The Financial Conduct Authority (“the FCA”) has published final guidance on the treatment of politically exposed persons (PEPs) for anti-money laundering purposes, which updates its Guidance issued in 2017 (“the 2017...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Policy Statement PS25/5, Our Enforcement Guide and greater transparency of our enforcement investigations, setting out the changes it is making to its Enforcement Guide...more
While recent announcements have focussed on the government’s growth agenda, HM Treasury (HMT) has also now pressed ahead with publishing final draft regulations limiting the rights for banks and other payment service...more
Banks and EMIs will need to consider the impacts of proposed new requirements to comply with information notices and account direct deduction orders on their policies, procedures and controls. For information notices, this...more