The English High Court has granted a combination of powerful remedies including worldwide freezing orders in favour of a UK resident who fell victim to persons unknown operating a suspected cryptocurrency investment scam....more
3/10/2022
/ Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Litigation ,
Investment Fraud ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Misappropriation ,
Popular ,
Scams ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
The FCA’s Business Plan for 2020/21 comes at a time of great uncertainty in the financial markets. The FCA’s primary focus will be on mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on the markets and protecting consumers in this regard,...more
Firms will need to ensure their systems and controls to prevent financial crime and money laundering are working effectively: this is just part of the message contained in the FCA’s Business Plan for 2019/20. The Business...more
5/13/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Business Plans ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Customer Information ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Markets ,
Fines ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Management ,
Market Abuse ,
MiFID II ,
Misleading Statements ,
Money Laundering ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Secondary Markets ,
Self-Dealing ,
Senior Managers ,
SMCR ,
UK ,
Wholesale
Lord Justice Leveson approved Tesco Store Limited’s (“Tesco”) Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA”) on 10 April 2017, making them the fourth company since November 2015 to enter into a DPA with the UK’s1 Serious Fraud Office...more
4/29/2017
/ Bribery ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fines ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Individual Accountability ,
Penalties ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Shareholders ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act