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Fraud Enforcement Actions Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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FCA operation against unauthorised finfluencers

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a press release on its leading international crackdown on illegal financial influencers (finfluencers) in collaboration with regulators from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong,...more

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Financial Crime: The FCA’s Strategy for 2025 – 2030

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In its strategy for the next five years, financial crime remains a priority for the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). While the FCA acknowledges the significant efforts firms invest in their anti-financial crime systems,...more

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Khouri: Is UK-US Extradition on Its Way to Becoming an Ex-Tradition?

On 12 February 2025, the UK Supreme Court handed down its decision in El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America (El-Khouri), declining to extradite Joseph El-Khouri to the US. The ruling marks a pivotal moment in...more

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CryptoLink - December 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

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CryptoLink - July 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2024

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New Crypto Products Announced, Stablecoin and BTC Data Published - According to a recent press release, OpenEden, a tokenization platform, announced that it is bringing tokenized U.S. Treasury bills to the XRP ledger....more

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The Year Ahead: The Financial Conduct Authority's Ambitious Enforcement Plans for 2024/2025

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In 2022, for the first time, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a three-year strategy setting out three key themes for promoting positive change, namely: (1) reducing and preventing serious financial harm and...more

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Swiss Banks Launch Crypto Offerings; GAO Addresses SEC Crypto Bulletin; UK and Hong Kong Publish Crypto Guidance; DOJ and SEC...

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Swiss Banks Launch Tokenization Pilot, Crypto Custody and Trading Services - A recent press release announced a pilot by “SIX, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and six commercial banks” that seeks “to test, in a live...more

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FCA publishes its 2022/23 Annual Report and Enforcement data

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The FCA released its 2022/23 Annual Report last week together with data on its key enforcement trends. We consider below some of the key takeaways....more

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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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This Week In Securities Litigation

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At SEC Speaks Chair White noted that the SEC is more than a disclosure agency. In areas like exchange regulation financial standards and investment advisers the Commission engages in substantive regulation, suggesting perhaps...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The Commission filed a series of actions this week which included: three cases based on insider trading; an accounting action against a company and its employees; an audit failure; the unregistered sale of securities; and the...more

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Bridging the Week - October 2014

NJ-Based Trader Previously Sanctioned by UK FCA, CFTC and CME Indicted in Chicago for Same Spoofing Offenses - New Jersey resident Michael Coscia, the prior manager and sole owner of Panther Energy Trading LLC, was...more

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New York Federal District Court Dismisses FCA Claims Brought Against Bank of New York Mellon

After four years of litigation, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) recently won dismissal of allegations that it violated the California False Claims Act (CFCA). In this multi-district case titled, In re Bank of N.Y. Mellon Corp....more

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