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Government publishes its 2020 National Risk Assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing
- December 18, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
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On 17 December 2020, the UK Government published its National Risk Assessment (NRA) of money laundering and terrorist financing. The last report was published in 2017. Here are some key findings to note: Money laundering risk scores increase: for property, the risk score is increased from ‘Medium’ to ‘High‘ for estate agencies, the score moves
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Rightmove to host two further FCS Compliance webinars: filing SARs (15 Dec) and undertaking effective CDD (19 Jan)
- December 10, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
Criminals continue to be drawn to the real estate market as a conduit for hiding their illicit funds and now, perhaps more than ever, estate agents are having to be particularly vigilant.
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Jerry Walters joins the speaker line-up at the Residential Conveyancing Conference (25 November)
- November 12, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
On Wednesday 25 November, Jerry Walters, Managing Director of FCS Compliance, will present to attendees at the ‘Residential Conveyancing Conference’, providing an update on the latest anti-money laundering (AML) legislation and sharing some of the common pitfalls to avoid.
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Rightmove to host FCS Compliance Anti-Money Laundering (AML) webinar on 17 November
- November 5, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
Jerry Walters, Managing Director of FCS Compliance, will be presenting to Rightmove agent members via live webinar at 10am on 17 November.
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Let Alliance partners with FCS Compliance to deliver Anti-Money Laundering services
- November 4, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
FCS Compliance announced today, a partnership with letting services provider, Let Alliance, to bring anti-money laundering (AML) services to their clients.
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FCS Compliance takes to the virtual stage at ‘The National Property Law Conference’
- August 24, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
This autumn, MD of FCS Compliance, Jerry Walters, will share his expertise on why real estate is such an attraction for money launderers with delegates at The 19th National Property Law Conference, organised by The Law Society.
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FCS becomes an AML approved service provider for LAPADA
- May 6, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
Anti-money laundering (AML) specialists FCS Compliance, has been appointed as an Approved Service Provider for LAPADA (Association of Art and Antiques Dealers), the UK’s largest association of professional art and antique dealers. The Fifth Money Laundering Directive which came into force on 10 January 2020 now applies to the art market. This means that anyone
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COVID-19: Notice to our Clients
- March 18, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
The rapidly developing picture witnessed by everybody in the UK, in particular over the last couple of days, is undoubtedly of great concern to us all. However as we in the business community face these challenging times, I would like to take this opportunity to assure you that the team at FCS has acted swiftly
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5th EU AML Directive Guidelines
- December 10, 2019
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
UPDATE: 9 January 2020 As of today, the details for the amendments to the 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Directive have now been confirmed. From 10 January 2020, lettings agents will need to adhere to the latest legislation or risk significant penalties from HMRC. What are the key points to be aware of? Lettings agents
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LonRes Acquires Leading Specialist AML Consultancy
- September 29, 2019
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting property professionals, LonRes, the subscription-based business-to-business trading platform, has acquired FCS Compliance, formerly known as Financial Crime Services. The LonRes acquisition comes at a time when HMRC is targeting estate agents as part of a wider money laundering crackdown. In recent guidelines it made clear that they
