The controls below aren't overhead — they are how we keep losses from fraud, theft, assay error, and sanctions exposure near zero.
Precious metals are portable, high-value, globally traded assets, so we operate a written, management-approved anti-money-laundering program covering every counterparty — supplier and customer alike.
Entity and beneficial-ownership identification and verification at onboarding, for suppliers and customers.
All counterparties, owners, banks, shippers, and countries of origin screened against sanctions lists.
Documented origin and chain of custody. Material with no verifiable source is rejected.
Payment by wire to an account in the counterparty's own name. No anonymous cash buying.
High value density means physical security is non-negotiable. Our golden rule: metal never moves outside the insured custody chain.
| Vault | TRTL-rated (or underwriter-approved higher) safe, anchored to spec |
| Alarm | Central-station burglar & fire alarm with cellular/IP redundancy, panic buttons, motion, glass-break, seismic detection |
| Surveillance | CCTV over entry, receiving, safe room, and transaction room, with off-site backup |
| Access | Dual-control safe access, visitor log, ID capture, lot photography, sealed custody bags |
| Transport | Armored transport only — never an employee couriering high-value metal |
| Reconciliation | Daily inventory reconciliation by lot |
Plus general liability, property, cyber, workers' comp, and errors & omissions for assay/settlement disputes where available. No metal is accepted, stored, shipped, or refined unless it is inside the insured custody chain.
Why it matters to a partner or investor. Clean compliance history, audited controls, and insured custody infrastructure are exactly what make a precious-metals platform bankable — and valuable at exit. The controls are the moat. Talk to us →