Aston Advisory Group has an overriding statutory duty regarding the prevention of terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering, means that we are committed to undertaking full and thorough due diligence of both our clients’ identities and the nature of their businesses. Whilst we respect the confidentiality of our clients, we are obliged by law to obtain the following information relating to all beneficial owners, directors, shareholders, bank account signatories and all parties connected in any way to any company, business entity, trust or foundation we may form or administer:

Proof of Identity
Proof of Residential Address

In addition, the provision of a signed, detailed Curriculum Vitae is sometimes mandatory and always useful.

Proof of Identity

1. To establish the identity and signature of all parties, clients must provide a copy of one of the following:
- Current Valid Full Passport
- Current Valid National ID Card

2. Such copy must bear a clear photograph, the holder’s signature and the document number.

3. The copy must be certified by a manager of Aston Advisory Group or any of the following:
- A notary public
- A lawyer
- A banker
- Another professional person.

4. The person making the certification must be a member of a professional organisation that publishes certified lists of its members and the professional body must be clearly identified under their signature.

5. The documents sent to us must bear the original signature of the person certifying the identity document; it must not be a copy.

6. The person certifying the Proof of Identity must have seen the original document and certify the copy in the presence of the individual concerned by inserting the following text on the copy:
Having seen the individual and the identification documentation at the same time, I certify this is a true copy of the original and that the photograph is a reasonable likeness.

- Signature
- Name
- Phone No:
- Position / Capacity
- Company
- Address:
- Email Address:
- Date