The UK Home Office has published a progress report on the outcomes framework of the 2023 Economic Crime Plan 2 (ECP2). The ECP2 set out strategic objectives to reduce economic crime, safeguard national security and promote...more
“My message to facilitators is this: we’ve had a lot of focus on banks; now my investigators are going to be focusing on you.” This was the warning delivered by the Minister for State and Security to the so-called...more
The Law Commission has published a substantial consultation paper entitled "Anti-Money Laundering: the SARs Regime," seeking views on proposals to reform the law of England and Wales governing anti-money laundering. In...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more