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Anti-money laundering and anti-bribery systems and controls at asset management firms: FCA thematic review
In October 2013, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the much-anticipated report of its thematic review into anti-money laundering (AML) and …
SFO brings first Bribery Act charges
The Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") had its first day in court in a Bribery Act prosecution on 24 September 2013, with three of four defendants connected …
Recent Sanctions Developments: EU relaxes certain Syrian sanctions and amends measures relating to North Korea, Iran and Tunisia; US relaxes Myanmar sanctions
The EU has recently published a new Regulation (Regulation 697/2013 of 22 July 2013 ("Regulation 697/2013")) which amends Regulation 36/2012, the key …
New EU Directive: Reporting by Extractive Companies on Government Payments
The European Parliament and Council of Ministers have agreed the final form of the new EU rules for the disclosure, on a project by project basis, of …
EU takes steps towards easing Zimbabwe sanctions
Susannah Cogman and Jeremy Sher comment on the EU's recent easing of the Zimbabwe sanctions regime. On 19 February 2013, the European Union ("EU") …
Government gives green light to Deferred Prosecution Agreements
In our earlier briefing we reported on the Government's consultation to introduce Deferred Prosecution Agreements ("DPAs") – a new …
Deferred Prosecution Agreements consultation – one week to go!
On 17 May 2012 the Ministry of Justice published a consultation paper 'Consultation on a new enforcement tool to deal with economic crime committed by …