Hello, and welcome to episode 157 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. In this week’s episode, the UK’s OFSI has published a blog post after it issued its first penalty for failing to respond to a statutory Request for Information, reinforcing compliance expectations. Meanwhile, Mozambique has met FATF requirements for removal from the grey list, signalling progress in financial transparency. The FCA continues its crackdown on insider trading, warning against strategic leaks in mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, Europol has dismantled a multimillion-euro investment scam, recovering assets and securing arrests across multiple jurisdictions
A transcript of this podcast, with links to the stories, will be available by Monday at www.crimes.financial.