The future of international sanctions on Russia is not settled. Whilst the representatives of the US and Russia met in Saudi Arabia on 18 February 2025 to discuss possible avenues to peace in Ukraine, the foreign ministers of...more
2/25/2025
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Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
UK
On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) became law in the UK. The Act represents a major overhaul of the UK government’s framework for tackling financial crime and has brought into...more
2/26/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Investigations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
On 22 September 2022, the U.K. government introduced the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2022. The new bill is currently navigating its way through the U.K. Parliament and is likely to receive royal assent in...more
12/9/2022
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Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Fraud ,
Foreign Entities ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
UK
Regulatory scrutiny of the use and management of cryptocurrency and other digital assets such as utility tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) (collectively, cryptoassets) is rapidly growing on both sides of the Atlantic....more
9/13/2022
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Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinCEN ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)