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UK Parliament: Sanctions against Russia

In response to Russian military action in Ukraine, Western allies and other partners across the globe have begun to impose an unprecedented package of coordinated sanctions against Russia…

NCA on electronics haul concealed £5m of cocaine

NCA investigation results in prosecution of an individual that concealed £5m of cocaine in an electronic shipment. This cocaine would have fuelled exploitation and violence in the UK and we will continue our work with partners to tackle class A drug trafficking….

IMF financial system stability assessment on the UK

The U.K. financial system is benefiting from a robust financial stability framework. The FSAP team has assessed capital and liquidity levels at core banks and insurers as strong—even under some severely adverse scenarios, including the re-emergence of the pandemic…

Home Office Policy paper on terrorism acts in 2019

The threat to the UK was driven by a number of factors which affect terrorist intent and capability, with a number of suppressive factors affecting the threat at the time. In 2019, these included domestic and international counter-terrorism efforts such as the coalition…

HMT publishes AML/CTF Supervision Report 2019-20

The report fulfils the Treasury’s obligation under the MLRs to ask all designated AML/CTF supervisors to provide information on their supervisory activity and publish a consolidated review of this information…

UK Gov publishes The ML/ TF (Amendment) (No.3) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021

The list was amended in Nov 2021 – The aim remains tackling strategic deficiencies in the identified countries with regards to their national anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism regimes.

NatWest braces for £200m hit from ML fine

When the bank, formerly Royal Bank of Scotland, reports its third-quarter result, the figures are likely to include a hit of about £200 million in anticipation of a fine for failing to have the systems in place to stop suspected money laundering by one of its customers…

Gambling Commission outlines strategy for next 3 years

Evidence shows that while headline gambling participation is not increasing, the ways people gamble are changing. Changes in consumer behaviour and emerging technology create new risks and opportunities for regulation to keep pace with…

JMLSG revisions on its Guidance – Trade Finance

JMLSG publishes a revised sectoral piece in Part II of its Guidance – Sector 15 (Trade Finance). Firms addressing the money laundering/terrorist financing risks in trade finance should also have regard to the guidance in Sector 16: Correspondent Relationships…

FCA Financial Crime: analysis of firms’ 2017-2020 REP-CRIM data

This analysis aims to provide MLRO and industry practitioners insights on trends and developments, which should help inform the arrangements and risks of their respective firms. This publication provides analysis of the REP-CRIM submissions for the 3 reporting periods…

An inspection of the operation of CPS and SFO Proceeds of Crime Divisions

HM Crown Prosectution Inspectorate assesses the Proceeds of Crime Divisions of the CPS and SFO in new report. Prosecuting agencies are able to apply to the court for restraint of assets belonging to suspected criminals…

Amendments to ML, TF and Transfer of Funds

HMT consults on amendments to the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017. The MLRs are designed to…