Anti-bribery and corruption agencies in the UK, France and Switzerland today announced a shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption, by way of a new taskforce intended to strengthen collaboration....more
3/21/2025
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
International Trade ,
Penalties ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
Chartered accountants are accustomed to continuous oversight of their work by regulators. While regulatory supervision can often be a collaborative process, it does sometimes culminate in individual accountants and firms...more
6/7/2023
/ Accountants ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Auditors ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Government Investigations ,
Investigations ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Statutory Penalties ,
Supervision ,
UK
On March 1, 2022, the UK Government put forward the Economic Crime (Enforcement and Transparency) Bill. The stated aim of the legislation is to “crack down on dirty money in the UK and corrupt elites”, and it is designed to...more
3/11/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Transactions ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Real Estate Transfers ,
Registration Requirement ,
Russia ,
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs)