Anti-money laundering (AML) risk is no longer a peripheral concern in M&A – it’s a central deal issue. As enforcement ramps up across...
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In its first enforcement decision relating to a Recognised Investment Exchange, the FCA has published a final notice and imposed a...
Introduction In recent years, multinational corporations have been under growing regulatory pressure to manage the risks which arise from...
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU has drastically tightened sanctions against Russia. Preventing the circumvention...
The FCA yesterday announced that it will not be pursuing much of its controversial proposed policy on publicising investigations (which...
Introduction Supply chains are under the radar of public prosecutor offices, other governmental authorities, including the competition...
The House of Lord’s Financial Services Regulation Committee has today published its report on the FCA’s publicity consultation, Naming...
Although 2024 has not seen a return to the levels of fines and outcomes of the pre-financial crisis era, there has been a notable uptick...
The Court of Appeal’s decision On 25 October 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in three linked appeals – Johnson v...
The FCA yesterday published its revised proposals to publicise enforcement investigations. Reactions to the original proposals both from...
A recent UK FCA decision highlights the FCA’s expectation that, in certain circumstances, issues relating to the conduct of senior...
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On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published final guidance on what constitute reasonable prevention procedures (the “Guidance”), on...