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CASS Checklist

Written by Ruleguard | Feb 4, 2026 9:40:57 AM

What Regulators Expect, In A Handy Guide

This one-page piece, covers the full safeguarding framework regulators expect to see in practice.

What this checklist helps you do

✔ Validate that your CASS / safeguarding scope is clearly defined and consistently applied
✔ Pressure-test segregation, safeguarding, and reconciliation controls
✔ Strengthen governance and accountability across first and second line teams
✔ Actively oversee banks, custodians, PSPs, and other third parties
✔ Maintain a live audit-readiness pack, not a retrospective scramble

Designed for firms with CASS or safeguarding obligations, including:

      • EMIs and Payment Institutions
      • Wealth & investment firms
      • Custodians and broker-dealers
      • Fintechs holding or processing client money or assets

CASS Compliance, Without the Headaches

If you joined our Client Asset Protection & CASS Compliance webinar, this checklist helps you turn insight into action, giving you a practical way to assess and improve your current controls.

If you missed the session, you can still watch on demand and the checklist still stands alone as a hands-on CASS health check for your organisation.