Archive for the ‘Professional Bodies’ Category
02.09.09 BTC to participate in HMRC Forum for TCSP’s
Steve O’Neill of Business Tax Centre has been chosen to be a part of HMRC’s supervisory forum for Trust and Company Service Providers. This is the second such forum organised by HMRC, the first being one for large money service businesses. The forums organised by HMRC’s ‘Money Laundering Regulations Team’ meet ...
26.08.09 BTC Challenges HMRC over right to view SAR’s on supervisor compliance visits
BTC Challenges HMRC over right to view SAR’s on supervisor compliance visits HMRC has published its Code of Practice for supervisory purposes for visits to businesses under Money Laundering Regulations (COP28). This Code of Practice tells you what you can expect from HMRC Supervisory staff and what they expect of you ...
20.08.09 HMRC has published its Code of Practice for supervisory purposes for visits to businesses under Money Laundering Regulations (COP28).
HMRC has published its Code of Practice for supervisory purposes for visits to businesses under Money Laundering Regulations (COP28). This Code of Practice tells you what you can expect from HMRC Supervisory staff and what they expect of you when they visit your business under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007. The ...
10.08.09 JMLSG to Update AML Best Practice
Proposed amendments to key AML guidance in the UK were released on August 10th by the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG), a group of leading UK financial services trade associations that includes the British Bankers Association. JMLSG guidance is seen as the standard for AML compliance. Over recent months, the ...
04.08.09 FSA bans Cornwall broker for fraud
The FSA has banned Cornwall mortgage broker Stephen Sanders for submitting at least three mortgage applications on behalf of customers which he knew contained false and misleading income information. Sanders withheld information from a prospective employer relating to an investigation into him by his former employer which resulted in his suspension. ...
01/01/09 Important Notice for Accountancy Service Providers who have failed to apply for Money Laundering Regulations Registration.
If you are in business as an Accountancy Service Provider and are required to register with HMRC or an approved professional body under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 you are trading illegally if you missed the deadline of 1 January 2009 and may be liable to a penalty or criminal ...
FSA fines firm and MLRO for money laundering controls failings
FSA fines firm and MLRO for money laundering controls failings The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Sindicatum Holdings Limited (SHL) £49,000 and its money laundering reporting officer (MLRO), Michael Wheelhouse, £17,500 for not having adequate anti-money laundering systems and controls in place for verifying and recording clients’ identities. This ...
Q. What is an external accountant or tax advisor?
The CCAB Guidance on this point says: "Regulation 3(7) defines external accountant as someone who provides accountancy services by way of business to other persons, when providing such services. Accountancy services include the recording, review, analysis, calculation or reporting of financial information and covers professional bookkeeping services, preparing or signing accounts ...
Q. What are the Specific Breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations?
The specific failings and breaches which are clearly defined within the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 are; Regulation 7 – Failure to apply appropriate risk-sensitive customer due diligence measures Regulation 8 – Failure to apply appropriate and risk-sensitive ongoing monitoring of a business relationship Regulation 9 – Failure to comply with the requirements in ...
Q. I am just starting out in business in the regulated sector, what should I do?
Your first requirement before commencing work is to be registered for compliance supervision with an appropriate supervisor. To commence in business without the appropriate registration means you are committing a criminal offence. The penalty for this is up to a maximum of £5,000 if the breach was a failure to take ...
