The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, with the provisions of ECCTA to be brought in by secondary legislation in stages throughout 2024 and 2025....more
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
8/2/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
UK
The Government has now announced that it intends to launch the Register of Overseas Entities at Companies House (“ROE”) on 1 August 2022. We await formal confirmation (in the form of a commencement order) but we anticipate...more
7/21/2022
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Compliance Dates ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Entities ,
Freehold Estates ,
Leaseholds ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Registration Requirement ,
Transparency ,
UK
The draft Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill, published on 28 February 2022 and following an expedited passage through Parliament, received Royal Asset on 15 March 2022 to become the Act. Some of the...more