The Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") is in a robust, and collaborative, mood. Three months after jointly announcing the formation of a new International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial Taskforce (the "Taskforce"), the UK's premier...more
A new anti-bribery and corruption alliance among enforcement authorities in the UK, France and Switzerland sends a clear message to corporates that any pause in enforcement of the US FCPA does not mean that acts of bribery by...more
The concept of the shadow financial system rose to international prominence in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In an interview with a Pakistani newspaper a month later, Osama bin Laden stated that Al Qaeda were...more
6/18/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
CFTC ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Know Your Customers ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
Terrorist financing comes at a price – and in the case of a global building supplies manufacturer that has pleaded guilty in a US court to making payments to terrorist organisations, that price is USD 778 million in fines and...more
11/7/2022
/ Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Auditors ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Due Diligence ,
Human Trafficking ,
ISIS ,
Money Laundering ,
Remediation ,
Terrorist Financing ,
Turkey ,
Whistleblowers