kleinwortbensonprivate.com

Public Statement

kleinwortbensonprivate.com

infodesk@aschecked.com

Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended (BB(J)L)

The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) issues this public statement pursuant to Article 48(2) of the BB (J)L.

This statement is made in order to warn investors and others against dealing with unauthorised financial service providers and to advise the public of a website, kleinwortbensonprivate.com (the Website) and the email address, infodesk@aschecked.com (the Email Address), which purports to represent SG Kleinwort Hambros Bank (CI) Limited. The entity purporting to represent SG Kleinwort Hambros Bank (CI) Limited, through the use of the Website and Email Address (the Scam SG Kleinwort), has not received authorisation to conduct deposit-taking business within the meaning of the BB(J)L.

It appears that the Scam SG Kleinwort is carrying on, or holding out that it is carrying on, deposit-taking business in Jersey when it is not authorised to do so pursuant to the provisions of the BB(J)L.

The JFSC wishes the following to be known:

1. The Scam SG Kleinwort, the Website and Email Address are not connected in any way to SG Kleinwort Hambros Bank (CI) Limited and companies within the SG Kleinwort group.

2. The Scam SG Kleinwort has never been registered, nor applied for registration, under the BB(J)L. Therefore any deposit-taking business, as defined in Article 3 of the BB(J)L and carried out by the Scam SG Kleinwort, is in breach of Article 8 of the BB(J)L.

3. From documentation held by the JFSC, it appears the Scam SG Kleinwort, the Website and Email Address display warning signs of being set up for a fraudulent purpose.

All regulated businesses in Jersey are listed on our website.

Any person who has had dealings with the Scam SG Kleinwort is requested to contact the JFSC.

For further enquiries please contact Barry Faudemer

Issued: 1 February 2018