Category Archives: Newsletter

The new LIBOR rules that split up the FSA

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Peter Tannion and Aidan Colclough

              One could be forgiven for thinking that it was an April Fools’ joke.  It wasn’t.  On 1 April 2013, the dismantling of the Financial Services Authority (the FSA), the regulatory body of the … Continue reading →

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Proposal for a Fourth Money Laundering Directive: Overview

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Paula Reid

The European Commission has recently published a proposal for a Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (the Directive). This is, broadly, driven by revisions to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations that were adopted in February 2012 and by various reports … Continue reading →

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Achieving compliance through efficiency

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Christian Plath

Legal compliance directives are like herd animals; they are never alone but sit alongside other legal compliance directives.  Companies therefore face an ever increasing workload of compliance requirements that overlap and have to be implemented by the required deadline as … Continue reading →

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One year on: The new German anti-money laundering law

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Elif Morgenroth

The new Gesetz über das Aufspüren von Gewinnen aus schweren Straftaten (German anti-money laundering law, the GWG) came into force in two stages on 29 November 2011 and 1 March 2012.  The GWG was a reaction by the German Government … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Stock Market Efficiency, Insider Dealings and Market Abuse by Paul Barnes

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

This book is intended to stimulate thought and discussion among its intended readership of lawyers, businessmen and market professionals. I suspect, however, that not all of those readers will find it useful and many will miss or overlook valid points. … Continue reading →

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10% Discount on IIR’s Fraud Detection and Prevention Courses, London, 16-17 January 2013

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Kate Hinze

Combat identity fraud, money laundering, cyber crime and many other issues facing businesses in 2013 16 January: Fundamentals of Detecting & Preventing Fraud Gain a solid understanding in fraud detection. Ensure you are fully equipped to fulfill your role and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s accelerated reform of white collar laws continues apace

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Gillian McDonald

The Irish Government’s commitment to tackling corruption and white collar crime continues to manifest itself in ongoing legal reform.  In our last article, in May 2012, we discussed the findings of the Mahon Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fraud and Corruption in Public Services by Peter Jones

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Janet Reynolds

The difficulty with writing a manual on fraud and corruption is that the law has a habit of changing with alarming frequency. This book was published in 2004/5 and since then there have been some sweeping changes to the law, … Continue reading →

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Transparency International guidance on mergers, acquisitions and investments

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Nick Burkill

Anti-corruption enforcement has put anti-corruption due diligence on the agendas of leading corporations when considering acquisitions and investments.  Transparency International UK, the UK arm of Transparency International (TI), which is the global, non-governmental, anti-corruption movement, has published a guidance paper … Continue reading →

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Deferred prosecution agreements in England and Wales: How does the recent consultation compare with practice in the United States?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Nick Burkill and Mike Stinson

On 12 May 2012, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ) published a Consultation Paper seeking commentary from interested par ties in England and Wales regarding the proposed introduction of deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) as a new enforcement tool to … Continue reading →

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