Financial crime
UK FSA bans director amid insurance fraud crackdown
Andrew Jeffery banned and fined over insurance fraud failings
The UK revamp: What will get lost in the shuffle?
A new fraud-fighting body is being created as part of the UK government’s shake-up of financial regulation. Some welcome the proposed Economic Crime Agency, saying its integrated approach is just what is needed. Others worry valuable aspects of the old…
Regulator-firm communication on AML 'harder and harder'
Temenos product director says “buffer” of regulation obstructs meaningful dialogue
UK FSA reorganisation happening quickly, says head of risk
The break-up of the UK Financial Services Authority is beginning to take shape, says the regulator's head of risk management
UK FSA plays good cop, bad cop on insider trading
The UK Financial Services Authority is taking a hardline approach to insider trading, increasingly carrying out criminal investigations. But at the same time it is asking firms to work with it by providing information to build a bigger picture of what’s…
UK Bribery Act shakes up systems and controls
Banks operating in the UK may no longer make facilitation payments
Ex-Kaupthing chief executive arrested
Sigurdsson faces embezzlement charges
UK Bribery Act broader than FCPA, but more guidelines needed
Firms in the UK will need more guidance on complying with the Bribery Act's strict rules
Sponsored webinar: Strengthening the defences
The challenges that fraud presents to financial institutions
Interview: Richard Alderman, the UK's Serious Fraud Office director
When Richard Alderman became director of the UK Serious Fraud Office in 2008, he set about to try to make the SFO more approachable, and encourages financial firms to pop in for a chat about how they can better manage fraud risks. He talks to Nick Kochan