Accountancy firm reviewing client documents as part of a firm-wide AML risk assessment

How to build a firm-wide risk assessment as a small accountancy firm

A firm-wide risk assessment (FWRA) should explain how an accountancy practice could be exposed to money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. Under Regulation 18 of the Money Laundering Regulations, firms must keep an up-to-date assessment of their financial crime exposure and ensure it informs their AML procedures. If the assessment is generic or disconnected […]