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UK NCA and FCA agree priorities to combat economic crime

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The National Crime Agency (NCA) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have jointly published a set of nine system priorities to combat economic crime in the UK, in line with the UK's second Economic Crime Plan and the...more

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FCA finalised guidance on the treatment of PEPs

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published finalised guidance on the treatment of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer)...more

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UK FCA updated webpage on cash-based money laundering

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on cash-based money laundering and confirmed its intention to carry out a multi-firm review in this area in the financial year 2025/2026. ...more

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UK Supreme Court Ruling in El-Khouri: Defining the Territorial Boundaries of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

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The ruling, which narrows the UK’s jurisdiction over money laundering offences, will impact how cross-border money laundering offences are prosecuted going forward....more

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UK Conduct Authority publishes report on assessing and reducing the risk of Money Laundering Through the Markets

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The Financial Conduct Authority has published a report on assessing and reducing the risk of Money Laundering Through the Markets. Money Laundering Through the Markets is the use of capital markets to launder criminally...more

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A call to arms: The FCA highlights the ongoing risk of money laundering through the capital markets

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The UK's capital markets are a vital economic driver, and also a significant source of money laundering risk. This is a difficult area of risk for regulators and law enforcement to understand and tackle, but progress is being...more

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FCA Findings on Firms’ Treatment of Politically Exposed Persons

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

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AI in Fraud Investigations, Trends in International Financial Crimes & Fraud in ESG Matters: Perspectives From Spain

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Forensic services in Spain are robust, but still have room for growth compared to other markets, especially with respect to the market in the United Kingdom. Growth in the legal marketplace will come through the proliferation...more

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The Good, The Bad And The New Of The UK Sanctions Regime

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Almost six years have passed since the introduction of the UK Sanctions and Money Laundering Act, and two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which was a watershed moment for the UK sanctions regime. Against the...more

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FCA - Financial Crime Focus Areas for 2024

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“Stopping financial crime requires a collective effort...we will be more proactive in our supervision. Where we detect harm or UK-wide financial crime vulnerabilities, we will continue to share intelligence with our partners...more

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The U.K. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act’s New Responsibilities for Companies

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On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 became law. The new U.K. law is designed to fight corruption, money laundering and fraud, has major implications for businesses and will engender...more

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Crack down on Environmental Crime: new Economic Crime Unit and water bonus ban

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The Environment Agency has launched a new Economic Crime Unit to enhance its fight against financial crimes in the waste management sector. This move aims to bolster the agency's capabilities in conducting financial...more

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Top challenges for white collar crime and investigations lawyers in 2024

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We asked our global white collar crime team for their views on the key challenges in 2024 for in‑house investigations teams and white collar crime lawyers, and how to manage the associated risks. Here is what they said. ...more

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No DAML, no trouble: Two new “pay away” exemptions under the UK Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) introduces two new "pay away" exemptions to the principal money laundering offences in sections 327, 328 and 329 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)....more

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Financial Sanctions—Ten Key Due Diligence Principles

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This Note is the second part of our look at regulatory expectations for sanctions compliance in the U.K. The first part of our review looked at Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) systems and controls requirements. The focus...more

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UK Parliament Enacts Sweeping New Fraud Legislation Aimed at AML/TF Activities

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On October 26, 2023, the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland enacted—after obtaining Royal Assent—a sweeping set of statutory requirements aimed squarely at combating fraud and money...more

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 - anti-money laundering considerations for the regulated sector

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As part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, there are two new 'pay-away' exceptions to the need for a firm in the regulated sector to file a Defence against Money Laundering - Previously a firm in...more

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Can Understanding Insider Risk Help to Prevent Fraud?

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The UK government is moving towards introducing a new corporate criminal offence: Failure to Prevent Fraud and Money Laundering. The draft offence, contained in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, would hold...more

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Customer information sharing in the Economic Crime Bill key points for firms

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Quicker and easier sharing of customer information relating to economic crime concerns between firms in the UK financial sector is being encouraged by provisions in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill which is...more

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The Upcoming Expansion of Corporate Criminal Liability in the UK

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After several years of discussion and consultation, the UK Government now appears to be close to reforming the law on corporate criminal liability via the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. These changes, if...more

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill

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The battle against corporate crime intensifies as the UK government seeks to weaponise its incoming legislation. The "failure to prevent fraud" offence will require every large business to have ‘reasonable procedures in place...more

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Compliance Alert! Regulated Entities Gear Up for the UK's Economic Crime Levy

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If your organisation is both supervised under the UK Money Laundering Regulations (“MLR”) and your UK Revenue exceeds £10.2 million per year, if you are not already, you will need to prepare for the forthcoming Economic Crime...more

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Client Alert: World Uyghur Congress v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Can Forced Labour Goods Cause UK Money...

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On 20 January 2023, the High Court in London issued a historic judgment in relation to the World Uyghur Congress’ (WUC) challenge to the UK government’s failure to investigate the importation of cotton produced in China’s...more

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UK Money Laundering: Crossing the Million SAR Threshold

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Firms that act as financial gate-keepers have obligations to report suspicions or knowledge of money laundering via Suspicious Activity Reports to the National Crime Agency ("NCA"). SARs have been filed for almost 20 years...more

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What UK readers couldn’t get enough of in 2022 - the top five blog posts revealed

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2022 saw a big shift in the geo-political climate and a bedding in of the new hybrid working world. These two developments are reflected in the blogs our subscribers were most interested in reading. Readers remain focused on...more

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