are cash intensive;

(g) the ownership structure of the company appears unusual or excessively complex given the nature of the company's business;

(h) the customer is a third country national who applies for residence rights or citizenship in the State in exchange for capital transfers, purchase of property or government bonds or investment in corporate entities in the State.

(2) Product, service, transaction or delivery channel risk factors:

(a) private banking;

(b) products or transactions that might favour anonymity;

(c) non face-to-face business relationships or transactions, without cer

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