NCA
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Arrests made across the Northwest and London in an NCA investigation…
- January 24, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News, Property Market
No CommentsFive men have been arrested across the Northwest and London in an NCA investigation linked to property investment fraud and money launderingWritten by Caroline Walters AICA, Director of Operations, FCS Compliance Two of the big challenges facing the property industry right now are fraud and money laundering. Money laundering and fraudulent activities are seldom discussed
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Are You Registered? The National Crime Agency Releases New SAR Portal
- October 23, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, News, Property Market
Are You Registered? The National Crime Agency Releases New SAR Portal Written by Jen Siwicki BA (HONS) AICA Cert (KYC/CDD), Senior AML Consultant, FCS Compliance On 18 September 2023, the National Crime Agency (NCA) officially released a new SAR reporting portal for all reporting organisations. The reporting system is controlled by the UK Financial Intelligence
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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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Sotheby’s former Global Compliance Director creates one-stop-shop AML art division with FCS Compliance
- June 8, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
Sotheby’s former Global Compliance Director and Founder of Corinth Consulting, Rena Neville is partnering with FCS Compliance to create a one-stop-shop service for art market businesses subject to the UK’s anti-money laundering legislation.
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Interview: Meet Jen Siwicki, Senior AML Consultant at FCS
- October 12, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog
Find out more about the AML experts at FCS. In this interview, we introduce you to Jen whose background at the Serious Organised Crime Agency (now the National Crime Agency) and the City of London police means she knows what investigators are looking for when it comes to AML compliance.
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Solicitors Regulation Authority reports of money laundering
- April 8, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) made 26 reports of suspected money laundering by solicitors to the National Crime Agency (NCA) last year.
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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.