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Asset management and alternative firms’ financial crime controls: FCA publishes findings

On 22 July 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued its findings following its earlier engagement with asset management and alternative firms (together firms) regarding t...

Operation Economic Outcast: What Financial Institutions Need to Know About the Treasury Department’s Section 311 Action...

OFAC and OFSI Publish Joint Guidance on US and UK Sanctions

Why Sanctions Compliance Is Becoming an Intelligence-Led Discipline

By Theodora Papadimitropoulou, head of GTM & Strategy, Third-Party Risk and Compliance. For years, sanctions compliance was closely associated with a single task, running a cou...

OFAC 50 Percent Rule: Ownership Aggregation, SDN Risk, and Sanctions Compliance Strategy

FinCEN Alert: BSA Compliance Implications Related to the Mexican Cartel’s Fiscal Fuel Scheme

UK fines Citibank’s London branch £4.7M for breaching Russia sanctions

Citibank's fine underscores the critical need for robust compliance systems to prevent sanctions breaches, highlighting potential systemic risks. The post UK fines Citibank’s Londo...

Trends in Russian Sanctions Enforcement in Europe and the UK

New Notice in a Nutshell briefing: FCA fines individuals over £100,000 for insider dealing

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently confirmed that over 75% of its enforcement work focuses on fighting financial crime. In line with this, earlier this year the FCA iss...

FCA applying increased scrutiny to Annex 1 firms

On 7 August 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a Statement setting out that it is concerned about a number of risks among unregulated lenders, safe custody provider...

The Crime and Policing Act 2026: Considerations and practical steps for regulated entities

Companies can now be prosecuted under UK law for any criminal offence committed by one of their senior managers provided the manager was acting with the scope of their authority (a...

FinCEN Asks Banks to Step Up Efforts at Detecting Student Aid Fraud

OFAC and OFSI Publish Joint Guidance on US and UK Sanctions

On June 23, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and His Majesty’s Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) publi...

Watchdog fines Citibank's London branch £4.7m for breaching Russian sanctions

Citibank's UK arm processed hundreds of transactions in breach of the rules, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation found.

What Every Payment Provider Should Know Before Choosing an AML Transaction Monitoring Solution?

Cross-border payments continue to grow at a rapid pace, but so do financial crime risks. The global ...

OFAC General v. Specific Licenses Explained: U.S. Sanctions Authorization, Compliance Risks, and Enforcement Protection

Fraud Without Borders: Key Takeaways from the DOJ’s New Enforcement Memorandum

Overview On August 13, 2026, Colin M. McDonald, Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division (the Fraud Division or the...

Simplifying KYC complexities through the right technology (Steve Morgan)

Geopolitical instabilities continue to add further pressure on sanction regimes, making them increas...

Red Flags for Fraud: FinCEN Issues Advisory on Detecting Unlawful Employment Practices

OFAC Subpoena: Enforcement Risks, Timelines, and Strategic Response Across Industries

Overview and Key Takeaways An Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) subpoena is one of the most serious enforcement tools the U.S. Treasury uses in sanctions investigations. Whil...

How to Release OFAC-Blocked Funds: A Guide to Unfreezing Frozen Accounts, Obtaining OFAC Licenses, and Correcting Sancti...

Beyond the Checklist: The Regulatory Shift Toward Real Effectiveness in Financial Crime Compliance (Luis Pinedo)

For years, anti-money laundering (AML) discussions have focused on a simple question: Do financial i...

FinCEN Clarifies That Banks May Discuss Fraud and Account Closures Without Disclosing SARs

New Notice in a Nutshell briefing: FCA proposes to fine individual £99,600 for failure to disclose overseas investigatio...

Last month the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Decision Notice that has been issued to Carlos Ricardo Fuenmayor, the CEO and sole controller of BancTrust Investment B...