Jul 10, 2024 AML compliance in the UK: Court of Appeal Decision throws a spotlight on the adequate consideration exemption By Ben Morgan Ali Sallaway Caroline Doherty de Novoa Laura Feldman +1 more... Show less A recent Court of Appeal decision [1] on the UK Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) has provoked significant interest given its focus on the...
Aug 19, 2021 Dutch banks combine forces to combat money laundering and terrorist financing By Marcel Michaelis Alexander Glos Janina Heinz Anne Wellstein +1 more... Show less Combating money laundering and terrorist financing remains very much the focus of enforcement authorities worldwide. For example, the...
Mar 26, 2021 A landmark: First FCA criminal proceedings under the MLR 2007 By Ali Sallaway Ben Morgan Christopher Robinson Miryam Farrelly Laura Feldman +2 more... Show less Last week the FCA announced criminal proceedings against NatWest for alleged breaches of regulations 8(1), 8(3) and 14(1) of the Money...
Jan 14, 2021 EU compliance outlook for 2021: what should GCs and compliance officers be aware of? By Norbert Nolte Moritz Pellmann Daniel Travers Marcel Michaelis +1 more... Show less EU lawmakers have significantly stepped up their game when it comes to compliance. Nowadays, EU directives and regulations strongly...
Aug 08, 2019 European Commission report keeps the spotlight on AML compliance By Neil Donovan On 24 July 2019, the European Commission (the Commission) published a set of reports assessing the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) and...
Mar 12, 2019 Parliamentary committee presses for reforms to UK’s economic crime regime: key issues for the private sector By Caroline Doherty de Novoa The Treasury Select Committee has published recommendations on the UK’s anti-money laundering and economic crime regime, calling on the...
Feb 13, 2018 EU pushes ‘AML compliance without borders’ By Neil Donovan Proposed EU AML standards are set to raise the compliance benchmark for global financial institutions and place a spotlight on the...