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Germany orders Greece's Piraeus Bank to step up money laundering prevention

Piraeus Bank is one of Greece’s four largest banks. Its main shareholder is bank rescue fund HFSF (Hellenic Financial Stability Fund) with a 61% stake.

Hundreds of advisers adopt PFS vulnerability charter

Advisers who sign up to the charter are expected to display the commitment on their website.

Adviser buys legal firm in conveyancing move

"Julian and the team have a strong track record of unparalleled expertise and guidance in this space in addition to a quality client following."

UK Issues Draft Rules to Promote Trust in Digital Identity

“They are set to revolutionise transactions such as buying a house, when people are often required to prove their identity multiple times to a bank, conveyancer or estate agent, and buying age-restricted goods online or in person.”

FCA and adviser in £200k authorisation spat

The adviser told the commissioner they had been authorised between 2001 and 2018 when holding controlled function positions at their own firm.

UK government consults on carbon capture usage and storage projects

The government has outlined a two-phase process in order to allocate CCUS programme support, and a proposed timeline for the process.

The State of Financial Crime 2021

Technology, regulation, and the future of financial crime compliance

The Secret Luxembourg Base of Italy’s ’Ndrangheta Mafia

The intensely hierarchical and clannish ’Ndrangheta have fanned out across the world from their home base in southern Italy, often using family-based chain migration to get footholds in new markets.

Financial Regulation: Daily Update

Covid-19: BoE releases scenario for banks and building societies not part of concurrent stress testing

Portugal postpones golden visa restrictions

In a bid to maintain the considerable ‘investment it has seen since the introduction of the scheme’

Five legal and regulatory trends to watch out for in 2021

Mattias Hedwall, head of Baker McKenzie’s global international commercial and trade group, identifies the legal and regulatory themes that will dominate the rest of 2021.

CISI launches anti-money laundering partnership with Qatari regulator

Its launch will confirm Qatar as the first country in the Middle East to implement a country wide, digital, AML/CFT assessment, with a unique reporting function, as part of QFMA efforts to combat the causes of financial crime in the Qatar capital market.

ZEDRA continues UK expansion with acquisition of Inside Pensions Ltd

The acquisition will increase ZEDRA’s presence in the UK market

ePrivacy Regulation: EU Member States Agree on a Position

The planned update of the current ePrivacy directive will be in the form of a regulation which will be directly applicable in all EU Member States

Carey Olsen advises Epiris and James Hay Holdings on Nucleus Financial Group acquisition

Epiris Fund II (Fund II) has owned James Hay since 2019 when it bought the business as part of its acquisition of IFG Group plc.

FCA takes alleged insider dealing brothers to court

The FCA said the brothers had made a profit of about £142,000 from the alleged insider dealing.

Employers: can you inoculate against racism?

The Court considered it legitimate to reflect on not only what steps had been taken by the employer but also how effective those steps were likely to be when they were taken and, in appropriate circumstances, how effective they proved to be in practice.

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