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14 Maternity Trusts to be Scrutinised as Part of National Investigation
Kirsty Allen
12 July 2017
PEPs and anti-money laundering: The FCA issues guidance
The EU’s Fourth Money Laundering Directive, implemented in the UK by the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017), introduced a risk-based approach to tackling money laundering and terrorist financing (see our related blog). The FCA has now published guidance on one aspect of the new regime: dealing with the appropriate treatment of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) for anti-money laundering purposes
6 July 2017
Highlights from the FCA Enforcement annual performance account 2016/17
The FCA Enforcement annual performance account 2016/17 was published on 5 July 2017 as part of the FCA Annual Report. Director of Enforcement Mark Steward reinforced the Enforcement Division’s mission to open and investigate many more cases of suspected misconduct.
5 July 2017
FCA Annual Report 2016/17: conducting regulation with confidence
As far as end of term reports go the Financial Conduct Authority is pleased to give itself a pat on the back as it believes confidence in it as a regulator continues to improve.
5 July 2017
The Magnitsky Clause Part 2: Profiting from the suppression of those who seek to assert their human rights?
In our previous blog we examined how the new Magnitsky Clause might affect those businesses and individuals who profit from, or assist, directly or indirectly, the suppression of whistle-blowers seeking to expose public sector corruption or illegal activity abroad. In this, our second blog on the Magnitsky Clause, we explore the second category of abuse stipulated in s.13 Criminal Finances Act 2017 (see s.241A2(a)(ii)), namely the suppression of those seeking to assert human rights or fundamental freedoms.
27 June 2017
The Magnitsky Clause Part 1: Profiting from the suppression of whistleblowers – what does it mean for business?
This is the first of two blogs considering section 13 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 which was adopted to expand the scope of the existing civil asset recovery regime under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 specifically to capture the assets of those implicated in certain gross human rights abuses.
- Controlling and coercive behaviour
- Corporate crime
- Corporate manslaughter and health and safety
- Crime and justice
- Cyber crime
- Extradition and international crime
- Financial crime and financial regulatory enforcement
- Fraud
- Internal investigations
- Legal Updates
- Online Safety Regulation
- Police investigations
- Proceeds of Crime
- The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
- Unexplained Wealth Orders
- Youth crime and justice