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HMRC Sector Risk Assessment for Accountants: What AMLG3700 Says
HMRC's 2026 sector risk assessment for accountancy service providers: the ratings, risky services and clients, red flags and what HMRC expects of your firm.
Monzo FCA Fine: When Growth Outran Financial Crime Controls
The FCA's 2025 fine on Monzo for AML failings: what went wrong at onboarding, risk assessment and monitoring, and the lessons for compliance teams.
SRA AML Report: What Law Firms Got Wrong and What Accountants Can Learn
What trade press reports about the SRA's 2024-25 AML report: where law firms fell short, how enforcement is changing and the lessons for accountancy practices.
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High Value Dealers and AML: Cash Thresholds, Registration and Red Flags
What makes a business a high value dealer, how the cash threshold and linked payments work, HMRC registration, customer due diligence and red flags.
Mortgage Fraud and Money Laundering: Red Flags and FCA Expectations
Types of mortgage fraud, the FCA's expectations of lenders and brokers, industry red flags, and why accountants who supply income evidence should care.
Estate Agents and AML: HMRC Registration, Customer Checks and Red Flags
What HMRC's July 2026 guidance says estate agency businesses must do: registration, buyer and seller checks, source of funds and the main red flags.
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Digital Identity Verification and the Money Laundering Regulations
What HM Treasury's 2026 guidance says about using certified digital identity services for customer due diligence, and what responsibility stays with your firm.
Private Banking and Wealth Management KYC: Source of Wealth Checks
Why private banking is high risk, what the UK rules require for PEPs, how source of funds differs from source of wealth, and what a regulator found in practice.
Insurance and AML: Life Insurers, Beneficiaries and PEP Checks
Where insurance sits in the UK money laundering regime, the rules on beneficiaries and PEPs, FATF life insurance risks and the FCA 2026 review of 38 insurers.
Money Service Businesses: AML Registration and Risks Explained
Who counts as a money service business, how HMRC registration and the fit and proper test work, and what accountants should check when an MSB is a client.
UK AML and Asset Recovery Strategy 2026-2029: What It Means
The UK published its first AML and Asset Recovery Strategy on 15 September 2026. What it says on supervision, reporting, enforcement and what accountants should do.
FATF Explained: Recommendations, Mutual Evaluations and Lists
What the Financial Action Task Force is, what its 40 Recommendations cover, how mutual evaluations work, and what the black and grey lists mean for firms.