Conflict of Interest Policy

In our line of business there are all kinds of conflict of interest scenarios that may affect our ability to serve our clients to the best of our ability.

We have a procedure in place to ensure that such conflicts are resolved prior to our commitment on a new project. The procedure is standardised and involves the following four stages:

• We examine the nature of the task we are being asked to perform closely for any obvious conflicts that may arise from existing contractual obligations of the firm.
• Prior to accepting a role with a client, we will exercise care to ensure that we are able to fulfil our responsibilities to that client. Having assumed a role, we will not undertake activities or accept a new mandate that would prevent us from fulfilling those responsibilities.
• In resolving potential conflicts and making business selection decisions, we will pursue a long term balanced approach that builds clients’ trust.
• We will always be clear with our clients about the specific services we are committing to deliver.  We will also be clear about activities we may continue to perform while we are advising a particular client.