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PEP talk revisited: revised UK guidance on treatment of PEPs

A&O Shearman on 8/14/2025

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued finalised guidance on the treatment of politically exposed persons (PEPs) for anti-money laundering purposes. There is no significant shift in the FCA’s expectations of...more

Customer due diligence: HM Treasury outlines next steps on money laundering rules and FCA finalises PEPs guidance

Ropes & Gray LLP on 8/6/2025

July saw a number of updates regarding the prevention of money laundering in the UK, reflecting the Government’s stated commitment to ensuring that compliance requirements are effective yet not unnecessarily onerous for the...more

FCA Findings on Firms’ Treatment of Politically Exposed Persons

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/19/2024

Regulator finds that firms could improve how they conduct anti-money laundering checks when dealing with UK PEPs. ...more

The Financial Conduct Authority’s Review of Firms’ Approaches to Politically Exposed Persons

WilmerHale on 10/25/2023

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched in September a review of the treatment of domestic politically exposed persons (PEPs) by UK-regulated financial services firms. This review will look at firms’ arrangements...more

UK FCA extends annual financial crime reporting obligation (REP-CRIM) to more firms

A&O Shearman on 4/26/2021

The FCA is extending its existing annual financial crime reporting obligation (termed the “REP-CRIM” by the FCA) to a broader range of firm types. The change is expected to impact approximately 4500 firms who were previously...more

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