THOMSON REUTERS ACCELUS ACCELUS ORG ID KYC MANAGED SERVICE ACCELERATE ON-BOARDING ELIMINATE BURDEN OF REFRESH CONDUCT REMEDIATION EASILY
ACCELUS ORG ID FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TRANSFORM YOUR KYC PROCESS TO DO BUSINESS FASTER SUMMARY Since March 2014, Accelus Org ID has been providing KYC managed service to financial institutions processing client records covering hedge funds, asset managers, corporations and correspondent banks across 11 capital markets. Via the smooth end-to-end client identity and verification service, Accelus Org ID has transformed the approach to KYC process. This is powering business opportunities; simplifying and accelerating client onboarding, reducing cost of remediation and moving to a real-time refresh. Accelus Org ID is a truly independent KYC managed service beyond collection, storage and distribution of KYC documents. Built on Thomson Reuters best in class KYC/AML and on-boarding solutions including Accelus Client On- Boarding (GoldTier) and Accelus World-Check which monitors 240 countries, over 400 sanctions, watch and regulatory lists and 100,000 media sources to identity high risk individuals. First ever agreed comprehensive KYC policy and control process that satisfy 11 capital market regulations Run on robust and unmatchable content that enables constant monitoring to take place ensuring that the records are up-to-date. Supported by staff and support centres across 240 countries and speaking over 60 languages.
ACCELUS ORG ID: BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Accelus Org ID is a product from the voice of over 100 Financial Institutions, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Correspondent Banks and Corporates in all the major capital markets. It responds to the desire and willingness to have an industry standard for the provision and validation of a legal entity s identity. Uniquely, Accelus Org ID will provide an equivalent of a real-time client KYC passport, with all the information needed to complete a KYC review, and with the additional benefit of this information being screened, verified, categorized and continuously monitored. Thomson Reuters will ensure the accuracy of this information. A. Each firm maintains its own profile and actively authorizes access to the information ONGOING REFRESH H G Periodic Refresh Daily Change Monitoring Proactive Ongoing Screening F E Publish Org ID Profile Organization Performing Due Diligence Publish I A E Screen Risk Indicators B Collect and Verify Unwrap Legal Entity Structures D C ON-BOARDING TO ACCELUS ORG ID B. Covering 200+ countries, the service collects and verifies information for all legal entity types C. Accelus Org ID unwraps legal entity structures, identifies ultimate beneficial owner, and includes this information as part of the profile D. Identifies and screens for risk flags/indicators that can be used to assess customer risk E. Due diligence information is published through Accelus Org ID portal or directly into customer s onboarding system. F. Accelus Org ID portal screens profiles to ensure new risk indicators are communicated as identified G. Using Thomson Reuters data assets and service triggers, Accelus Org ID monitors material changes to client/counterparty profile that may trigger a refresh of the record H. For records not refreshed through triggers in step G above, Accelus Org ID will automatically perform a refresh in accordance with timelines mandated by regulatory requirements and/or by internal policies of the firm performing due diligence INITIAL ON-BOARDING ONGOING REFRESH I. Information published by Accelus Org ID is used by the firm performing due diligence in order to make final risk assessments Core Differentiator
THE ACCELUS ORG ID FEATURES Maintains the policies/rules, analysts resources, infrastructure, data and service to assist a financial institution to accept, efficiently on-board and complete the required periodic reviews of the legal entity based on their KYC risk profile. Provides a streamlined review process for the creation, classification, validation, screening, and on-going management of KYC legal entity client records including the proactive monitoring for PEPs (politically exposed persons), sanction lists, and continuous negative news monitoring. Utilized economies of scale to achieve what each financial institution currently does individually. Future-proofed system that has been built via an iterative process to identify and then deliver the required documents to fulfill new regulatory needs based on a comprehensive global policy. Using a centralized system the financial institution will benefit from access to data and documents which have already been requested by other members of the community and importantly by Thomson Reuters (who will gather all publicly available information on behalf of the financial institutions) THE ACCELUS ORG ID BENEFITS Operational cost reductions, including remediation project costs Reduced risk associated with poor quality or overburdened due diligence and KYC processes and operations Shortened on-boarding cycle enabling accelerated time to trade Simplified remediation efforts and an end to the burden of refresh cycles. Elimination of time-consuming duplication of effort the client submits their documents once and authorizes distribution to financial institutions
ACCELUS ORG ID: POWERED BY THOMSON REUTERS Thomson Reuters established the first industry Market Practitioner Advisory Board, which has put in place the policy and control processes, and IT information security requirements to ensure Accelus Org ID adheres to existing regulatory requirements, and proactively responds to new requirements or modified regulations. With a decade of experience in KYC/AML solutions, Thomson Reuters is the best placed and resourced organization to deliver the service to our customers. Thomson Reuters first class infrastructure and operational support with capability in 240 countries and staff speaking over 60 languages in our support centers means that Thomson Reuters uniquely has the resources and ability in place to deliver this in a way that nobody else currently can. Information retrieval and validating is in fact one of our core competencies. Thomson Reuters is not only the world s largest information service provider, but has a reputation for integrity and diligence which is second to none, and a reputation secured by Trust Principles which have been adhered to since 1941. THOMSON REUTERS ACCELUS The Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) business delivers a comprehensive set of solutions designed to empower audit, risk and compliance professionals, business leaders, and the Boards they serve to reliably achieve business objectives, address uncertainty, and act with integrity. Thomson Reuters Accelus connects business transactions, strategy and operations to the everchanging regulatory environment, enabling firms to manage business risk. A comprehensive platform supported by a range of applications and trusted regulatory and risk intelligence data, Accelus brings together market-leading solutions for governance, risk and compliance management, global regulatory intelligence, financial crime, anti-bribery and corruption, enhanced due diligence, training and e-learning, and board of director and disclosure services. Thomson Reuters has been named as a category leader in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant For Operational Risk Management Systems, category leader in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Systems and has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in its Leaders Quadrant of the Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms Magic Quadrant. Thomson Reuters was also named as Operational Risk Software Provider of the Year Award in the Operational Risk and Regulation Awards in 2013 and 2014. For more information, visit accelus.thomsonreuters.com
CONTACT ACCELUS ORG ID REGIONAL BUSINESS LEADS FOR DEMO AND MORE INFORMATION AMERICAS & SOUTH AFRICA Stephen Thwaits Stephen.Thwaits@thomsonreuters.com EMEA Deepak Rajagopal Deepak.Rajagopal@thomsonreuters.com 2015 Thomson Reuters GRC01347/1-15