Restricted Business Activities

We are unable to handle transactions or sources of wealth deriving from the following business activities:

• Production or trade in any product or activity deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions or agreements including without limitation, host country requirements related to environmental, health and safety and labour aspects.
• Production or trade in weapons or munitions.
• Production or trade in tobacco.
• Trade in wildlife or wildlife products regulated under CITES.
• Production or trade in radioactive materials.
• Commercial logging operations, or purchase of logging equipment for use in primary tropical moist forest.
• Production or trade in pharmaceuticals subject to international phase-outs or bans.
• Production or trade in pesticides/herbicides subject to international phase-outs or bans.
• Drift net fishing in the marine environment using nets in excess of 2.5km in length.
• Production or activities involving harmful or exploitative forms of forced labour/harmful child labour.
• Production or trade in ozone-depleting substances subject to international phase-outs.
• Production or trade in wood or other forestry products from unmanaged forests.
• Production, trade, storage, or transport of significant volumes of hazardous chemicals, or commercial-scale usage of hazardous chemicals.
• Any business relating to the production of pornography, or prostitution.
• Quarries, mining, or processing of metal ores or coal.
• Giving or receiving of gifts that could be interpreted as intending to influence business decisions.
• Abusing confidential or material non-public information.
• Trading of animal fur, bones or ivory.
• Diamond drilling without Kimberly Certification.
• Production of indecent or obscene material, including child pornography.
• Trading of fireworks, explosives or nuclear weapons.
• Drug trafficking, including trade in chemicals which may be used to manufacture synthetic drugs.
• Human body parts or pathogens.
• Offline gambling, betting, casino, horse-racing or sports betting.
• Online gambling, betting, casino, prize draws or gift cards.
• Bearer shares and bonds.
• Money exchange dealers or money service businesses.
• Cash-pooling structures.