FCA proposes expanding scope of financial crime reporting obligations
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-09-01T19:44:00
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority seeks comment on a new proposal that would widen the scope of its annual financial crime reporting obligations to include firms whose regulated activities potentially pose a higher money laundering risk.
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