Apr 29, 2024 | EU, News, UK, USA
The 50 percent rule means that if a company is at least 50% owned by a financially sanctioned individual or entity, it is illegal to transact with that company. This is regardless of the value of a transaction or what product or service is being sold. Background...
Mar 13, 2024 | Guidance, Legislation and Policy, UK
After many months’ testing, the National Crime Agency launched their new Suspicious Activity Report portal. As of 4th March 2024 all SARs must be created and submitted via this new SAR Portal. The NCA states: “The new SAR Portal has been designed to...
Feb 20, 2024 | Guidance, Legislation and Policy, UK
A targeted Amber Alert from the UK’s National Crime Agency warns about money laundering via art storage facilities. This impacts businesses and providers in and to the art market and requires direct action to be taken when holding art on short or long term...
Dec 5, 2023 | Guidance, Legislation and Policy, News, UK
A new financial reality for some Art Market Participant (“AMP”) businesses in the UK is paying a penalty for late AMP registration with HMRC, the regulator. While unregistered businesses might want to avoid such a fine, the reality is that it is illegal to...
Mar 9, 2023 | Guidance, Legislation and Policy, UK
The UK Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations 2019 took effect on 10th January 2020 which introduced ‘Art Market Participants’ (“AMPs”) as a new obliged entity. Does your business need to comply?The definition of AMPs according to...
Oct 9, 2022 | News, Opinion, Our solution, UK, USA
ArtAML CEO Susan J Mumford participated in this panel discussion about the current state of fraud and financial crime in the art market. A particular highlight of interest to art businesses is the Luxury Goods Ban, for which Susan addresses the situation in the UK,...
