About

Aplus compliance

About

Aplus Compliance Limited (Aplus) is a limited company incorporated under the Companies Act 1993 in New Zealand. Aplus is specialised in providing consulting services to companies in financial services industry. We help people who want to establish business, optimise operation, rectify deficiencies, and meet regulatory requirements. We endeavour to address obstacles, mitigate risks and resolve problems for our customers. We aim to assist small and medium sized entities in achieving their goals in a sensible business manner by providing pragmatic solutions.

Our core values are integrity, accountability and professionalism.

Aplus compliance

Derek Chen

Derek Chen is a compliance expert specializing in the financial services industry. He has broad knowledge and extensive experience across several fields. He has been involved in complicated compliance projects since 2015.

Derek worked for a leading compliance consulting service provider in New Zealand for four years. He helped hundreds of businesses with the financial license application, FSPR registration, ongoing compliance, and AML compliance. After leaving the consulting company, Derek was in the supervision team of Public Trust supervising fund managers (including KiwiSaver providers) and being a corporate trustee for public bond issuers, e.g., listed property groups and retirement villages.

Besides work, Derek is a gym lover and enjoys experiencing different sports, e.g., tennis, basketball, archery, etc.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Accountancy – China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
Master of Professional Accountancy and Finance – Massey University
Master of Legal Studies – University of Auckland
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist – Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists

Services

•    Independent AML/CFT Audit
•    AML/CFT Consulting and Training
•    FMCA Licence Application
•    FSPR Registration
•    Compliance Consulting
•    Investment Due Diligence
•    Customer Due Diligence

Language Spoken

English
Mandarin

Aplus compliance

Sample Transaction Experience

•   Conducted AML/CFT Audit for hundreds of businesses, including small to medium sized businesses, multinational corporations, and listed companies.

•   Acted in FMCA licence applications, including Financial Advice Provider Licence, Derivative Issuer Licence, Managed Investment Scheme Manager Licence, Discretionary Investment Management Licence.

•   Acted in FSPR registrations, including stock brokers, money exchangers and remitters, property loan and personal loan lenders.

•   Acted for multinational corporations and listed companies to undertake compliance review and implement remediation plans.

•   Acted for high-net-worth individuals and corporates to deal with AML/CFT queries from financial institutions.