3/31/2025 1:12:13 PM FCA publishes its 2025-2030 strategy: what we can expect over the next 5 years By David Hamilton On 25 March, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Strategy 2025-2030 with the straplines “Deepening Trust”, “Rebalancing...
2/18/2025 3:20:21 PM When reliance isn’t compliance: A classic AML pitfall By David Hamilton This article was originally published by Compliance Monitor and i-law. The Arian Financial case underscores that third-party customer due...
12/3/2024 11:17:55 AM Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence - Under the Radar? Think Again By David Hamilton The fraud enforcement landscape is undergoing significant change. With the Government's official guidance now published, businesses...
11/27/2024 5:13:48 PM Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence - Government Guidance By Kyle Phillips Alexander Vilardo On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published guidance to help organisations deal with the new "failure to prevent fraud" offence,...
7/9/2024 10:25:37 AM Landmark Court of Appeal judgment changes AML landscape in the UK By David Hamilton Fran Garvey The Court of Appeal handed down its landmark ruling in R (on the application of World Uyghur Congress) v National Crime Agency [2024]...
10/3/2023 8:51:09 AM The FCA claims another AML scalp By David Hamilton The Financial Conduct Authority has imposed another financial crime-related Final Notice; this time against ADM Investor Services...
6/29/2023 11:00:55 AM Why do good people do bad things? By Kyle Phillips Crafty Counsel's second annual Crafty Fest, a legal festival for in-house counsel, took place on 14 June 2023 at Regent's Park, in...
7/21/2022 10:57:06 AM Why challenger banks need to prioritise financial crime controls By Kyle Phillips "Move fast and break things" was the motto that helped start ups from Facebook to Google go from the pet projects of university students...
7/4/2022 4:26:30 PM OFSI imposes its first monetary penalty of 2022 By Fran Garvey Kyle Phillips Chloe-Jane Belton On 16 June 2022 the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposed a £15,000 penalty on UK company Tracerco Limited...
10/18/2021 9:23:06 AM The FCA and money laundering sanctions – civil vs criminal By Kyle Phillips On 7 October 2021 NatWest pleaded guilty to failing to properly monitor certain accounts and apply appropriate customer due diligence...
9/30/2021 10:27:25 AM Virtual Assets - the money laundering risks By Kyle Phillips Virtual Assets are commonly associated with criminal activity, typically as a consequence of their anonymous nature. Over the last few...