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UK SFO Director, at the Global Anti-Corruption Conference in New York, outlines plans to build a more proactive, intelligence-led agency through stronger cooperation and international partnerships
The speech sets out three priorities for the Serious Fraud Office: working with responsible corporates, becoming a more active enforcer and strengthening its role in the international justice system. McNulty highlights revised corporate co-operation guidance, the Ultra Electronics DPA, investment in intelligence capabilities, greater use of surveillance, support for whistleblower incentivisation and deeper collaboration with US, French and Swiss partners…
U.S. SEC publishes a draft Strategic Plan for public comment by 2 July, outlining priorities to strengthen investor protection, enforcement, market efficiency, and tech-driven regulatory modernisation
The draft strategic plan sets three goals: renewing regulatory policy to support innovation, capital formation, market efficiency and investor protection; increasing stakeholder engagement and recalibrating enforcement toward established legal violations; and modernising the SEC’s internal technology, organisational structure and performance management. It also points to work on digital assets, disclosure simplification, private markets, retrospective rule reviews, EDGAR modernisation, responsible use of AI and blockchain, with public comments due by 2 July 2026…
GRECO’s 4th Round Compliance report finds that Hungary has made limited progress, with key anti-corruption standards in parliament, the judiciary, and prosecution still only partially implemented
The public summary relates to GRECO’s Fourth Evaluation Round, which examines corruption prevention for members of parliament, judges and prosecutors, including ethics rules, conflicts of interest, asset declarations, enforcement and awareness. GRECO’s country table shows the underlying Hungary report remained confidential when adopted at the 98th Plenary, with only the summary published on 1 June 2026, while later GRECO decisions asked Hungary to report further progress on outstanding Fourth Round recommendations by 31 March 2027…
TI’s ‘Strengthening Public Oversight’ report calls for stronger, more independent oversight institutions and greater transparency to improve accountability and reduce corruption risks in government systems
The report sets out good practices for partnerships between civil society organisations and supreme audit institutions across the audit cycle, covering planning, implementation, dissemination and follow-up. Drawing on experiences from Malawi and Zambia, as well as examples from other contexts, it presents practical tools to improve audit relevance, strengthen accountability and increase the impact of audit recommendations…
TI’s ‘Recommendations for the UK Illicit Finance Summit 2026’ urges stronger global cooperation, transparency, and enforcement to close secrecy gaps and combat illicit finance
The recommendations paper sets out how participating governments can deliver credible outcomes from the June 2026 London Illicit Finance Summit, which will bring together financial hubs and jurisdictions involved in the generation, movement and storage of illicit wealth. It calls for co-ordinated action to improve cross-border access to property ownership information, close loopholes used by gatekeepers and professional enablers, strengthen accountability for those facilitating illicit finance, and ensure civil society participation and measurable national reforms…
EPPO investigates a suspected €18M fraud involving EU recovery funds in France, examining alleged procurement and subsidy irregularities linked to post-pandemic economic support programmes
The case concerns suspected fraud in public procurement financed by the European Regional Development Fund and REACT-EU, with funds intended to support local companies’ post-pandemic economic recovery. Searches took place in Ajaccio, Corsica, and surrounding areas on 27 and 28 May 2026, with documents and digital evidence seized as EPPO’s Paris office continues the investigation with support from France’s OCLCIFF anti-corruption office…
U.S. DOJ recovers over $6M in 1MDB-linked assets, securing forfeiture of a luxury New York apartment and rental income purchased with misappropriated Malaysian sovereign wealth fund proceeds
US DOJ has obtained a civil forfeiture order over assets allegedly bought with funds misappropriated from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, including a New York condominium used for the benefit of Jho Low’s former personal assistant and related rental income. DOJ frames the recovery as part of its wider effort to trace and return proceeds of foreign corruption laundered through the U.S. financial system, supported by the FBI and international partners across Malaysia, the UK, Singapore, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Indonesia, Latvia and France…
Basel Institute launches an international project with UK and other partners to tackle corruption risks in forest carbon markets and strengthen transparency and governance in global carbon credit systems
The news item outlines a Transparency International-led project, funded by the UK FCDO and running until March 2028, which will focus on Indonesia, Ghana and Cameroon to help governments, civil society, certifiers, private sector actors and forest-dependent communities identify and mitigate corruption risks in forest carbon markets. Basel Institute will contribute through its Green Corruption programme by developing risk typologies, supporting national workshops and assessments, and helping produce global, gender-sensitive guidelines to strengthen anti-corruption safeguards…
GRECO 5th Round Compliance report finds Greece has made limited progress on anti-corruption reforms, with key gaps in transparency, asset declarations and integrity enforcement
The report finds that Greece has made some progress but overall compliance remains limited, with several key recommendations still only partially implemented or not implemented at all. While improvements are noted in areas such as transparency measures and ethical frameworks, GRECO highlights ongoing gaps in asset declaration systems, conflict-of-interest safeguards, lobbying transparency, and enforcement of integrity rules. GRECO calls on Greece to intensify efforts to fully implement outstanding recommendations, strengthen oversight mechanisms, and ensure more consistent…
OECD report ‘Sanctioning Foreign Bribery’ finds that multijurisdictional settlements are becoming a key tool in tackling foreign bribery, strengthening cross-border cooperation and enforcement efficiency
The report examines how co-ordinated settlements and other multijurisdictional resolutions are reshaping foreign bribery enforcement, drawing on practitioner insights and analysis of their benefits, risks and operational demands. It highlights legal and institutional challenges around parallel proceedings, sanctions, confiscation, co-operation and fairness, and offers guidance for countries seeking to build the frameworks and capabilities needed to participate effectively in cross-border anti-corruption cases…
TI’s report “Closing the Gaps” reveals how corrupt money flows in MENA exploit enforcement and transparency gaps, urging stronger global cooperation and asset recovery
The report analyses corruption-related money flows across eight MENA jurisdictions and highlights persistent weaknesses including under-utilised international cooperation, inadequate record-keeping, and operational constraints affecting financial investigations. TI also identifies loopholes in high-risk areas such as real estate, proxy ownership structures, and cash-based financial services…