The Dubai Financial Services Authority’s ("DFSA") Business Plan 2023–2024, published last week, marks the continuing maturity of the Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") as a leading global centre for finance and...more
1/23/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cybersecurity ,
DFSA ,
DIFC ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FATF ,
Financial Crimes ,
Market Abuse ,
Risk Assessment ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Whistleblowers ,
Willful Misconduct
Amid the uncertainty brought about by the end of the Brexit transition period and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, firms should be aware that the FCA will retain an active approach to financial crime and regulatory enforcement...more
2/16/2021
/ Asset Management ,
BSA/AML ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Markets ,
Market Abuse ,
Senior Managers ,
Short Selling ,
UK
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has reinforced its expectations on market conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic, recognising that the opportunities for market abuse are amplified in the current climate. ...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