All Money laundering and financial crime articles – Page 13
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NewsBlow for SFO as court throws out Barclays case
Crown court dismisses charges over emergency cash injections from Qatar.
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NewsProfessionals to foot entire bill for AML quango
Regulator rebuffs calls for Office of Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision to be funded from general taxation.
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NewsLaw Society appoints Reed Smith in privilege fight
Hearing involving fraud investigation of mining company ENRC is listed for three days at the Court of Appeal this month.
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NewsTreasury committee launches economic crime probe
London’s property market is becoming a ‘destination of choice’ for corruption and money laundering, an influential committee of MPs said today as it launched an inquiry into economic crime. The probe, by the Commons Treasury Committee, will have two strands: anti-money laundering and the sanctions regime; and consumers and economic ...
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NewsFirms appoint anti-money laundering chiefs as quango looms
Firms have been required to appoint a compliance officer to prepare for new anti-money laundering regulations.
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NewsSix out of 50 firms visited by SRA face money laundering action
Thematic review concludes that most firms are taking 'appropriate steps' to implement 2017 regulations.
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NewsFCA flexes muscles with first 'serious crime' order
New sanction bars man jailed for illegal money lending from conducting any credit business.
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NewsBar scathing over need for new AML quango
‘Little jusification’ to ask barristers to part-fund Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision.
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NewsMEPs issue tax warning to profession
European Parliament says professional services firms that facilitate ‘illegal, harmful or wrongful corporate tax arrangements’ should face sanctions.
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NewsSolicitors facing PC fee hike to fund new quango
Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision could cost up to £25 per supervised individual.
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OpinionPanama papers: we need to talk about professional secrecy
European parliament recommendations reek with suspicion of our industry.
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AML quango part-funded by lawyers set for January launch
Concerns raised over running costs of new body.
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NewsSFO director insists independence will remain
David Green tells MPs that new arrangement will not result in changes as advertisement for new director is posted.
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NewsBanks turn to blockchain to cope with compliance
Smart contracts could streamline the checking of legal entity identifiers required by new legislation.
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NewsFraud office future secure as government eyes economic crime reform
National Economic Crime Centre will have the power to ask SFO to investigate cases.
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NewsJail for fraudster pair who conned law firms
Email would encourage recipients to change bank transfer arrangements.
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NewsPeers fear government power grab in post-Brexit bill
Bill will introduce new regulations for detecting, investigating and prevent money laundering.
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ProfileMy legal life: Amy Bell
Chair, Money Laundering Task Force, Law Society; director, Amy Bell Compliance
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NewsBudget cuts and 'big league' focus mean SFO missing smaller cases
Pinsent Masons analysis of figures show fraud prosecutions falling despite the rise in reported incidents.