Due Diligence reports

Enhanced Due Diligence Reports

LSEG Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reports provide human-verified, decision-ready intelligence where standard due diligence is not enough. They support AML, KYC, anti-bribery and anti-corruption and broader compliance programmes by providing in-depth background checks and risk intelligence on higher-risk customers, third parties, programme applicants, and pre-investment targets. 

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  1. Overview
  2. What is EDD
  3. Why Choose EDD
  4. Use Cases
  5. FAQs
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LSEG EDD reports combine trusted data, expert human investigation and the intelligent use of AI to help compliance and financial crime teams make consistent, defensible decisions with confidence. Each report is produced using a structured, globally consistent methodology and multi-level quality controls, helping organizations meet regulatory expectations while reducing manual effort and review time.

LSEG Enhanced Due Diligence delivers trusted insight, structured for action and delivered in ways that integrate with existing workflows, helping organisations make clear, defensible decisions in higher risk situations.

As regulatory expectations increase and risk becomes more complex, many organisations reach a point where screening and standard due diligence no longer provide sufficient assurance. Higher risk relationships require deeper investigation, clearer context and evidence that decisions are based on rigorous, defensible analysis.

LSEG Enhanced Due Diligence gives compliance and financial crime leaders a clear, structured view of who they are dealing with and what risks may be present. By delivering human verified intelligence beyond automated checks, it supports confident, consistent and auditable decision making in higher risk scenarios.

What is Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)?

EDD involves deeper, structured research into an individual or entity when standard due diligence does not provide sufficient visibility into potential risk. It is typically applied in higher risk situations and may include additional investigation into identity, ownership, business activity, reputation, financial crime exposure and other relevant risk indicators.
An EDD report compiles the findings of this research into a structured, documented assessment designed to support informed decision making. Organisations commonly use EDD when:

  • relationships are higher risk or higher value,
  • initial screening identifies potential concerns,
  • ownership structures are complex or opaque,
  • there is exposure to higher risk jurisdictions or industry sectors.

By providing deeper context around potential risk factors relevant to a subject, EDD reports help teams move beyond initial red flags to a clearer understanding of the underlying facts, supporting consistent and defensible decisions.

Why choose LSEG Enhanced Due Diligence Reports?

When organisations evaluate EDD providers, they are not simply comparing price, report length or stylistic report differences. They are assessing whether the intelligence they receive will support clear, defensible decisions in higher risk situations, under regulatory scrutiny, and at the pace their business requires.

LSEG EDD delivers expert led, human verified intelligence, enhanced by the intelligent use of AI, and designed for use at the point of decision. Our reports focus on what matters most, giving teams clear, trusted insights so they can understand risk quickly and make confident decisions.

This capability is supported by an operating model designed for higher risk decisions. Consistent research standards, embedded quality controls and expert oversight ensure outputs remain comparable and defensible as volumes and risk profiles vary.

Expert human judgement, enhanced by responsible use of AI

LSEG EDD reports are built on accountable human judgement for higher risk decisions, enhanced by the responsible use of AI. Expert analysts lead and validate each investigation, while AI supports efficiency, clarity and consistency across the research process. The result is decision ready intelligence that teams can act on with confidence.

Research at scale, with built in consistency and accountability

We apply globally aligned standards and structured oversight to ensure output remains consistent and comparable, regardless of volume or jurisdiction. This allows organisations to rely on defensible due diligence even as demand increases.

Globally consistent standards, with local language execution

Our reports combine consistent global methodologies with on the ground, local language research. This ensures regional context is captured accurately, without sacrificing comparability or control across jurisdictions.

Embedded quality controls and research integrity

Every report is produced under defined research standards and multi stage quality review. Clear sourcing, documented methodology and strict quality assurance help ensure findings are reliable, traceable and defensible under regulatory or internal scrutiny.

Fast, predictable turnaround for higher risk cases

Turnaround times are designed to support time sensitive decisions without compromising research quality. Predictable delivery and structured workflows, supported by the responsible use of automation, help teams plan reviews with confidence, even for complex cases.

Flexible delivery formats and integration options

Reports are available in multiple delivery formats, including traditional PDF reports, interactive web reports and structured data outputs. For clients who require deeper integration, our reports can also be delivered via API, enabling EDD insights to flow directly into existing compliance, case management or third party risk systems.

Enhanced Due Diligence report types

Dedicated report type for different needs

LSEG EDD reports are available in different types and depths to support a range of higher risk decisions. Each report type is designed around a dedicated use case, and can be further tailored to meet any specific needs.

Third-Party Risk EDD reports

Our Third party risk EDD reports support organisations when onboarding or reviewing suppliers, agents, distributors and other third parties where regulatory or reputational risk is elevated. Depending on the specific risk concern, reports can focus on bribery and corruption risk or assess a broader set of third party considerations, such as cyber, financial, operational and ESG related risks. Structured findings and clear risk indicators are designed to support efficient review, escalation and decision making.

KYC Enhanced Due Diligence reports

Our KYC EDD reports support organisations when onboarding or reviewing higher risk customers where standard due diligence does not provide sufficient assurance. Reports are designed to align with KYC practices and regulatory expectations, with configurable scope to reflect different risk profiles. Where money laundering or terrorist financing risk is elevated, additional options such as source of wealth research and financial credit searches are available to support deeper review and defensible decision making.

Investment Migration Enhanced Due Diligence reports

Our Investment Migration Enhanced Due Diligence reports support governments and programme administrators assessing applicants and related parties for Citizenship and Residency by Investment programmes. Reports are designed to help verify applicant information and identify potential integrity, financial crime or reputational risks through a combination of local on the ground checks supported by structured desktop investigation. Optional additional checks and applicant interviews are available where programme requirements or risk profiles require deeper scrutiny.

M&A / IPO EDD reports

Our M&A and IPO Enhanced Due Diligence reports provide investors and deal teams with comprehensive support in evaluating higher-risk transactions, acquisitions, and capital market activities. Reports can be scoped to cover target entities as well as owners, board members, senior management and affiliated parties, helping surface integrity, reputational and other potential risk factors relevant to investment decisions. Research depth and focus can be tailored to transaction timelines, deal structures and risk exposure.

Use cases

When to order an Enhanced Due Diligence report

Enhanced Due Diligence is most valuable when decisions involve elevated risk, limited visibility or increased scrutiny. LSEG Enhanced Due Diligence supports organisations in situations where screening or standard due diligence does not provide sufficient clarity to support a confident, defensible decision.

Onboarding or reviewing higher risk third parties

Apply enhanced due diligence when onboarding or reassessing suppliers, agents, distributors or intermediaries operating in higher risk jurisdictions or sectors, or where initial due diligence does not provide sufficient assurance.

Onboarding or reassessing higher risk customers

Use EDD to support KYC decisions for customers presenting elevated financial crime, reputational or regulatory risk, particularly where consistent, auditable review is required.

Assessing applicants for Citizenship or Residency by Investment programmes

EDD supports government programmes when assessing applicants and related parties for investment migration schemes, helping validate information and identify potential risks relevant to eligibility decisions.

Pre investment

Apply EDD in connection with acquisitions, investments or capital markets activity to better understand integrity, reputational and ownership related risks before committing capital or proceeding with transactions.

When limited information is available through screening or standard due diligence

Order EDD when initial checks return little or no meaningful information, requiring deeper investigation to establish identity, context or credibility through broader open source and local research.

When screening or standard due diligence identifies a potential red flag

Apply EDD when screening results, adverse information or other risk signals raise questions that require deeper investigation to resolve uncertainty and support a defensible decision.

FAQS

  • LSEG EDD reports are designed to provide structured, human led intelligence at the point where standard due diligence is no longer sufficient. Reports prioritise clarity, consistency and defensibility, helping compliance and financial crime teams assess higher risk situations with confidence under regulatory or internal scrutiny.

  • EDD is typically applied when risk is elevated, visibility is limited, or a decision is subject to increased scrutiny. This includes higher risk relationships, information gaps, red flag escalation, or situations where initial checks do not provide enough context to proceed confidently.

  • LSEG provides EDD reports designed for different decision contexts, including third party risk, KYC, investment migration, and pre investment or M&A scenarios. Report scope and depth vary by use case while following a consistent research framework.

  • Reports follow a consistent structure designed for efficient review and escalation. Depending on scope, they may include an executive level risk summary, structured presentation of key findings, contextual information, and clearly documented sources to support internal and external scrutiny.

  • Turnaround times vary based on report type and research depth. LSEG EDD reports are designed to support time sensitive decisions with predictable delivery, without compromising research quality or review standards.

  • LSEG uses AI responsibly within its EDD research processes to support efficiency, clarity and consistency. Expert human analysts lead, interpret and validate all research and remain accountable for findings and final outputs.

  • EDD follows defined research standards, consistent report structure and multi stage quality review. This helps ensure outputs remain reliable, comparable and defensible across cases, use cases and jurisdictions.

  • Yes. Our reports can be delivered via our secure online portal or API, with machine readable formats – including structured JSON outputs – available to support integration into internal systems. These options are designed to help streamline workflow, reduce manual steps, maintain consistent processes and minimize errors.

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