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HMRC issue over £1.6m in fines to estate agents
- April 11, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Property Market
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HMRC issue over £1.6m in fines to estate agents for failing to register for AML supervision. Press release written by Alison Blease, Director PR, FCS Compliance and Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance. HMRC has announced (28 March 2024) that 254 estate agency businesses have been fined a total of over £1.6m for failing
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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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Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Art Market
- February 1, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
By Rena Neville – Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance – Art Division Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Art Market Participants Anti-money laundering (AML) expert Rena Neville answers the top five most frequently asked questions put to FCS Compliance in 2022 for the art market: 1 Is an AMP obligated to comply with the
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Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Property Market
- February 1, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
By Caroline Walters – Senior AML Consultant, FCS Compliance Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Property Market Anti-money laundering (AML) expert Caroline Walters answers the top five most frequently asked questions put to FCS Compliance in 2022 for the property market: 1 What is needed to prove source of funds? With regards to proof
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HMRC Interventions: An Ounce of Prevention, is Worth a Pound of Cure
- February 1, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
By Rena Neville – Lead AML Consultants, FCS Compliance Art Division HMRC Interventions: An Ounce of Prevention, is Worth a Pound of Cure Queries are on the rise from Art Market Practitioners (AMPs) to the FCS Compliance Art Division hotline regarding how to respond to Intervention notices received from HMRC. As part of HMRC’s supervisory
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Suspicious Activity Reports and Why They Are Important
- February 1, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
By Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance Suspicious Activity Reports and Why They Are Important People are still getting it wrong. I was recently contacted by an estate agent wanting advice on how to deal with a client who was reluctant to supply proof of funds. The underlying question was whether this merited filing
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Meet Rachel Houston – AML Consultant, FCS Compliance
- January 4, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog
Find out more about the AML experts at FCS. In this interview, FCS PR Director, Alison Blease introduces you to Rachel Houston… Today’s interview is with Rachel Houston, an AML consultant with FCS Compliance. Hi Rachel I’m really looking forward to our chat today and learning more about your background and your role within FCS.
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FCS and the National Crime Agency (NCA) come together in live webinar on Rightmove to advise agents on Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
- November 30, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
To help agents avoid fines and prosecution, and minimise delays when reporting suspicious activity, leading experts from FCS Compliance and the NCA will be sharing their top tips with attendees at a special Rightmove webinar on Thursday 26 January.
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FCS Compliance Art Division becomes Approved Service Provider for SLAD (The Society of London Art Dealers)
- November 1, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
FCS Compliance Art Division has been endorsed as an Approved Service Provider for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance by The Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD).
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FCS Compliance crowned ‘AML Compliance Company of the Year’ in Global Awards 2022/2023 (Corporate LiveWire)
- October 24, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
FCS Compliance has been crowned winner of ‘AML Compliance Company of the Year’ in this year’s Global Awards 2022/2023 organised by Corporate LiveWire.
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