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Selected mandates
Every engagement is confidential. These mandates are anonymised and drawn from completed or active instructions. They represent the range of structures, jurisdictions, and challenges we manage.
Fund Administrator / Standing Arrangement
A leading global fund administrator engaged iKYC in 2019 to bank a portfolio of Jersey structures. The engagement became a standing multi-mandate relationship. Over seven years, mandates have included fund vehicles, real estate structures, and a charitable trust.
Relationship since 2019. Multiple mandate types across one panel relationship.
A regulated Channel Islands trust company instructed iKYC to review and optimise cash management across two substantial discretionary trust settlements. The mandate required negotiation of deposit terms with multiple licensed banks, CDS and credit rating analysis, and alignment with the trustee's counterparty exposure policy. Rates were secured across call, notice and fixed-term accounts in GBP, USD and EUR.
A London-based international real estate and energy group required consolidated corporate banking across a portfolio of 40+ entities in the UK, Netherlands and Belgium. The incumbent bank could not provide a single portal across the full structure. iKYC was retained to identify suitable banking partners and manage the presentation process. The group's structure included entities incorporated in the UK, Jersey and BVI.
CSP / Simultaneous Account Migration
A Monaco corporate service provider instructed iKYC to migrate twenty client accounts from their incumbent bank following a strategic change in banking relationships. All twenty accounts required concurrent re-placement to a new institution. The mandates were completed simultaneously across the portfolio.
20 accounts. Monaco jurisdiction. Concurrent placement.
Real Estate Structure / Channel Islands
A Jersey trust company required financing for a portfolio of London commercial real estate held in a Jersey-administered structure. iKYC arranged initial financing through a Channel Islands bank, then managed the refinancing of outstanding debt through a second institution. Two mandates across eight years.
Two lenders arranged sequentially. London assets. Jersey structure.
Operating Group / Senior Debt and FX
A hospitality group with an unconventional asset profile required senior debt advisory and due diligence support, including introduction to a major bank's real estate financing team. iKYC subsequently arranged FX advisory and a currency hedge with a specialist provider. Multiple mandates over a sustained period.
Senior debt, FX, and currency hedge. Multiple mandate types across one client relationship.
Jersey Companies / IRS Refunds
Two Jersey companies administered by a regulated Channel Islands trust company received IRS tax refund cheques. Neither entity had a US banking relationship. A banking partner was identified to accept, process, and provide ongoing accounts for both.
Two entities. Trustee: regulated Channel Islands CSP.
Discretionary Trust / Jersey
A Panama-origin discretionary trust required banking following the death of the settlor. A US Treasury tax refund cheque complicated matters: no EIN, no US banking history, and a non-US origin structure. A Channel Islands bank was identified to process the cheque and provide ongoing trust banking.
Complication: deceased non-US settlor. No existing US entity record.
Hong Kong Company / Chinese Currency
A Hong Kong trading company importing retail goods from China required CNY and CNH payment capability. The company was held within a Jersey trust structure. Its existing Channel Islands bank could not support Chinese currency payments. A replacement banking solution with the required currency infrastructure was sourced.
Structure: HK company within a Jersey trust. Currency: CNY and CNH.
Dutch Cooperative / Amsterdam Fund Banking
A Dutch cooperative fund structure administered by a regulated Netherlands CSP required banking. iKYC BV conducted WWFT-compliant due diligence under Dutch AML law and identified a banking partner for the cooperative. Assets spanned Netherlands and German entities. iKYC BV engaged as Netherlands advisor.
Structure: Cooperatief U.A. WWFT compliance required. iKYC BV jurisdiction.
Regulated Global Trust Company / Multi-jurisdiction Relationship
A leading global trust company engaged iKYC to open accounts across multiple jurisdictions for a portfolio of complex structures under administration.
The trust company administered assets across Channel Islands, European, and offshore structures. Existing banking relationships had been withdrawn or restricted. iKYC identified suitable licensed banking partners across the relevant jurisdictions and managed the full placement process for each structure. The relationship has continued across multiple subsequent mandates.
Standing multi-mandate relationship. Multiple jurisdictions. Regulated trustee client.
Liechtenstein-administered Structure / Account Recovery
A Liechtenstein-administered structure lost access to its operating account when its e-money provider closed without notice.
The structure required replacement institutional banking urgently to maintain operational capability and meet ongoing payment obligations. iKYC identified a licensed international bank prepared to accept the structure, managed the application, and secured a fully operational account within the required timeframe. Full payment capability and institutional custody were restored.
Licensed international bank. Account recovery. Liechtenstein-administered entity.