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OFSI publishes assessment of threats to UK financial sanctions compliance as Designated Persons turn to professional enablers to circumvent sanctions.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s Threat Assessment Report looks at key threats in respect of compliance by UK financial services institutions – including insurers, banks, and  auditors, which are deemed to be professional enablers – in response to an increase in DPs using third parties to evade sanctions, particularly Russia related sanctions. The report […]

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Monitoring and reporting on appointed representatives

In the second of two articles on Appointed Representatives, partner Tim Goodger considers changes impacting the appointed representative regime for insurance.  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is focusing on the under-belly of the insurance intermediary market, the world of appointed representatives (ARs). By doing so, it addresses the perception that this aspect of the insurance

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2003

The enactment of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2003 (ECCTA), which received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, heralds a transformative shift in the governments response to combatting economic crime. Our previous article set out the new administrative requirements imposed on LPs, introduced to increase transparency, and encourage better corporate governance, and can

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Incoming changes to the FCA’s Appointed Representative Regime

Incoming changes to the FCA’s Appointed Representative Regime In August 2022 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement titled: Improvements to the Appointed Representatives regime in relation to its Consultation Paper 21/34. The FCA’s purpose in publishing this policy statement is to address concerns over potential failures in the due diligence of authorised

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