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MONEYVAL follow-up report on the Isle of Man

Isle of Man has made progress in addressing the TC deficiencies identified in its 5th Round MER, the country has not made sufficient progress to be re-rated. Steps have been taken to improve compliance with R.23, but gaps remain…

NCA secures £50m identified by Barclays as the proceeds of crime

The NCA has obtained a ruling from the High Court that allows Barclays to hand over criminal funds to the NCA in a first-of-its-kind civil recovery case. The money amounting to over £50m was identified by the bank in a number of accounts and transferred…

FCA forms group to develop ESG Code of Conduct

The FCA announced that it is introducing regulatory oversight of certain ESG data and ratings providers in the form of a voluntary Code of Conduct. These include transparency, good governance, management of conflicts of interest, and systems and controls…

HMT issues advisory note on ML/TF controls in high-risk third countries

The advisory note contains advice issued by HMT about risks posed by jurisdictions with unsatisfactory ML/TF controls. It sets out which jurisdictions will be included in forthcoming amendment to Schedule 3ZA of the MLR. This list replicates those countries listed by the FATF as high risk, or under increased monitoring…

HMRC list on Suspension & cancellation of AML supervision

HMRC publishes updated list of businesses whose registration for AML supervision has been suspended or cancelled from 2022. This information is published in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017…

The new UK Register of Overseas Entities goes live

The Register went live on 1 Aug 2022 – Overseas entities who already own or lease land or property in the UK will also need to register with Companies House and advise who their registrable beneficial owners or managing officers are by 31 January 2023….

PRA/FCA conclude investigations into senior managers

The PRA & and FCA  joint investigations into certain former senior managers at HBOS plc have now concluded with a decision by each of the Authorities’ independent decision-makers to take no further action. The Authorities gathered more than 2 million documents, interviewed..

UK ML/TF Regulations 2022 passed by Parliament

UK ML/TF (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 come into force on 1 Sept 22 extending the scope of BO reporting discrepancies among others. Reg 13 makes it clear that supervisory authorities can directly require members to show them SARs “to help them in fulfilling…

UK’s AML/CFT regulatory & supervisory regime

The amendments includes ensuring the regulated sector “provides valuable intelligence” to highlight that “effective” prevention involves more than just technical compliance, ensuring supervisors both monitor and enforce compliance with the…

HMRC Guidance on AML for UK Art Market

HMRC publishes guidance to help art market participants meet their obligations for money laundering supervision. Art market
participants who deal in sales, purchases and/or storage of works of art with an individual value, for a single transaction, or a series…

HMRC consults taxation of decentralised finance

The government aims to establish clear tax and regulatory treatment of cryptoassets to place the UK at the forefront of safe, sustainable, and rapid innovation in cryptoasset and blockchain technologies. DLT uses cryptography to maintain a decentralised database acting…

HMT ML advisory notice: high-risk third countries

Businesses are required to apply enhanced customer due diligence and enhanced ongoing monitoring in any business relationship with a person established in a high-risk third country or in relation to any relevant transaction where either…