Restricted Jurisdictions
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The FATF Black List
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action (i.e. "black list")
The following countries are, as at 13 February 2026 on the FATF high-risk jurisdictions list. We do not deal with clients or funds from the following jurisdictions:
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Iran
- Myanmar
The FATF Grey List
Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring (i.e. "grey list")
The following countries are, as at 24 October 2025 on the FATF increased monitoring jurisdictions list. We will not usually accept clients or funds from the following jurisdictions:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Bolivia
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Haiti
- Kenya
- Kuwait - added 13th February 2026
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Lebanon
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea - added 13th February 2026
- South Sudan
- Syria
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Although the following are on the FATF Grey list and the EU AML Blacklist, we may, subject to our due diligence and compliance checks, accept clients or funds from:
- Monaco
- UK Virgin Islands
European Union AML Blacklist
The following countries are on the European Union list of high-risk third countries. We will not usually accept clients or funds from the following jurisdictions:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Bolivia
- British Virgin Islands - added 29th January 2026
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Haiti
- Iran
- Kenya
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Monaco
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Russian Federation
- South Sudan
- Syria
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela - added 29th January 2026
- Vietnam
- Yemen
