RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Evidence first.
Interpretation second.

A bounded company-research workflow designed for traceability, uncertainty and professional review.

Last updated: September 2026

01

Identify

Match brand names, English names, Chinese legal names, registration identifiers and jurisdictions to the intended entity.

02

Define

Confirm the customer question, standard scope, exclusions, fee and estimated delivery date before payment.

03

Retrieve

Review public, licensed, authorised or otherwise lawfully usable sources appropriate to the engagement.

04

Structure

Normalise company identity, ownership, management, business activity, changes and relevant public-record events.

05

Cross-check

Compare identifiers, dates and material facts across available sources; record conflicts and missing information.

06

Synthesize

Use bounded AI assistance to organise and explain inputs without presenting generated text as an unsupported fact.

07

Review

Perform human review for entity accuracy, source support, language, limitations and prohibited professional conclusions.

08

Deliver

Provide a dated English brief with visible scope, findings, sources, uncertainties and use limitations.

AVAILABLE NOW

Current service

  • Analyst-led entity identification and public-record research
  • AI assistance for bounded translation, organisation and drafting
  • Human review of entity identity, source support, language and limitations
  • Dated English reports with visible sources and information gaps

PLANNED CAPABILITIES

Product roadmap

  • Automated entity-candidate ranking
  • Structured provenance and timestamp storage
  • Conflict and missing-information alerts
  • Change monitoring and controlled customer access

Roadmap capabilities are not presented as currently deployed unless expressly stated.

Useful research.
Not a professional determination.

Sericant identifies source-supported facts, observable signals, inconsistencies and information gaps. It does not declare that a target is legally compliant, creditworthy, safe, investment-grade or approved for KYC.

The customer and its qualified advisers remain responsible for consequential decisions.

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