How BostonTrading built institutional-grade investor screening for a fund with backers in 60+ countries

BostonTrading Fund management team

BostonTrading, an Australian-born, US-based fund manager, issues Bostoncoin, the world’s first diversified crypto mutual fund, with investors across more than 60 countries who expect institutional-grade due diligence.

Beyond its flagship fund, BostonTrading runs an AI-managed fund, an algorithmic fund and a range of ethical funds, including halal, kosher and dharmic mandates, each drawing its own distinct global investor base into the same screening pipeline:

The Challenge

Capital can come from anywhere. So can the risk behind it. A clean sanctions check is not a clean bill of health: fraud allegations and regulatory action do not always make the formal watchlists. For a fund taking capital from 60+ countries, that gap is exactly where the real exposure sits.

Why AML Watcher?

BostonTrading needed screening that went beyond a sanctions check and could hold up when institutional investors asked how onboarding actually works. With AML Watcher, every investor is screened against the same standard before funds are accepted:

• 3,500+ watchlists covered in a single screening run
• PEP screening at Levels 1 to 4, including relatives, close associates and AKAs
• Adverse media screening across 80+ languages
• Ongoing monitoring that continues after onboarding

BostonTrading Fund management team

Compliance built for a global, distributed investor base.

The Solution

AML Watcher is embedded directly at the point of onboarding. The engagement model keeps ownership clear on both sides:

1. 1

   BostonTrading owns investor relationships and fund onboarding

   Investors are onboarded into whichever fund they are backing, from the diversified flagship to the ethical mandates.

2. 2

   AML Watcher screens every investor before funds are accepted

   Watchlists, PEPs including RCAs and AKAs, and adverse media are checked in one run at onboarding.

3. 3

   Monitoring continues after onboarding

   Investors stay under ongoing monitoring so a change in status after the capital comes in is not missed.

The result is one screening pipeline serving every fund and every investor base, rather than a different standard for each mandate.

The Results

BostonTrading now has a compliance story institutional investors trust. Every investor, across 60+ countries and six funds, is screened against 3,500+ watchlists and adverse media in 80+ languages before funds are accepted, and stays under monitoring afterward.

BostonTrading Fund management team

When institutional investors ask about our compliance infrastructure, AML Watcher is part of the answer. It demonstrates that our onboarding process is not simplistic or ad hoc; it is systematic, globally sourced, and auditable. That is significant when you are asking someone to trust you with their capital.