money laundering
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Registration opens for Rightmove webinar on CDD (19 Jan 2021)
- January 11, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
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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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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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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
