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Regulatory, ethics & conduct compliance · Core

Enhanced due diligence

Also called: EDD

ELI5

Additional checks applied to higher-risk customers, transactions or situations.

Used in conversation

“Do not describe enhanced due diligence as agreed until the operative document says so.”

Pitch context

You will see “Enhanced due diligence” in board papers, contracts, policies, risk registers and compliance reports when the discussion reaches regulatory, ethics & conduct compliance.

Why it matters: In regulatory, ethics & conduct compliance, a loose definition can change rights, obligations, approval, disclosure or enforceability.

Caution

Meaning, enforceability and required process vary by jurisdiction and agreement; this definition is not legal advice.

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