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Virtual-currency reporting rules withdrawn by US FinCEN

Manchester billboard reads "Shamchester"

Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large?

President Donald Trump says goodbye to fans after the final round of LIV Golf New York on August 9, 2026 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

US exit from GRECO anti-corruption group prompts fears of further disruption

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Five ex-Barclays traders see UK appeal judges quash rate-rigging convictions October 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Five former Barclays traders jailed for rigging various key benchmark interest rates had their convictions overturned by UK appeal judges on Wednesday, almost a decade on from their trials. The Court of Appeal... (more story)

Hunt for new chief of UK's Serious Fraud Office begins as job advert posted October 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The hunt for the new head of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office has formally started after the government published a job vacancy for the near £200,000 a year role.

US SEC adopts rule allowing quorum of one October 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

The US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that allows a one-member quorum to be present for a vote, revising a 1995 rule that permitted two SEC members to constitute a quorum in certain case... (more story)

Virtual-currency reporting rules withdrawn by US FinCEN October 05, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Treasury Department withdrew two proposed rules on Monday that would have imposed reporting requirements relating to the money laundering risks of convertible virtual currency.

Former Petrofac execs win short delay to UK bribery trial after cost dispute October 05, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Two former Petrofac executives facing bribery charges have seen their criminal trials delayed by three weeks in after a legal dispute with insurance companies over who should pay their defense costs. The start... (more story)

Corporate Transparency Act cases declined by US Supreme Court October 05, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Petitions for a writ of certiorari regarding the Corporate Transparency Act from the National Small Business Administration and others, and the National Federation of Independent Business and others, were both... (more story)

UK serious fraud cases to be heard by judges alone despite govt U-turn on juries October 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

UK plans for fraud and other serious white-collar crime cases to be heard by judges only will go ahead despite a government decision on Sunday to row back on scrapping juries for certain cases. Prime Minister ... (more story)

Former HSBC exec banned from UK financial industry over rail fare dodging October 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A former HSBC executive who used a “doughnutting” scheme to avoid paying fares for his rail journey into London hundreds of times has been banned from working in the UK's financial services industry. Joseph Mo... (more story)

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HSBC, StanChart kept Huawei as client after it denied Iran reports, US jury told October 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two of Huawei Technologies' largest international banks kept the company on as a client after it denied media reports linking the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant to sales of surveillance equipment i... (more story)

A7 Network uses ‘constellation’ of sub-agents to access financial system, US says October 02, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A Kremlin-backed financial technology company uses hundreds of “sub-agents” that let the firm access the global financial system without a Russian or other sanctioned customer appearing in the payment chain, a... (more story)

Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large? October 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Football club Manchester City faces a fight ahead to avoid punishment from its league operator and legal action from other clubs over findings of “sham payments” that bumped up its finances by almost £1 billio... (more story)

US exit from GRECO anti-corruption group prompts fears of further disruption October 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Samuel Rubenfeld

A US move to leave the key European corruption monitoring group GRECO has alarmed officials over the possible impact on the organization itself, including through a big hit to its coffers. But the wider implic... (more story)

UK's new dirty money plan is ambitious on paper. Can it work in practice? September 18, 2026 | Martin Coyle

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... (more story)

Huawei's decision-making centralized in China, former employees say at US trial September 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Corporate decision-making and management of telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies was centralized in China, several former employees testified at the company’s high-profile US trial in New York federal ... (more story)

Odey case highlights misconduct new UK financial services rules aim to tackle September 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The confirmation of a lifetime ban for disgraced high-profile asset manager Crispin Odey this week has provided a prime example of the kind of non-financial misconduct new regulations for the UK financial serv... (more story)

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)

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Maryland man found guilty of computer fraud, laundering over hack of DeFi exchange October 07, 2026
Rank Group casino operators fined £5m over UK money laundering failings October 07, 2026
EU anti-money laundering body consults on central supervisory database rules October 07, 2026
North Carolina man sentenced to prison over music-streaming fraud aided by AI October 07, 2026
Fund wins US subpoenas amid bid to file Swiss complaint against Radiant World October 07, 2026
Alleged BTC-e operator files motion on evidence in upcoming US trial October 06, 2026
Former Wamco CIO agrees to pay $3 million to settle US SEC cherry-picking suit October 06, 2026
US seeks to admit evidence at trial of alleged BTC-e operator October 06, 2026
Former TD Bank employee pleads guilty to accepting bribes, laundering money October 06, 2026
Balt employee seeks to quash subpoena from former exec in US bribery case October 06, 2026
US Treasury removes 125 more entries from sanctions list in modernization effort October 05, 2026
FinCEN withdraws proposed rules on virtual currency reporting requirements October 05, 2026
Former US lawmaker receives prison for unregistered lobbying for PdVSA subsidiary October 02, 2026