When is enhanced due diligence needed

EDD is needed for higher-risk customers; customers that pose higher money laundering or terrorist financing risks and thus present increased exposure to banks.

Due Diligence Research and Report Services

Enhanced due diligence (EDD) reports from Dow Jones

Our DD reports help clients

Manage third-party risk, Know-Your-Customer (KYC), transaction due diligence, trade compliance and reputational risk.

What our reports provide

They provide comprehensive views on anti-money laundering (AML), anti-bribery and corruption (ABAC), sanctions risk and political exposure as well as ESG risk investigations. .

Bribery, corruption and terrorist financing

Our reports include indications or evidence of bribery and corruption based on analysis by our team of regional experts, who possess a deep understanding of the corruption trends and risks in their respective jurisdictions.

Source of wealth

Receive a detailed account of a subject's source of wealth, including employment income, property, share ownership and income from business transactions, loans, inheritances and other high-value assets.

Sanctions

Map associations with sanctions risk, including the geographic footprint of a business’ operations or contracts in countries where sanctions are in place and relationships with customers, suppliers and ultimate beneficial owners

Adverse media and significant litigation

We go beyond media reporting to include reviews of documents from local and national court records, as well as local regulatory databases for evidence of regulatory breaches, disciplinary actions and litigation that may present particular risks..

Beneficial ownership

We draw on publicly available formal records – including those in certain jurisdictions requiring manual retrieval – to conduct investigations of complex or opaque ownership structures to assess ultimate control.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG)

We use the UN’s Global Compact Ten Principles and the SASB Materiality Map to frame our research with regards to ESG. Our data helps you quickly and effectively conduct risk-based DD on a range of ESG factors, including modern slavery and other human rights concerns, in addition to identifying environmental issues that may exist in your supply chain

Modern slavery and human rights

While covered in our wider ESG focus, we know that specialized legislation can necessitate a stronger focus on modern slavery, which is why we offer bespoke reports on this key area. Our targeted reports address supply chain management risk in modern slavery exposure, as well as reports that respond to trade compliance obligations..

Political exposure & government connections

Conduct owners and management screening to identify PEPs or close associates who are connected with an entity. We also research the links the entity has to the government, including public procurement, political parties and donations.p>