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The UK Strengthens Enforcement of Trade Sanctions: Art Market Update
- January 24, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, Blog, News
No CommentsThe UK Strengthens Enforcement of Trade SanctionsWritten by Rena Neville, Head of FCS Compliance – Art Division In early 2024, the UK is launching the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) to combat anyone attempting to evade Russian trade sanctions. The aim is that the department will compliment the existing Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
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Are interior designers intermediaries and do they need to register as Art Market Participants?
- January 24, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, Blog
Are interior designers intermediaries and do they need to register as Art Market Participants?Written by Rena Neville, Head of FCS Compliance – Art Division Should interior designers register as Art Market Participants (AMPs)?It’s a seemingly simple question but as is often the case with anti-money laundering legislation – it depends. I have outlined three typical
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Meet Hannah Evans – Office Manager, FCS Compliance – Art Division
- January 10, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, Blog
In this interview, FCS PR Director, Alison Blease introduces you to Hannah Evans – Office Manager, FCS Compliance – Art Division. Hannah Evans is the newest recruit to the FCS Compliance Art Division. She joined in August last year and splits her time between FCS and PAIAM (Professional Advisors to the International Art Market) –
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Meet Georgie Tarry – Account Director, FCS Compliance
- January 10, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, Blog, Property Market
In this interview, FCS PR Director, Alison Blease introduces you to Georgie Tarry, Account Director at FCS Compliance. If you’ve ever called FCS or attended one of their outstanding AML training sessions, chances are you’ve either spoken to or met the person behind this newsletter’s profile. Georgie is one of the longest-serving members of the
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Meet Helen Grindey – AML Consultant, FCS Compliance
- October 13, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, Blog, Property Market
In this interview, FCS PR Director, Alison Blease introduces you to FCS AML Consultant, Helen Grindey – AICA Cert (KYC/CDD). Today I am joined by Helen Grindey, an AML Consultant with FCS Compliance. Hello! I believe next month is your two-year anniversary of working for FCS. Congratulations! But let’s start at the beginning. What did
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Property Market News: HMRC issues £3.2 million in money laundering penalties
- July 14, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News, Property Market
Property Market News: HMRC’s Latest Fine List Totals £3.2MWritten by Caroline Walters, Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance HMRC has published details of the latest businesses fined for breaching anti-money laundering (AML) rules. The HMRC list, which includes the publication of estate agency fines, shows that the sector accounts for the largest number of AML fines
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AMPs: What is ‘a linked transaction’? and Why should you care?
- July 14, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, Blog
Two Common Questions: What is ‘a linked transaction’? and Why should you care?Written by Paula Trommel, Head Advisor for FCS Compliance – Art Division It is easier to answer the second question than the first… Why should an art market participant (AMP) care whether an art market transaction is linked? Because… failure to detect a
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Meet Leah Ryan – AML Consultant, FCS Compliance
- July 10, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, Promotion, Property Market
Find out more about the AML experts at FCS. In this interview, FCS PR Director, Alison Blease introduces you to FCS AML Consultant, Leah Ryan – AICA (KYC/CDD): Today I’m with Leah Ryan, AML consultant with FCS Compliance. It’s lovely to see you. You’ve been working for the company since August 2022. How has the
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Anti-Money Laundering Under The Spotlight
- April 25, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
Anti-Money Laundering Under The Spotlight – Written by Caroline Walters, Senior AML Consultant, FCS Compliance Anti-money laundering (AML) and economic crime is increasingly under the spotlight. And the government have responded with a new three-year plan designed to tackle corrupt elites and criminal gangs. Costing some £400 million pounds and funded in part by the
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AMPs: What are two persistent CDD Myths?
- April 25, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
AMPs: What are two persistent CDD Myths? Hint: They involve sellers and artists by Rena Neville, Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance, Art Division There are a number of myths swirling around the art market, that regularly resurface. Here are just two. Myth number one: Art market participants (AMPs) do not need to do customer due