by A Aitken | Dec 12, 2025 | AML & Financial Crime
We’re pleased to share that our founder, Andrew Aitken, was recently interviewed for ACCA’s Accounting & Business Magazine in an article examining how accountancy firms will face increased AML obligations as FCA supervision expands. The piece brings together views...
by A Aitken | Dec 10, 2025 | AML & Financial Crime
On 2 December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a public censure against the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) for significant failures in its anti-money laundering (AML) supervision (read the full FCA publication here ). Although the FCA...
by admin | Nov 27, 2025 | AML & Financial Crime
The UK government has confirmed that all accountancy firms currently supervised by their Professional Body Supervisor or by HMRC will need to register for FCA AML supervision as part of the new Single Professional Services Supervisor (SPSS) model. This is a major...
by admin | Oct 24, 2025 | AML & Financial Crime
FCA replaces SRA for Law Firm AML supervision – What UK Legal Practices Must Do Now The UK government has confirmed that AML/CTF supervision for law firms will transfer from the existing professional body supervisors to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the...
by admin | Oct 23, 2025 | AML & Financial Crime
Executive Summary Safeguarding is the bedrock obligation for UK payment institutions (PIs) and e-money institutions (EMIs). The FCA requires firms to segregate customer money and either: Hold it in a designated safeguarding account with an authorised credit...
by admin | Oct 1, 2024 | AML & Financial Crime
7 Ekim 2024 tarihinde, Yetkili Anında Ödeme (APP) dolandırıcılık geri ödeme kurallarının uygulamaya konulmasıyla Birleşik Krallık'ın finans ortamı sismik bir değişim geçirecek... Ödeme Sistemleri Düzenleyicisi (PSR) tarafından yönetilen bu yeni düzenlemeler, dolandırıcılık geri ödeme kurallarını zorunlu hale getirecek.
