Financial Crime Weekly Episode 121

Hello, and welcome to episode 121 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. On sanctions this week, designations from the US, and the monthly update from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clear Air on Russian fossil fuel exports. Money laundering news comes from the US where corporate beneficial ownership continues to take the focus of many working across compliance. In other financial crime news, the SFO has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2023 – 2024, while Companies House in the UK has published its Business Plan for 2024 – 2025. There’s also a round-up of this week’s cyber crime news, with news from the UK and US regarding takedowns of cyber-crime gangs.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.