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  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    Margaret Hodge
    Dirty money contaminates the UK’s public sphere

    A lax approach to laundering illicit gains typifies the creeping corruption of British democracy

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Special ReportRisk Management: Financial Institutions
    The sun starts to set on Wild West days of crypto

    Concerns over money laundering and market crashes are growing as more consumers bet on digital assets

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Bernie Ecclestone asked to guarantee $10mn loan, money laundering trial hears

    Former Formula One boss agreed to request from ex-son-in-law, who is on trial for alleged involvement in £266mn crime

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Yorkshire dealer used illegal cash to export gold to Dubai, court told

    Couriers arrived at Fowler Oldfield with money hidden in car door panels and black bin bags

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Yorkshire gold dealer helped launder £266mn in cash, trial told

    Suspicions roused after ‘substantial amounts’ deposited into Fowler Oldfield’s bank account

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    Deutsche Bank AG
    German authorities raid Deutsche Bank in money laundering investigation

    Lender says move on Frankfurt headquarters is linked to suspicious activity reports

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    British Virgin Islands
    British Virgin Islands premier arrested on drug trafficking charges

    Andrew Fahie detained at a Miami airport along with BVI ports director

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Sanjeev Gupta
    French police raid Sanjeev Gupta-linked businesses in money laundering probe

    Metalworks in Dunkirk among sites visited as part of investigation

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    UK banks
    FCA flags concerns over challenger banks’ financial crime defences

    Some lenders fail to take details of customers’ income and occupation, regulator finds

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    Lex
    Offshore centres: trade in secrecy is big business for small islands Premium content

    Critical scrutiny is now focused on hubs such as Dubai

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Gambling industry
    Australian casino inquiry puts spotlight on Chinese money laundering

    Probe into Star Entertainment’s Sydney venue is latest hit to country’s gambling industry

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Special ReportInvesting in Mauritius
    Mauritius: offshore finance watchdogs sniff close to home

    Few in the industry are under any illusions about the need to keep abreast of the regulatory frontier

  • Friday, 25 March, 2022
    Russia
    Polina Kovaleva’s London flat and the task of tracing Russia’s dirty money

    Opaque finances and unclear ties make it tricky to determine who is connected to Putin’s inner circle

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    Lex
    The Lex Newsletter: UK needs to stop money launderers hiding in plain sight Premium content

    Its offshore finance centres attract criticism but mainland Britain offers the weakest link of all

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Lebanon
    Lebanon’s veteran central bank chief charged with money laundering

    Riad Salameh and his brother alleged to have used several companies they own to embezzle public funds

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Neutralising oligarchs’ lawfare against critics

    Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted calls to reform English libel laws

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    NCA calls for regulation of crypto mixers used in ‘churning criminal cash’

    UK crime agency says technology can disguise transactions that are otherwise traceable on blockchains

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    Global InsightKate Beioley
    New anti-money laundering standards can also help sanctions find their Russian targets

    Financial Action Taskforce’s drive to end the anonymity of corporate beneficiaries will make tracing assets easier

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    US Department of Justice
    US to target banks and crypto exchanges that aid sanctioned oligarchs

    Justice department says institutions allowing illicit money movement will be in ‘crosshairs’

  • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    A belated UK crackdown on Putin’s people

    Tackling Kremlin money in Londongrad is a long-term campaign

  • Monday, 7 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US warns banks to be on high alert for Russia sanctions evasion

    Wall Street told to adopt ‘vigilance’ amid fears oligarchs will use crypto to skirt measures

  • Monday, 7 March, 2022
    Mishcon de Reya
    Former Mishcon partner fined for breaking anti-money laundering rules

    Breaches resulted in record settlement between law firm and regulator in January

  • Friday, 4 March, 2022
    Financial crimes watchdog puts UAE on ‘grey list’

    Blow as Middle East’s premier finance and trade hub ‘subject to increased monitoring’

  • Friday, 4 March, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Johnson vows to step up pressure over money laundering in UK

    Amendments to Economic Crime Bill aim to speed up imposing sanctions on Russian oligarchs

  • Friday, 4 March, 2022
    Henry Mance
    Football faces a moment of reckoning

    As Roman Abramovich tries to sell Chelsea, the Premier League must grapple with owners using its brand to wash their own

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