All UK articles
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ArticleU.K. competition regulator ‘very likely’ to use new enforcement powers despite government’s pro-growth agenda
New powers granted to the U.K.’s main competition watchdog will result in greater scrutiny, tougher enforcement, and a stark warning for companies to review their sales and marketing promotions—especially since some practices have been pushed firmly into the spotlight thanks to legislation that came into effect last year.
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ArticleFCA drive to reduce its investigation costs likely to add to compliance burden for smaller firms, warn experts
The U.K. financial regulator’s move towards “impactful deterrence” could see smaller and mid-size firms come increasingly under the spotlight as the watchdog aims to tackle market-wide concerns instead of primarily focusing on large players capable of doing the most harm.
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ArticleWhat to do when the CEO is the 'biggest AI risk' to the organization
For the past few years, companies have been grappling with how to control employees’ use of AI in the workplace, but it seems that executives are the most likely to flout the rules and put the organization at risk.
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ArticleCompliance main complaint raised by whistleblowers to U.K. financial regulator
More complaints about compliance are reported to the U.K.’s financial services watchdog than any other kind of potential misconduct, and even if few of them result in investigation or censure, experts believe such reports help inform future supervision and enforcement.
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ArticleSanctions enforcement set to increase, but gaps and inconsistency create compliance risks
Geopolitical volatility is causing rapidly changing sanctions regimes, but diverging rules in different jurisdictions create enforcement gaps that are exploited by sanctioned individuals and entities – and the routes used to evade sanctions are constantly developing.
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ArticleEU and U.K. demand evidence to back sustainability claims
Businesses must come clean about green. The U.K. and the EU are enhancing and clarifying rules around corporate sustainability claims, with supply chains in their sights.
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ArticleThe hidden compliance costs behind failed AI deployments
Companies look set to increase their spend on AI technologies during 2026, but not every investment is likely to pay off. In fact, most appear to offer little return quickly.
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Hard Brexit, soft Brexit? U.K. can’t have its cake and eat it, too
The U.K. is trying different ways to see if it can have its cake and eat it too when it comes to asserting its independence while still enjoying perks of EU membership.
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Signs of Life for SFO, Enforcement of Bribery Act 2010
This week has seen a trio of significant "firsts" from the UK's Serious Fraud Office, including its first-ever Deferred Prosecution Agreement and two cases brought under section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010.
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‘The U.K. Bribery Act After Five Years — Where Are We Now?’
On the eve of the anniversary of the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, CW columnist Bruce Carton hosted a panel of U.K. experts to address where the SFO stands in its enforcement and prosecution of the Bribery Act, as well as other key issues such as the introduction of deferred ...
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Brit Banking Regulator: Market ‘Cleaner,’ Insider Trading Down
In its most recent Annual Report, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority stated that its "market cleanliness" statistics continue to show a "significant decline in the incidence of potential insider trading cases" since 2009. The improvement coincides with a significant increase in insider trading enforcement in the UK.
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UK Insider Trader Returned to Prison For Failure to Repay Illegal Profits
In the UK, insider trading prosecutions are pretty rare. Indeed, there had never even been a criminal insider trading case in the UK until 2009, and to date there have only been a total of about two dozen criminal convictions for insider trading in the UK. Pardip Saini is one ...
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'British Madoff' Disappears After $200M Fraud Unravels
The UK press reported this week that a trader named Joe Lewis of Yorkshire has disappeared after admitting earlier this month that his investment firm actually stopped operating back in 2009. Despite the firm not engaging in any trading for years, investors in JL Trading continued to receive detailed monthly ...