In a recent judgment, the English High Court for the first time ruled on a sanctions de-listing case under Section 38 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“SAMLA”). Following the UK’s departure from the EU,...more
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The FCA has recently fined JLT Specialty Limited and Ghana International Bank for limitations in their financial crime systems and controls, specifically weaknesses relating to anti-money laundering (AML)...more
7/14/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Cryptoassets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Money Laundering ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
In the early hours of 15 March 2022, following a wait of almost five years, the UK Parliament introduced into law the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act (the "Act"). The Act was fast-tracked at an...more
3/22/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corruption ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Investment ,
Money Laundering ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
UK ,
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) ,
White Collar Crimes