On 18 June 2025, the UK Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) released a Threat Assessment (the Assessment) targeting Art Market Participants (AMPs) and High-Value Dealers (HVDs). This follows new rules from 14...more
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has published a financial sanctions notice reminding firms of their annual frozen assets reporting requirement. Every year HM Treasury carries out a review to update its...more
Key developments in May 2024: ESG: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investments labelling regime. Among other things, the webpage has been...more
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
AI Public-Private Forum: BoE publishes minutes of second meeting The Bank of England (BoE) has published minutes from the second meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Public-Private Forum (AIPPF), which was held on 26...more