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Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

FCA Proposal: New requirement to provide criminal background checks on owners and controllers from January 2025

In July 2024, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its “Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 44” (“Consultation”), which proposed introducing a requirement to provide criminal background checks on owners and...more

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Asset freezing and asset seizing under the UK sanctions regime

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The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) recently secured its first forfeiture of sanctioned funds. This was a landmark achievement for the NCA’s Combatting Kleptocracy Cell, which has only existed since 2022 and aims to...more

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How the UK High Court Decision on Forced Labor Impacts Your Supply Chain Due Diligence

The recent ruling by the U.K. Court of Appeal declared that the U.K. National Crime Agency’s decision not to investigate the importation of cotton produced through the use of Uyghur forced labor in China was unlawful. This...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Regulation Round Up - June 2024

Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in June 2024: 28 June PRIIPs Regulation: The Joint Committee...more

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The Shadow Financial System

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The concept of the shadow financial system rose to international prominence in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In an interview with a Pakistani newspaper a month later, Osama bin Laden stated that Al Qaeda were...more

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केमैन आइलैंड का EU की एंटी-मनी लौंडरिंग सूची से बाहर निकलना

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केमैन आइलैंड को EU की एंटी-मनी लौंडरिंग सूची से बाहर निकालने की पूरी तैयारी हो चुकी है। यह कार्रवाई वित्तीय एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (Financial Action Task Force, FATF) निगरानी समूह के 27 अक्तूबर 2023 के फैसले के बाद और फिर उसके बाद...more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review: Cayman Islands – January to March 2024

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Welcome to the first instalment of 2024 of our Cayman Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. As we cover in this issue, there have been a number of updates in the first quarter of the year. Perhaps most notably is the...more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Outlook 2024: Cayman Islands

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2023 was an active year for the Cayman Islands regulatory industry. While we have endeavoured to keep you updated throughout the year with our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Reviews, our team has highlighted below the key changes...more

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Caymans come off AML risk lists, signaling robust controls

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Associating the Cayman Islands with money laundering has been a staple of film and television, from "The Firm" in the 1990s to, more recently, "Better Call Saul." However, scriptwriters may need to find another location...more

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Cayman Islands Removal from the EU Anti-Money Laundering List

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The Cayman Islands is now set to be removed from the EU anti-money laundering (AML) list. This action follows the decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) monitoring group on 27 October 2023 and subsequent removal...more

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EU Securitisation Regulation: good news for Cayman SSPEs

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As the EU removes the Cayman Islands from the EU AML/CFT blacklist with effect from 7 February 2024, concerns and barriers for EU sell- and buy-side parties on securitisations involving Cayman SSPEs fall away....more

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Removal of the Cayman Islands from the EU AML List and UK AML List

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Following the removal of the Cayman Islands from the Financial Action Task Force's list of "jurisdictions under increased monitoring" in October 2023, on 12 December 2023, the European Commission adopted the Commission...more

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Regulatory monitoring - October 2023

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The EBA has published the European Supervisory Examination Programme (ESEP) for 2024, which identifies key topics for heightened supervisory attention across the EU. The EBA selected three key topics for supervisory attention...more

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[Event] 2nd Forum on Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight - October 17th - 18th, New York, NY

With so many new, emerging risks coming to the forefront, ACI is excited to announce our Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight. Unlike other conferences, this highly anticipated event stands apart...more

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Mapping Future Enforcement in US Gaming Law Based on Recent UK Enforcement

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Regulated gaming is booming in the United States. This is particularly true of newer forms of gambling, such as skill games, fantasy sports, and social casino games played on the internet and mobile applications. In fact,...more

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Insights – June 2023

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the latest trends in shareholder activism, the scrutiny companies are facing over their ESG disclosures and employment considerations for using AI in the workplace, among...more

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Banks as Gatekeepers Against Fraud: Customer Protection and the So-Called Quincecare Duty in the UK

Who can be held responsible when a rogue actor directs payment from a company’s bank account? Unless discovered quickly, stolen funds are usually quickly spirited away from easy recovery. Victims of fraud therefore look for...more

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Compliance Alert! Regulated Entities Gear Up for the UK's Economic Crime Levy

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If your organisation is both supervised under the UK Money Laundering Regulations (“MLR”) and your UK Revenue exceeds £10.2 million per year, if you are not already, you will need to prepare for the forthcoming Economic Crime...more

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FCA's focus on controls continues unabated

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The Final Notice against Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Limited (“GT Bank”) follows on the heels of similar enforcement actions against financial institutions for AML systems and controls breaches, continuing to make good on the...more

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UK Expands Prohibitions on Providing Services to Russian Entities and Adds Investment Restrictions

On 15 December 2022 the United Kingdom announced its latest expansion of sanctions against Russia. New prohibitions were added relating to trust services, and professional and business services, and existing restrictions...more

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FCA Issues Final Notice to Former Banking CEO Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures

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The case provides instructive practical examples of the “reasonable steps” companies can take according to the FCA and a reminder of the FCA’s cultural expectations of CEOs. On 16 November 2022, the FCA issued a final...more

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UK Money Laundering Regulation Changes Announced for September 2022

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Following its 2021 consultation on targeted amendments to the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the MLRs), the U.K. government has published a...more

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Sanctions Against Russia: Understanding the Evolving Picture and How to Respond

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...Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have led a global sanctions campaign against Russia that has been...more

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Four major changes to corporate transparency in 2022

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There is no doubt 2022 has signalled a renewed focus on beneficial ownership transparency. White & Case partners Jonah Anderson and Anneka Randhawa, and associate Laura Higgins have collaborated with Hannah Lilley and Michael...more

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Recent Developments in US Sanctions and Export Controls Targeting Russia

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Following Russia’s recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine and full-scale invasion of the country, authorities in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and across the globe imposed a sweeping array of trade...more

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