Selftrade Signs FinScan for 3rd EU Directive Screening Compliance
By Finscan, PRNEMonday, April 19, 2010
LONDON, April 20, 2010 - FinScan, a leading international provider of sanctions, PEP and
heightened risk screening solutions for the financial services industry,
today announced the signing of a new contract with Selftrade, one of the UK's
largest execution-only stockbrokers. Selftrade will use FinScan to screen new
and existing customers against the World-Check data file consisting of
Sanctions, PEPs, and Heightened Risk Entities data sources.
Selftrade provides a wide range of investment services for UK individuals
and businesses. The broker offers customers a range of accounts, designed to
suit different investment needs. Customers can manage their investments
online in Dealing, Shares ISA and SIPP Dealing accounts. Child Trust Fund,
Child SIPP, Company Dealing and Investment Club accounts are also available.
The service enables clients to choose the investments that suit their goals,
and then review and manage them for total control. Investment options include
UK and international shares, ETFs, ETCs, Funds, Gilts, Bonds, and Warrants,
as well as a wide range of Derivative products.
"With a very large and diverse client base able to execute transactions
online, by telephone or via their mobile phone, we faced a rather complex
screening challenge," said Chris Petrides, Senior Compliance Manager at
Selftrade. "FinScan demonstrated to us that their solution could deliver the
flexibility, speed and accuracy we need to comply with the stringent
anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism requirements of the 3rd EU
Directive."
Deployable as a licensed, hosted or Internet-based ad hoc solution,
FinScan offers organisations worldwide a robust, yet very cost-effective,
tool for complying with the mandates of UK and international screening
regulations - whether they are required to screen millions of records or just
a few. In addition to its advanced screening capabilities, FinScan also
strengthens the efficiency of organisations' compliance operations by
providing sanctions list management and updating services, and automatically
producing required due diligence and audit reports.
"Selftrade is an excellent match for FinScan's powerful capabilities,"
said John Haley, Senior Vice President, FinScan EMEA. "In a fast-paced
business such as theirs, where stock transactions are conducted over multiple
electronic channels, there is no time for delay and no room for error. We're
pleased to deliver to Selftrade screening performance that combines a fast,
seamless operation that reinforces customer satisfaction with the precision
that protects against non-compliance."
Used in thousands of projects worldwide, FinScan's powerful matching
engine facilitates the efficient and accurate screening of large volumes of
records with very precise, user-configurable rules for flagging suspicious
records. This process greatly reduces the risk associated with missing real
matches (false negatives), and minimises the time and cost associated with
researching false matches (false positives).
About Selftrade
Selftrade is a trading name of Talos Securities Limited, which is
authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA register
number 208271) and is a member of the London Stock Exchange. Talos Securities
Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boursorama SA, which is part of the
Societe Generale Group. Boursorama is a major player in online savings in
Europe, with operations in France, Germany and Spain in addition to the UK.
About FinScan
As the compliance business division of Innovative Systems, Inc. (ISI),
FinScan protects organisations against non-compliance with the world-class
data quality and data matching capabilities that are the cornerstone of all
ISI products and services.
FinScan helps financial services organisations worldwide meet the
requirements of international government regulatory agencies by providing the
most advanced sanctions list and PEP compliance solutions available. FinScan
offers 24/7/365 list management; licensed, hosted, or transactional screening
options; and automated due diligence reports to help ensure the most
effective and accurate compliance for our clients. The FinScan Web site is
located at www.finscan.com.
Trademark Notice
FinScan is a trademark of Innovative Systems, Inc. All other products or
company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be
trademarks of their respective owners.
John Haley, Innovative Systems Incorporated, +44-(0)-1483-730446, jhaley at innovativesystems.com
Tags: April 20, FinScan, London, United Kingdom