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Ethical Forestry trio jailed for combined 15 years over Costa Rica tree fraud September 03, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Three former directors of English company Ethical Forestry who defrauded UK investors out of £70 million through a tree-based investment scheme in Costa Rica to support their lavish lifestyles have been jailed... (more story)

US regulators writing stablecoin rules should add guardrails for users, observers say September 02, 2026 | Neil Roland

US financial policymakers writing rules to carry out the GENIUS Act with respect to stablecoins should provide guardrails for users and against illicit finance in anticipation of growth in use of the cryptocur... (more story)

ENRC settles $290m legal claim against SFO, Dechert September 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation on Wednesday settled its $290 million compensation claim over an abandoned decade-long bribery prosecution with the UK’s fraud agency and law firm Dechert. The confidenti... (more story)

Citibank fined £4.7m over London branch's Russian sanctions breaches September 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

CitiBank has been fined £4.7 million by the UK’s sanctions enforcer over breaches by its London branch of the country’s sanctions rules related to Russia. In total, Citibank was found to have processed 970 pay... (more story)

China's proposed cross-border corruption law lays out new compliance obligations September 01, 2026 | MLex Staff

Companies operating across borders would face statutory compliance and reporting duties under China’s proposed first law dedicated to cross-border corruption. The bill would allow business suspensions or licen... (more story)

Egyptian bank’s UAE branches targeted by US over money laundering concerns August 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Treasury Department deemed United Arab Emirates-based branches of an Egyptian bank a money laundering concern, moving to block their access to US correspondent banking over business with Iranian clients.

US SEC plan to cut company filings met with flood of protests August 27, 2026 | Neil Roland

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to reduce company financial disclosure requirements from quarterly to twice a year has been met with overwhelming opposition from commenters, a study has fo... (more story)

Sports company co-owners admit in US to fraud scheme involving FIFA media rights August 27, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A father and son who co-own an Argentine sports marketing company admitted Thursday in a New York federal court to participating in a fraud scheme involving bribes to soccer officials to obtain media rights to... (more story)

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UK’s SFO ends ENRC saga, but lack of transparency on settlement rankles September 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The ending of a long-running legal saga with Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation will have cost the UK's fraud agency millions of pounds in legal and settlement costs. But while the case has been wrapped up... (more story)

US real estate rule far less burdensome than anticipated, compliance firm says August 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The burdens and costs of complying with a rule requiring reporting of certain US residential real estate transactions appear to be far lower than the government had projected or than a company suing to overtur... (more story)

US beneficial ownership disclosure rule condemned by lawmakers, campaigners August 14, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A new US rule permanently eliminating corporate ownership disclosure requirements on Americans was condemned by lawmakers, observers and others as encouraging money laundering in the US. The US Treasury Depart... (more story)

Broadening of scope for individual misconduct spells risks for UK businesses August 10, 2026 | Martin Coyle

New UK legislation broadening the liability for companies whose senior managers commit wrongdoing brings increased pressure for corporates to map out the exposures they face. But while enforcement could be som... (more story)

UBS brokerage unit's customers a gallery of rich, risky, US FinCEN says August 07, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A UBS brokerage unit didn't update the risk profiles associated with certain customers in line with its anti-money laundering compliance obligations, according to its recent settlement with the US Treasury Dep... (more story)

As suspicious M&A share trading rises, UK watchdog stresses need to be proactive August 06, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

The UK financial watchdog's latest metrics for market cleanliness — broadly designed to uncover insider dealing around takeovers — show a rise in suspicious activity that suggests a problem needing to be tackl... (more story)

UK pensions case shows judges aren’t scared to push back on FCA enforcement bite August 05, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The upholding of industry bans on two “dishonest” pension advisers was welcomed by the UK’s financial regulator on Tuesday, but the Financial Conduct Authority has once again seen its bite softened by judges. ... (more story)

Cartel allegations in Scoular bribery case show US enforcement priorities July 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Nowhere in the public docket in the Scoular case are there any mentions of cartel-related bribery, but the white-collar defense bar has seized on the claim in the US Justice Department's statement, saying the ... (more story)