Anti-facilitation Of Tax Evasion Statement

Effective Date: November 2020

Edifice Global Markets Limited (Edifice) offers reliable AML-CTF compliance, operational counterparty risk, and other professional services to help our clients effectively manage and tackle business risks. Our core values include a strong commitment to responsible behavior, which guides all our interactions and activities.

We operate as a global business through Edifice (head-quartered in Hong Kong), and affiliated entities that practice under the name ‘Edifice’ or a name that incorporates those words. Edifice Global Markets Limited is authorised and regulated by the Hong Kong Company Registry.

Tax evasion deprives governments of the revenues they need to provide vital public services. We expect the businesses and people we engage with to comply with their tax obligations. We will not tolerate any of our partners, employees, agents or business partners knowingly assisting or encouraging tax fraud by any counterparty, suppliers or others we do business with anywhere in the world.

All employees and third-party service providers throughout Edifice are responsible for preventing, detecting, and reporting the facilitation of tax evasion. Our Whistleblowing and Anti-Money Laundering Policies set out suitable communication channels by which employees or others can confidentially report any suspicion of a facilitation offence by any employee or person associated with Edifice without fear of retribution.

Our commitment to ensuring that all appropriate taxes are paid by us and those who we do business with, includes:

Upholding the rule of the law and the proper administration of justice;
Carrying out business fairly, honestly and openly;
Refusing to provide our services where we know or suspect them to be being misused or abused by a counterparty for tax evasion; nor will we aide, facilitate or support actions which assist in evasion of tax liabilities;
Not buying services or goods from any supplier or consultant where we know or suspect them not to be appropriately declaring their income and any relevant tax and duties in connection with those activities;
Implementing and monitoring a programe to counter the risk of us being involved in the facilitation of tax evasion.

We will not engage in transactions that we know or suspect facilitate tax evasion, even if they may result in us losing business.

Any concerns relating to this Statement should be raised with Edifice Director of Risk & Compliance.

Edifice Global Markets Limited approved this statement on 19th November 2020

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