By Neil Hodge2023-11-24T15:14:00
The success of the U.K.’s latest legislative efforts to tackle financial crime depends on the capability of transforming what is often regarded as one of the country’s most passive regulators into a proactive—even aggressive—prosecuting authority.
Not everyone is convinced such a change can happen quickly, if at all.
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, which became law last month, aims to prevent money laundering and other financial crime. A central tenet of its enforcement program is to give Companies House—up until now a passive registrar of corporate information—the new objective of improving and checking the transparency and accuracy of the information companies provide in its registers.
2024-06-06T13:52:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Despite repeated interventions, fines, and negative publicity, money laundering is rife in U.K. financial services firms, according to Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell.
2023-11-27T19:38:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Risks posed by money laundering and the financing of terrorism have dramatically increased in Singapore, according to a recent survey of the city-state’s financial institutions conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
2023-10-26T19:07:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The United Kingdom adopted the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, which aims to stem the flow of dirty money coming into the country through enhancements to government agency capabilities and law enforcement.
2025-08-01T22:31:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking its pro-crypto messaging on the road, planning a series of events for its Crypto Task Force that will be held across the U.S. starting on Aug. 4.
2025-08-01T20:07:00Z By Aly McDevitt
The DOJ is warning that simply scrubbing DEI-related words from policy documents or training materials—and replacing them with thinly veiled proxies—will not protect federally funded organizations from legal scrutiny.
2025-07-31T20:37:00Z By Neil Hodge
When growth slows, governments often cut rules to attract investment, as the U.K. has in its financial services sector, which contributes 8.8% of GDP, but easing the “compliance burden” raises concerns about oversight, governance, and prioritizing profits over safety.
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