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As a stockbroking firm with over 50 years of experiece in the securities market, we understand your every financial decision. Our portfolio services assist investors to build wealth and income over the long term through stockmarket investment.
BP Bernstein provides the platform for the design, construction, implementation, ongoing management and reporting of these individually tailored portfolios.
Security
At BP Bernstein we take your security very seriously, and our employees are trained in IT security and cybercrime awareness, we have implemented additional measures for account verification to protect your interest. While these measures might seem inconvenient at times, they are crucial to ensure we are dealing with the right person and processing transactions securely. According to the Hawks’ third- quarter 2023/2024 crime report, fraud has led to the highest number of convictions. Therefore, we want to emphasise the importance of being vigilant against fraud risks, and we thus recommend the following:
3rd Party Transfers
As a financial institution, and to assist with the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing, B P Bernstein have undertaken to assist by building a stronger, more ethical financial services industry.
Therefore, B P Bernstein will not be making any third-party pay-outs going forward, nor will we do internal transfers between client accounts that are not in your own name, as this constitutes a third party pay -out.
Furthermore, we will NOT accept any funds from an account which is not in your own name. Any transfers received into your Brokerage account must be paid out of the bank account on file or from a bank account in the name of the account holder.
Any funds received from an account other than in the name of the account holder is considered a 3rd party transfer, and B P Bernstein will be required to follow certain regulatory procedures.
Examples of third-party deposits that are NOT allowed:
Your cooperation in this regard is appreciated.