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      Documents Required for Onboarding

      What documents are needed for your onboarding?

      Hex Trust is a fully licensed custodian with strict KYC regulatory requirements. This checklist serves as a guideline for the documents we require for your onboarding, based on your business type.

      Our KYC process aims to understand the management and ownership of your corporation, the beneficiaries of business activities, and the ultimate beneficials owners. Transparency and traceability are key when it comes to understanding you as a client and the structure of your corporation.

      To open a Hex Safe Enterprise, you will need to provide the following documents.

      Please note that we may request supplementary information on a case-by-case basis.

      Individual Onboarding:

      1. Passport Copy - valid for at least 1 year
      2. Proof of address - Utilities bill/bank statement (issued within 3 months)
      3. Recent selfie with passport copy (clearly showing passport details)
      4. Source of Wealth - Latest available Individual Income Tax statement or assessment issued by a government agency (within 12 months)
      5. Declaration of Professional/Accredited investor (Portfolio of 8 million HKD) - Yes/No

       

      Corporation Specific Onboarding:

      1. Certificate of Incorporation
      2. Certificate of Good Standing/Business Registration extract from government registrar website (within 6 months)
      3. Memorandum and Articles of Association
      4. Source of Funds - Document proof such as Audited Annual Report, Bank Statements stating the assets or a Portfolio Report
      5. Official Company Report or Government Documents issued within the last 6 months, including:
        1. A list of current directors,
        2. A list of all intermediate shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners (natural person) owning/controlling more than 25% of the entity (exact percentage of holdings)
        3. If no official Company Report or Government Documents are available in the jurisdiction (for example offshore jurisdiction such as BVI, Cayman Islands, Seychelles), please provide a certificate of incumbency issued within 6 months.
        4. For Hong Kong entities - The most recent NAR1 or NNC1 (for recently incorporated entities with no NAR1 available) form
      6. Documents of Directors, UBOs and intermediate shareholders owning 25% or more of the entity:
        1. Passport copy (valid for 1 year)
        2. Proof of address - Utility Bill/Bank statement (issued within 3 months)