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HM Treasury's OFSI warns of crypto sanctions risks in new threat assessment report

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The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, has published a sector-specific threat assessment report highlighting significant compliance risks facing UK cryptoasset firms in relation to...more

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FCA Publishes Outcome of its Review of Firms' Compliance with Sanction Controls

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Introduction - Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 the UK has introduced an unprecedented number and variety of sanctions. The FCA has recently assessed the sanctions controls of over 90 financial service...more

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OFSI Issues Updated Guidance Relating to Assessments of due Diligence Conducted in Relation to the “Ownership and Control” Test,...

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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its ‘enforcement and monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions’ guidance, which was last updated in June 2022. ...more

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Liquidating Frozen Assets: When Foreign Policy Meets Sanctions Enforcement

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In their June 2022 report “The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine”, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (the “FAC”) condemned the UK Government’s historic lack of commitment to tackling...more

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Banking Bites - July 2022

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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. This edition covers...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of COVID-19 on White Collar Enforcement

While enforcement agencies have yet to indicate that they intend to put their pens down in response to COVID-19, there is anecdotal evidence that some agencies have slowed their investigations as remote working impacts matter...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

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