When the U.K.โ€™s financial regulator reported that firmsโ€™ sanctions compliance had fallen short in multiple areas, it was a warning to the sector that improvements need to be madeโ€”and quicklyโ€”as oversight and enforcement are set to be cranked up. โ€œPaper policiesโ€ will certainly not cut it with regulators, they add.

Neil Hodge is a freelance business journalist and photographer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. He writes on insurance and risk management, corporate governance, internal audit, compliance, and legal...