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Wolfsberg Group issues statement on the RBA for financial crime risk management

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The Wolfsberg Group (the Group) has released a statement reaffirming its commitment to the risk-based approach (RBA) for financial crime risk management. Further to its 2006 RBA guidance, and in line with the Financial Action...more

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HMT publishes latest NRA of money laundering and terrorist financing risks

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HM Treasury has published its latest 2025 National Risk Assessment (NRA) of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, offering a comprehensive review of the UK's exposure to financial crime. Building on the 2015, 2017, and...more

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Sanctions Against Russia: Understanding the Evolving Picture and How to Respond

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...Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have led a global sanctions campaign against Russia that has been...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, October 2020

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IRB UK mortgage risk weights: PRA CP14/20 - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper, CP14/20, on proposals to introduce new expectations on internal ratings based (IRB) approach UK...more

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UK FCA becomes AML/CFT crypto supervisor

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has become the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervisor for some types of cryptoasset businesses. These will need to meet certain...more

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UK Implements EU’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive

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U.K. revisions to its anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime come into force on 10 January 2020. The U.K.’s revisions implement the European Union’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, commonly...more

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HM Treasury Publishes Report on Activities of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Supervisory Bodies

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HM Treasury has published a report on the activities undertaken by the U.K.'s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing supervisory bodies in 2017-2018. The report follows the publication of the Financial Action...more

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All change for UK money laundering regulation? - Impact for the private equity industry

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A number of very significant changes are being made to the UK anti-money laundering regime. Of particular interest to the private equity industry will be the proposed new criminal offence of failure to prevent the...more

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