All Things Investigations: Episode 30 - The Convergence of ABC, AML and Export Controls with Mike Huneke and Jan Dunin-Wasowicz
BSA, OFAC, KYC, and CIP – What do they mean to me? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 29]
On 26 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a portfolio letter (Letter) explaining its supervision priorities for the asset management and alternatives portfolios....more
The recent ruling by the U.K. Court of Appeal declared that the U.K. National Crime Agency’s decision not to investigate the importation of cotton produced through the use of Uyghur forced labor in China was unlawful. This...more
The concept of the shadow financial system rose to international prominence in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In an interview with a Pakistani newspaper a month later, Osama bin Laden stated that Al Qaeda were...more
Welcome to the April-May edition of Akin Intelligence. This edition is a double header, covering both months as we prepare for the launch of our new AI Hub—a one-stop resource for AI coverage that will launch soon. Starting...more
DeFi development carried quietly on throughout 2023, but DeFi protocols also faced significant hurdles. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) increased their...more
Our last two alerts in this series covered key considerations for early-stage companies in the alternative protein industry and provided an overview of financing in the alternative protein industry. This alert follows those...more
Enforcement and legal risks relating to sanctions compliance remain high and all firms should continue to exercise care in meeting regulatory expectations. The promulgation of new sanctions relating to Russia has slowed but...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has assessed the systems and controls relating to sanctions compliance for over 90 firms across a range of sectors and summarised its findings of good and poor practice. Acknowledging...more
On 30 August 2022, two new statutory instruments that amend existing sanctions legislation and target cryptoasset businesses came into force. The Regulations extend reporting obligations under the UK’s sanctions regime to...more
In April 2022, the U.K. Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, announced plans to prohibit the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (“NHS”) from buying goods and services connected with forced labour or human trafficking. This...more
Privy Council rules against extension of the Quincecare duty - Does a bank owe a duty of care to a person who is the beneficial owner of funds held in the account of a customer of the bank and who has been defrauded by...more
Back in July, we took a look at the enforcement actions for the first half of 2021 issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Today’s post – the second half of our OFAC 2021 Year...more
Beyond creative works and consumer products, NFTs open up new avenues for IP monetisation in the technology, life sciences, and pharmaceutical industries. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), one-of-a-kind cryptoassets stored on...more
On July 27, 2020, the United Kingdom’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”), the office in Her Majesty’s Treasury responsible for administering UK sanctions, released Maritime Guidance: Financial sanctions...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has become the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervisor for some types of cryptoasset businesses. These will need to meet certain...more
On 6 November we held a breakfast seminar focusing on the most important sanctions issues affecting the City and how to manage compliance with different financial sanctions regimes effectively. ...more
Last week, British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB), located in the United Kingdom, agreed to settle an OFAC enforcement action for $4 million. ...more
There are numerous legitimate reasons for foreign nationals to make investments into the UK economy—stability of the financial system, expanding businesses, or family ties, for instance....more