Complyport - FCA Annual Financial Crime Reporting (Rep-Crim)

FCA Annual Financial Crime Reporting (Rep-Crim)

Complyport’s Business Wide Risk Assessment (BWRA) Support provides a thorough analysis of your financial crime risk exposure across all business areas. Our services are designed to ensure your risk management practices are comprehensive, effective and aligned with regulatory expectations.

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Streamlined Rep-Crim Reporting to Meet FCA Standards

Complyport’s FCA Annual Financial Crime Reporting (Rep-Crim) service ensures your financial crime reporting processes are efficient, accurate and fully compliant with FCA requirements. Our service helps you manage the complexities of regulatory reporting with ease.

OUR SERVICES

Data Collection Support: Assist in the collection and organisation of relevant financial crime data.
Report Preparation: Prepare comprehensive reports that meet FCA guidelines.
Compliance Review: Conduct detailed reviews to ensure your reporting processes comply with FCA requirements.
Timely Submission: Help ensure timely and accurate submission of your Rep-Crim report.
Audit Support: Provide support during FCA audits and inspections.
Continuous Improvement: Provide recommendations for improving your reporting processes.

key benefits

Accurate Data Collection: We ensure accurate and comprehensive data collection to meet FCA reporting requirements.
Streamlined Processes: We help simplify the reporting process to minimise administrative burden.
Compliance Assurance: We provide assurance that your reporting practices comply with FCA standards.
Expert Guidance: You gain access to expert advice and support throughout the reporting process.

Our Process

Initial Consultation: We begin with understanding your current reporting processes and identifying areas for improvement.
Data Review: We conduct a detailed review of your financial crime data and reporting mechanisms.
Report Preparation: Our team prepares a comprehensive report that meets FCA guidelines and requirements.
Ongoing Support: We provide continuous support to address any reporting challenges and ensure ongoing compliance.

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Ensure smooth and compliant financial crime reporting with Complyport’s Rep-Crim service. Contact us today to streamline your reporting processes and meet FCA requirements effectively.

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We provide bespoke compliance solutions that are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of your business, ensuring that all regulatory requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
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Our team of seasoned professionals, including former regulators and industry experts, leads all engagements, offering deep insights and practical advice to help you manage compliance risks effectively.

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From AML audits to risk management and regulatory reporting, Complyport provides a full spectrum of compliance services, allowing you to streamline your compliance processes and focus on your core business activities.
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Leveraging cutting-edge fintech, regtech, and AI tools, Complyport enhances your compliance processes with advanced technology, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and real-time regulatory updates. Our innovative solutions empower your firm to stay compliant while maximising operational efficiency.

Extensive Regulatory Expertise

With over 22 years of experience in the financial services industry, Complyport offers unparalleled expertise in regulatory compliance, ensuring your firm stays ahead of evolving regulations.

Tailored Compliance Solutions

We provide bespoke compliance solutions that are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of your business, ensuring that all regulatory requirements are met efficiently and effectively.

Senior-Level Guidance

Our team of seasoned professionals, including former regulators and industry experts, leads all engagements, offering deep insights and practical advice to help you manage compliance risks effectively.

Comprehensive Service Offering

From AML audits to risk management and regulatory reporting, Complyport provides a full spectrum of compliance services, allowing you to streamline your compliance processes and focus on your core business activities.

Client-Centric Approach

We prioritise open and transparent communication, building strong relationships with our clients based on trust and mutual respect. Our commitment to excellence ensures that we deliver high-quality services with courtesy, patience, and flexibility.

Innovative Fintech, Regtech, and AI Solutions

Leveraging cutting-edge fintech, regtech, and AI tools, Complyport enhances your compliance processes with advanced technology, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and real-time regulatory updates. Our innovative solutions empower your firm to stay compliant while maximising operational efficiency.

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Of Relevance to:
Firms falling within the criteria within SUP 16.23; those persons with responsibility for oversight of financial crime

A reminder that a new financial crime data return (REP-CRIM) comes into force on 31 December 2016 – see Regulatory Roundup 75 and 78.

The draft rules first appeared in FCA Quarterly Consultation No.11 (CP15/42) published last December, although the then drafting required more than one reading to confidently ascertain which firms were excluded from the reporting obligation.

The final – and redrafted – rules have now been published in PS16/19 (“Financial Crime Reporting: feedback on Chapter 6 of CP15/42 and final rules”) and will appear in (new) SUP 16.23 (in CP15/42 the rules were destined to appear in SUP 16.22 but the latter will now concern reporting under the Payment Accounts Regulations).

SUP 16.23.1 lists those firms that REP-CRIM will not apply to e.g. P2P platform operators.
The table in SUP 16.23.2 lists those firms that REP-CRIM will apply to e.g. banks, mortgage lenders.
SUP 16.23.2 concerns those firms that REP-CRIM may apply to subject to meeting the criteria set out therein.
SUP 16.23.2 advises us that REP-CRIM will not apply to firms that have reported revenue of less than £5m at its last Accounting Reference Date (“ARD”) and (it’s and ‘and’ rather than an ‘or’ so both conditions must be satisfied) who only have permission for one or more of the following activities:

advising on investments;
dealing in investments as agent;
dealing in investments as principal;
arranging (bringing about deals) in investments;
making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments;
assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance in relation to non- investment insurance contracts;
agreeing to carry on a regulated activity;
advising on pension transfers and pension opt-outs;
credit-related regulated activity;
home finance mediation activity;
managing investments;
establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme;
establishing, operating or winding up a personal pension scheme;
establishing, operating or winding up a stakeholder pension scheme;
managing a UCITS;
managing an AIF;
safeguarding and administering investments;*
acting as trustee or depositary of a UCITS;
acting as trustee or depositary of an AIF; and/or
operating a multilateral trading facility.

* this activity captures both “arranging safeguarding and administration of assets” and “safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)”.

The return has to be submitted within 60 business days (it was originally going to be 30 days) of the firm’s ARD (SUP 16.23.7).

In view of the short time lines the FCA will permit the first return to be completed on a best endeavours basis – see Transitional Provision TP1(1.2).

The rules and transitional provisions, as well as a copy of the return and guidance notes, can be found in Appendix 1 of PS16/19.

Note that the return does ask probing questions such as:

which jurisdictions – in ISO 3166 format – does a firm operate in that it has assessed as ‘high-risk’ (Q 3B);
number of SARs reported to the NCA (Q 19B);
number of full time equivalent UK staff with financial crime roles (Q 25); and
the firm’s view of the top three most prevalent frauds which the FCA should be aware of (Q30 – 35) – although the guidance does advise that this question is not mandatory.

In the light of this we would recommend that those firms that find that they are subject to REP-CRIM reporting to familiarise themselves with the information requested and consider whether any changes to procedures etc. will be required in order to ensure that relevant information will be captured and readily retrievable.

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Nicola ChristofidesAssistant Director

Why choose Complyport?

Extensive Regulatory Expertise

Tailored Compliance Solutions

Senior-Level Guidance

Comprehensive Service Offering

Client-Centric Approach

Innovative Fintech, Regtech, and AI Solutions

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