Financial Crime Weekly Episode 61

Hello, and welcome to episode 61 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m your host, Chris Kirkbride. It’s been a decent week this week, with a good range of money laundering stories, some bribery and anti-corruption news, and the usual round-up of cyber-attack news, with continuing repercussions for Latitude and Capita. Let’s crack on.

As usual, I have linked the main stories flagged in the podcast in the description. These are:

Austrac, AUSTRAC and Crown agree to proposed $450 million penalty.

Entain Group plc, Update on HMRC Investigation (press release).

European Banking Authority, EBA consults on amendments to the Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors to include crypto-asset service providers.

European Parliament, MEPs propose reforms to protect democratic institutions and Parliament’s integrity.

European Parliament, Group leaders endorse first steps of parliamentary reform.

European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Lithuania: 27 arrested in probe into fraud involving up to €750 000 in funds for young farmers.

Financial Action Task Force, Consolidated Assessment Ratings (updated).

Financial Action Task Force, Qatar's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

Financial Action Task Force, Mutual Evaluation Report: Qatar.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, Do the right thing: Speech by Therese Chambers, Joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the FCA.

UK Financial Intelligence Unit, Guidance on submitting better quality Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).

UK Insolvency Service, Warning issued by the Insolvency Service on scams.

UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, The UK Sanctions List.

UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Russia.

UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Russia: Updated.

UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Somalia.

UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Somalia: Updated.

UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Trust Services Sanctions – 5 months on (blog).

UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Sanctions: Trust Services (Guidance).

UN, Security Council Extends Sanctions on South Sudan for One Year, Adopting Resolution 2683 (2023) by 10 Votes in Favour, with 5 Abstentions (press release).

US Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Sanctions Iranian Company Aiding in Internet Censorship.