16th Nov 2023: MLRO Training Day
Your MLRO Training Day With regulatory fines exceeding £600 million in the past two years due to failures in AML systems and controls – are you or your team aptly […] [...]
Your MLRO Training Day With regulatory fines exceeding £600 million in the past two years due to failures in AML systems and controls – are you or your team aptly […] [...]
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) is steadfast in its commitment to maintaining a UK financial system which is clean, free from corruption and guarded against financial crime. The regulator launched […] [...]
What is the FCA Saying? The FCA has recently issued a “Dear CEO” letter to Corporate Finance Firms (“CFFs”) to outline potential harms to consumers and markets it anticipates […] [...]
Your MLRO Training Day With regulatory fines exceeding £600 million in the past two years due to failures in AML systems and controls – are you or your team aptly […] [...]
A few months ago, the FCA extended its existing annual financial crime reporting obligation (termed the “REP-CRIM” by the FCA) to a broader range of firm types. This change brought […] [...]
The UK’s Anti Money Laundering Guidance has been updated The UK’s Anti Money Laundering Guidance has been updated, resulting in clarification for Art Market Participants (AMPs) on who its customers […] [...]
Subsequent to our article last week where we highlighted the steps being taken by the UAE to address its placement on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “grey list”, it […] [...]
In April 2020 the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a warning to the UAE to improve its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) framework, or risk being placed […] [...]
In the “Corruption Crackdown: Amending the Economic Crime Bill” article we published on the 21st March 2022, we explained how changes were on their way for the Office for Financial […] [...]
All regulated or supervised firms are covered by the requirements of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (as amended) and its requirements to report to the relevant Financial Intelligence Unit […] [...]
The fast, no-fuss, easy to access and control accounts that challenger banks claim to be offering are attractive to the consumer who desires speed and agility. However, this also seems […] [...]
Banks that have failed to apply even the most minimal of checks when handing out loans will be challenged. That is the message from the British Business Bank which has […] [...]
Historically, Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) evaluations focused on their member countries having implemented the recommendations. Now, the evaluations focus much more heavily on the effectiveness of the implementation. This is […] [...]
With the FCA pushing hard to tighten the noose on regulations surrounding crypto firms and cryptoasset providers, the crypto space has been the forefront of very interesting discussions about opportunities […] [...]
According to Transparency International’s 2016 Report ‘Corruption on your Doorstep’, London acts as a “safe haven” for corrupt capital stolen from around the world because anti-money laundering checks can be […] [...]
As part of the FCA’s ongoing efforts to tackle financial crime, thousands of regulated firms will have new financial crime reporting requirements from 30 March 2022. Currently, around 2,500 firms […] [...]
Failure to spot offences at multiple levels of the organisation necessitates “culture of compliance from the top down” and review of training & procedures. On Monday 13 December, NatWest plead […] [...]
An Financial Crime Highlight by Complyport’s Financial Crime and Forensics Unit. The European Union’s (EU) 6th Money Laundering Directive (AMLD6) came into effect almost a year ago for its member […] [...]
What are the Pandora Papers? The Pandora Papers is the largest investigation in journalism history, led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), with the leak of around 12 […] [...]
Of relevance to: All firms In a speech by Megan Butler, Executive Director of Supervision – Investment, Wholesale and Specialists at the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), delivered at the Anti-Money […] [...]
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