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Financial authorities’ AI monitoring still at an early stage, FSB tells G-20 October 10, 2025 | Neil Roland

The Group of 20 economic powers received an annual Financial Stability Board report saying that authorities’ monitoring of Artificial Intelligence adoption and vulnerabilities is still at an early stage due to... (more story)

Star fund manager Woodford faces year wait to appeal UK fine October 09, 2025 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Former star fund manager Neil Woodford faces a likely wait of more than a year to defend himself against a multi-million pound fine over his collapsed fund, as senior regulators defended their conduct over the... (more story)

No bad faith by US over discovery issue, prosecutors say in Pemex bribery case October 08, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A misapplication of protocol that led to a last-minute discovery issue isn't evidence of bad faith by the government in the corruption case of a Mexican businessman, prosecutors said in a new court filing. 

KPMG and former partner fined over failures in audit of UK clothing retailer October 07, 2025 | Martin Coyle

KPMG has been fined £710,937 and a former audit partner at the firm £51,187 over “serious breaches” in their work for UK online clothing retailer N Brown. The Financial Reporting Council said that despite iden... (more story)

Stablecoin use falls to less than 2 percent of US households, study finds October 06, 2025 | Neil Roland

Use of stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies for payments declined by about a third from 2022 to 2024, encompassing less than 2 percent of US households in 2024, a US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City study... (more story)

Deutsche trader Bittar's rate-rigging conviction 'safe,' UK fraud agency says October 06, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Deutsche Bank trader Christian Bittar’s 2018 conviction for rate rigging is “safe,” the UK’s Serious Fraud Office said Monday, following its review of cases affected by the overturning of other traders convict... (more story)

Former Petrobras exec sees UK fraud agency's largest confiscation bid put on ice October 06, 2025 | Martin Coyle

A former Petróleo Brasileiro oil executive accused of being involved in “corruption,” will have to wait until next year to see whether he can keep millions of dollars tied up in a UK bank account.

Halkbank’s second foreign sovereign immunity claim rejected by US Supreme Court October 06, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Supreme Court declined to hear a second attempt by Turkish state-owned lender Halkbank to claim foreign sovereign immunity against money laundering and other criminal charges for allegedly helping Iran ... (more story)

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FinCEN continues US deregulatory push, telling banks to file fewer reports October 09, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Treasury Department’s financial intelligence unit, which has been on a deregulatory tear in recent months, told banks Thursday they should file fewer reports about suspicious transactions. Financial ins... (more story)

New US export controls expand blacklists, heighten compliance burdens October 01, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A new rule from the US Commerce Department expands the universe of entities covered by export controls and may increase the risks of failing to comply with a trade regulation considered a priority for criminal... (more story)

UK-China tussle over £5.5bn crypto fraud haul has a way to run October 01, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Where will £5.5 billion in Bitcoin seized by UK authorities from a Chinese fraud end up? Chinese investors eyeing a slice could face an uphill battle in recouping their losses. UK civil recovery proceedings we... (more story)

UK legal pressure tactics on police, regulator unveiled in Carter Ruck papers September 30, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Correspondence between UK law firm Carter Ruck and a former client — an alleged $4 billion fraudster dubbed the “CryptoQueen” — have thrown light on the suspected use of legal tactics to shut down scrutiny of ... (more story)

How UBS could see French tax-evasion fine of almost $1bn as a good result September 24, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UBS's deal this week to pay just under $1 billion to end a long-running French case over allegations of money laundering and tax evasion may please the Swiss bank's management in the sense that it could have b... (more story)

False drug cartel allegation dooms US bribery case, Mexican businessman says September 10, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Allegations of a Mexican businessman’s purported ties to a drug cartel were racist and motivated by politics, and they render a US corruption investigation against him unconstitutional, according to a recent m... (more story)

Vanquis Bank escapes fine in UK; case highlights compliance lessons September 09, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK-based Vanquis Bank may have escaped with just a rap over the knuckles for sanctions breaches, but the case demonstrates that poor compliance can lead to scrutiny. While OFSI declined to fine the bank, it sa... (more story)

CEFC bribery probe was obstructed by jailed former FBI official, watchdog finds September 05, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A former senior FBI official serving two prison sentences also obstructed a bribery investigation of a Chinese energy firm while working for the agency, according to a new report by the US Justice Department’s... (more story)