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,...
Apr 1, 2022 | News, Opinion, Our solution, UK, USA
ArtAML Co-Founders Susan J Mumford and Dr Chris E King returned to the Art Law Podcast to discuss the surprise decision of FinCEN to not regulate AML in the art market (yet), and the immediate impact of Russian sanctions for the U.S. art market. Listen to the...
Feb 6, 2022 | Guidance, Legislation and Policy, Industry consultations + reports, UK
An early attempt at highlighting vulnerabilities the art market faces of financial crimes was included in the National Risk Assessment 2020 (UK). ArtAML was involved as a key stakeholder, and we therefore understand the challenges that were faced in presenting...
Nov 10, 2021 | News, Opinion, Our solution, UK, USA
ArtAML Co-Founders Susan J Mumford and Dr Chris E King feature on the Art Law Podcast to discuss the recent roll-out of AML regulations in the UK. Speaking to The Art Law Podcast hosts Steve Schindler and Katie Wilson-Milne, our CEO Susan J Mumford and CTO Dr. Chris...