In recent years, the idea of criminalising the ‘failure to prevent’ undesirable conduct has increasingly been seen as a panacea for prosecutors looking to crack down on economic crime. But what is the viability of such a regime in the area of market abuse? Read more
Partner Anna Bradshaw speaks to the Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) about the wider implications of Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) obtained by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in support of investigations into property connected with Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), in the wake of legal challenges made to UWOs targeting London properties owned […]
The acquittal of the former Barclays executives was a major setback for the Serious Fraud Office over its failure to secure high-profile convictions. Peter FitzGerald said the verdict was embarrassing for the SFO. “Their entire approach was flawed from the start” he said. “We got the impression that they approached the case with the assumption […]
Further to the continued spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus , Peters & Peters have instigated a clear plan aimed at preserving both our operational effectiveness and service delivery. Our focus is, of course, the safeguarding of the health and wellbeing of our clients and employees and the continued, uninterrupted service to all our clients. We […]
The Infoline AML & ABC Forum 2020 is designed to enable the financial services industry to benchmark compliance processes and understand the impact of regulatory developments in anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-bribery and corruption (ABC). Anna Bradshaw moderated the ‘Heads of Financial Crime Think Tank’ panel, and ‘Establishing efficient KYC & Utilising new technologies’ panel […]
It has been an eventful 12 months in the international fraud arena. Crowe’s ‘2019 The Financial Cost of Fraud Report’, indicates that fraud has cost the global economy £3.89 trillion in the last year, with losses having risen by 56% in the last 10 years. A key international contributing factor to this figure, is the […]
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