UK's new dirty money plan is ambitious on paper. Can it work in practice?
By Martin Coyle ( September 18, 2026, 16:13 GMT | Comment) -- The UK’s growing money-laundering problems are to be confronted by an apparently ambitious new government plan outlined this week, even if questions remain on how the results will be quantified and whether the financial and professional services industry should be footing the bill. As attention turns to implementation, those companies will want to see tangible signs of success. So might FATF inspectors when they evaluate the UK's controls next year.A new three-year plan to tackle the UK's growing dirty money plan made waves this week, but it risks being dogged by questions on how the results will be quantified and whether the financial and professional services industry should be footing the bill....
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