customer due diligence
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FCS Compliance partners with tenant referencing and lettings insurance company HomeLet
- February 11, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
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FCS Compliance today announced a new partnership with the UK’s largest tenant referencing and lettings insurance company, HomeLet, to bring anti-money laundering (AML) services to their clients.
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“One of the best ones yet” – agents respond to the latest FCS webinar
- January 19, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
Latest FCS Compliance webinar on Rightmove sees hundreds of agents tune in
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Registration opens for Rightmove webinar on CDD (19 Jan 2021)
- January 11, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
The next FCS Compliance webinar hosted by Rightmove looks at one of the critical aspects of adhering to the Money Laundering Regulations 2017: ‘Undertaking Effective Customer Due Diligence’.
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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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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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Property offers ready shelter for criminal wealth
- November 5, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Press
Some argue that a cultural shift needs to take place in the property industry, akin to that which has been occurring at financial institutions
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COVID-19 and Undertaking Effective CDD
- September 24, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog
As the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic continues into the Autumn, the anti-money laundering measures, that property professionals should have implemented back in March, still remain in place.
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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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Upmarket letting agents face substantial changes after new AML come in, warns expert
- December 19, 2019
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Press
Jerry Walters, chief of LonRes-owned firm FCS Compliance, says changes will affect how deposits and rent are received and require landlords and tenants to be checked. As property professionals struggle to get to grips with the 4th EU anti-money laundering (AML) Directive, along comes the 5th due to come into force by the 9th January
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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
