Financial Crime Weekly Episode 33

Author: Christopher Kirkbride
Published: Sun 20 Nov 2022
Episode Link: https://redcircle.com/shows/d4b43b36-075b-45de-b6d3-40f4b026292d/episodes/00e06338-cbfd-4631-a33a-af9f80365de4

Hello, and welcome to this week in financial crime. I’m your host, Chris Kirkbride. Another busy week this week. Sanctions, money laundering, fraud, cyber, and regulatory enforcement. More life-affirming content from the world of financial crime. Let’s make a start.

These are the links to the principal documents mentioned in the podcast:

City AM, Exclusive: The WhatsApp scandal in banking and its place in the City.

Criminal Cases Review Commission, Fraud conviction overturned after latest CCRC Post Office referral.

European Securities and Markets Authority, Report: Administrative and criminal sanctions and other administrative measures imposed under the Market Abuse Regulation in 2021.

Financial Conduct Authority, Date set for trial against 5 individuals involved with Worthington Group plc.

Financial Conduct Authority, FCA bans director from working in financial services after violent criminal conviction.

Financial Conduct Authority, FCA issues Final Notice to former CEO for anti-money laundering failings.

Guernsey government, Economic & Financial Crime Bureau now enshrined in Law.

National Audit Office, Progress Combatting Fraud.

Office of Foreign Assets Control (‘OFAC’), Treasury Sanctions Global Russian Military Supply Chain, Kremlin-linked Networks, and Elites with Western Fortunes.

Payment Systems Regulator, Memorandum of Understanding between the Payment Systems Regulator (‘PSR’) and the Lending Standards Board (‘LSB’).

Securities and Exchange Commission, Commission filed 760 enforcement actions and recovered record $6.4 billion in penalties and disgorgement on behalf of investing public.