{"id":11515,"date":"2026-07-23T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/?p=11515"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:31:06","slug":"what-are-connected-clients-in-an-aml-risk-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/vc\/what-are-connected-clients-in-an-aml-risk-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"What are connected clients in an AML risk assessment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8cdf7575 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\"><h1 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">What are connected clients in an AML risk assessment?<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"uagb-block-4293da6b uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-left-title uagb-infobox-left uagb-infobox-image-valign-middle wp-block-uagb-info-box\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-left-title-image\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-image-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Lisa-Simms-AMLCC-Consult-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Lisa Simms\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ifb-title-prefix\">Lisa Simms<\/span><h3 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Director and Founder of AMLCC and AMLCC Consult<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;height:480px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668512-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What are connected clients in an AML risk assessment?\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668512-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668512-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668512-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668512-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668512-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668512-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f4715dae alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f9c6201f\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most transactions will involve other people and entities alongside your direct client. They might be the other party to a sale, a guarantor, an introducer, a beneficial owner sitting behind a company, or a family member connected to a politically exposed person (PEP).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are your connected clients.&nbsp;FATF\u2019s customer due diligence standards expect you to understand who they really are, beyond the name on a document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who counts as a connected client?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connected clients turn up in different forms depending on the work you&#8217;re doing. What links them is that they have a stake in, or influence over, the transaction or relationship you&#8217;re assessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In a property transaction, the other party to the sale is connected, along with anyone acting for them.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatf-gafi.org\/content\/dam\/fatf-gafi\/guidance\/RBA-Real-Estate-Sector.pdf\">FATF&#8217;s Real Estate Sector guidance<\/a>\u00a0states that professionals \u201cshould always comply with their due diligence obligations with respect to both the buyers and sellers of the property under transaction.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In company formation, every beneficial owner and anyone with control over the entity is connected, even if they never speak to you directly. FATF defines a beneficial owner as \u201cthe natural person who ultimately owns or controls a customer.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An introducer who brought the client to you falls under FATF Recommendation 17, which allows firms to rely on third parties for parts of due diligence but keeps ultimate responsibility with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can connected clients change your risk?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A client can look low risk on paper and still bring risk into the relationship through someone connected to them. This risk can look different, depending on your sector and your services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are some examples of how you might come across it in your business:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A conveyancing instruction could bring a higher risk if the other party in the chain can&#8217;t explain their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/whats-source-of-funds\/\">source of funds<\/a>. FATF Recommendation 10 requires firms to identify and verify source of funds as a core client\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/what-is-standard-due-diligence\/\">due diligence<\/a>\u00a0(CDD) measure. You still have this obligation\u00a0even when the money is coming from someone other than your direct client.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A\u00a0seemingly low-risk corporate\u00a0client\u00a0asking for a company formation could have a PEP hidden behind a layered ownership structure. FATF Recommendation 12 requires\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/what-is-enhanced-due-diligence\/\">enhanced due diligence<\/a>\u00a0wherever a PEP is identified, including establishing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/whats-source-of-wealth\/\">source of wealth<\/a>\u00a0and source of funds and getting senior management approval before proceeding.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A client&#8217;s loan guarantor based in a\u00a0high-risk jurisdiction\u00a0adds exposure that your client wouldn\u2019t bring on their own. FATF Recommendation 19 requires firms to apply a form of enhanced due diligence to business relationships and transactions involving anyone from a country on FATF\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/whats-meant-by-the-fatf-black-list\/\">Black List<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of these red flags will show up if your risk assessment only looks at the named client and stops there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to identify and assess connected clients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start by mapping out everyone with a role in the transaction or relationship. For a company client, that means working through the ownership and control structure until you reach the beneficial owners. For a transaction, it means identifying the other party and anyone acting for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you know who&#8217;s connected, apply due diligence that\u2019s proportionate to the risk they add. Not every connected party needs the same depth of checks as your direct client. Some might need more, some less.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What matters is that you&#8217;ve made a documented decision about each one. If you&#8217;ve decided a connected party needs additional checks, your file should show why, based on the risk they present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A supervisor reviewing your file will want to see that you identified who else was involved and made a reasoned decision about each of them. A risk assessment that looks at just your client and not the other parties in the transaction is incomplete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMLCC&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/product-features\/client-linking\/\">Client&nbsp;Linking<\/a>&nbsp;feature is built for exactly this.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Risk assess each connected party separately, using AMLCC&#8217;s client risk assessment tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Link those individual profiles together against the transaction they belong to, so you get one full picture instead of scattered files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See every connection at a glance, whether it&#8217;s a corporate structure, a family group or a property chain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Produce a risk report covering every party involved, ready to hand over if a supervisor or law enforcement ever asks you to prove the work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/product-features\/client-linking\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uagb-block-7e2f0fec uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top wp-block-uagb-info-box has-ast-global-color-4-background-color\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\"><strong>Explore how AMLCC&#8217;s features can manage your inherent and residual risk, keeping your business completely AML compliant<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"uagb-ifb-button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/product-features\/training\/\" class=\"uagb-infobox-cta-link wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" onclick=\"return true;\"><span class=\"uagb-inline-editing\">Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container article-cta uag-hide-desktop uagb-block-f6be450a\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-69b8c097\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">The one-stop AML solution<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-6-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ebdcd75c82448b1b24200aa26878c3fb wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:20px;line-height:1.3\">Educate your teams, improve efficiency and achieve AML compliance all in one place, using AMLCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a href=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button demo-secondary\" onclick=\"Calendly.initPopupWidget({url: 'https:\/\/calendly.com\/lisa-jco\/amlcc-demo?hide_gdpr_banner=1&#038;primary_color=ff4f5b'});return false;\">Book now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uag-hide-desktop uagb-block-c5c14d25\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-a787415a\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">We know AML<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-6-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b9d9651e7d805b3930e06c1a2fdeee6c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:20px;line-height:1.3\">We\u2019re regulated professionals too. We know what you need to comply with the Regulations.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list uagb-block-cffcf54f\"><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-block-082e00ee\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M0 256C0 114.6 114.6 0 256 0C397.4 0 512 114.6 512 256C512 397.4 397.4 512 256 512C114.6 512 0 397.4 0 256zM371.8 211.8C382.7 200.9 382.7 183.1 371.8 172.2C360.9 161.3 343.1 161.3 332.2 172.2L224 280.4L179.8 236.2C168.9 225.3 151.1 225.3 140.2 236.2C129.3 247.1 129.3 264.9 140.2 275.8L204.2 339.8C215.1 350.7 232.9 350.7 243.8 339.8L371.8 211.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\">We\u2019re internationally recognised AML experts<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-block-ebce1a01\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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