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Anti-Money Laundering Under The Spotlight
- April 25, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
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Anti-Money Laundering Under The Spotlight – Written by Caroline Walters, Senior AML Consultant, FCS Compliance Anti-money laundering (AML) and economic crime is increasingly under the spotlight. And the government have responded with a new three-year plan designed to tackle corrupt elites and criminal gangs. Costing some £400 million pounds and funded in part by 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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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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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 is ‘Highly Commended’ at The Negotiator Awards 2022
- November 28, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
The FCS team is again recognised by the judges at The Negotiator Awards 2022 and is ‘Highly Commended’ in the busy ‘Supplier of the Year: Products & Services (Business)’ category.
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FCS Compliance is shortlisted in The Negotiator Awards 2022 for the second time
- October 4, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
FCS Compliance has been shortlisted for the second year running for ‘Supplier of the Year: Products & Services (Business)’ in The 2022 Negotiator Awards. FCS won Gold in the same category in 2021.
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FCS Compliance announces the latest in its AML series of webinars with Rightmove
- October 4, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
FCS Compliance has announced the latest in its anti-money laundering (AML) series of webinars with Rightmove. The Role of Reliance in Anti-Money Laundering on Tuesday 18 October.
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“Great speaker with immense knowledge.” Agents tune in to Rightmove for an update on Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
- July 25, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
This latest in the series of webinars conducted by FCS Compliance for Rightmove members once again attracted hundreds of agents keen to learn more about Customer Due Diligence and the importance of conducting it properly in order to meet the standards expected by the regulator.
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Rightmove hosts FCS Compliance webinar to help agents master Customer Due Diligence (CDD) that meets with HMRC approval
- July 7, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
Getting Customer Due Diligence (CDD) right is a key part of the legal AML requirements facing sales and letting agents working across the UK. On Tuesday 19 July, Rightmove members can tune into the next AML webinar from FCS Compliance to learn more about CDD and what HMRC expects when it comes to doing it properly.
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“Good sound advice, plainly spoken.” AML questions come in thick and fast from agents on the latest webinar on Rightmove.
- May 10, 2022
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
Close to 700 agents across the UK registered to attend the latest FCS webinar hosted on the Rightmove Hub on Wednesday 4th May.
