Institutional discipline before execution.
Large financial and commercial transactions require clear roles, documented authority, KYC readiness, risk review and auditable communication.
Know the applicant
Accurate identification of applicants, authorized signatories, companies and relevant beneficial ownership information.
Know the transaction
Project, trade, contract, financial and source-of-funds evidence organized for the relevant transaction.
Separate responsibilities
GIGT coordinates and advises; banks and other regulated institutions retain their own approvals, operations and legal obligations.
Confirm material instructions
Payment, issuance, approval and transaction instructions should be confirmed through formal institutional channels.
Preserve the record
Key submissions, instructions and decisions should remain documented and traceable throughout the mandate lifecycle.
Preliminary is not final
A consultation, application, invoice, draft or website summary does not by itself constitute final approval or funding commitment.
Compliance is transaction-specific.
Different programs require different applicant, project, trade, contract, source-of-funds and counterparty documentation. Formal program documents and institution-specific requests take precedence over general website descriptions.
Responsibility should remain with the party that has the authority to make the decision.
GIGT's governance model is based on role clarity. We may advise, structure, coordinate and facilitate, but banking decisions remain banking decisions; legal decisions remain legal decisions; and client representations remain the responsibility of the client.
This separation is especially important in high-value cross-border transactions, where unclear authority can create operational, legal and reputational risk. Our objective is to make the chain of responsibility visible throughout the mandate.