Money laundering
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FI sanctions bank SKr90m for violating money-laundering regulations
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority found that the bank failed to get in-depth customer knowledge relating to high-risk customers.
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Second prediction market insider trading case targets Google employee
A Google software engineer allegedly used confidential search data to make around $1.2m on “near-perfect” search term predictions.
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New UK law makes it easier to prosecute organizations for any criminal offence
What is changing, what this means, and what organizations should be doing now.
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FinCEN issues human trafficking red flags ahead of World Cup 2026
The US financial regulator is warning firms across the country to watch for signs of sex and labor trafficking amid heightened local economic activity from the event.
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OPINION: SFO’s latest business plan
How the SFO will invest in intelligence, people, and technology, as well as strengthen its international partnerships to fight complex fraud, bribery, and corruption.
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MLR 2017 amendments: Key threshold changes and tighter CDD/EDD
2026 focus is on updated requirements (including CDD) with 2027 set as the deadline for comprehensive crypto authorization and structural regulation.
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Asia-Pacific in focus: March 2026 at a glance
Our March 2026 roundup from the financial regulation industries across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Treasury issues national risk assessments, adds digital asset one
The reports trace threats to the US financial system, including ones involving drug cartels, transnational criminal organizations and money-laundering networks.
