RT Plus - Beyond Sanctions – Enforcement

In this episode of our Beyond Sanctions series, David Harris and Katie Stephen, Co-Heads of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, discuss some recent developments regarding sanctions enforcement for regulated firms.

Financial Crime Outlook: 2022 and beyond

As the economy starts to recover following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory changes are under way in the anti-money laundering and market abuse space. In addition, the events in Ukraine, and the wide range of financial sanctions imposed on Russia in response, are having a significant impact on financial markets and must now be taken into account by firms when considering the current and future financial crime landscape.

Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

On 15 March 2022, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill (the Bill) received Royal Assent becoming the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the Act).

RT Plus – Beyond Sanctions - Market manipulation

In this next instalment of our Beyond Sanctions series, Katie Stephen and Joe Smallshaw discuss examples of market manipulation, red flags for firms and practical steps firms can be taking now to help detect and prevent market manipulation.

Navigating financial crime risks: The future crypto-asset landscape, opportunities and challenges

Market Watch 68

On 16 November 2021, the FCA published its latest newsletter regarding market conduct and transaction reporting issues, titled Market Watch 68 (Market Watch 68)

Financial crime outlook: The Biden Presidency and new and improved anti-money laundering tools

Senior management and boards are increasingly acknowledging the threat of financial crime as a critical risk to their business that must be addressed.

Financial crime outlook: The changing world of sanctions regimes

Senior management and boards are increasingly acknowledging the threat of financial crime as a critical risk to their business that must be addressed.

Financial crime outlook: The increasing emphasis of RegTech and Fintech

Regulators across the globe are increasingly expecting and welcoming the use of technology to combat financial crime. Arguably, it is imperative that firms invest in compliance tech solutions to not only maintain compliance, but also keep pace with the ever-increasing sophistication of criminals seeking to subvert the law.

Financial crime outlook: The Growing Importance of the Money Laundering Reporting Officer

Given the raft of continuing turbulence in the AML landscape, the need for a qualified and suitably experienced and skilled Money Laundering Reporting Officer is crucial to support firms in safeguarding their business from money laundering and terrorism financing risks.

Financial crime outlook: The expansion of virtual currencies

As prices of Bitcoin and rival virtual currencies have soared to unprecedented levels, there has been a recent flurry of activity in the crypto and virtual assets space, triggering extensive news coverage and renewed public interest. This has caught the attention of regulators and other stakeholders.

Financial crime outlook: Trends in reporting to regulators and transaction monitoring arising out of COVID-19

Jurisdictions that still rely on legacy paper-based reporting systems or where the regulated entities, or financial intelligence units, are constrained by remote working have been adversely impacted.

Financial crime outlook: Recent and incoming legislative change

Anti-financial crime (AFC) remains a regulatory hot topic, and 2020 saw a raft of new AML regulatory changes implemented across the globe.

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