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Rachel Wolcott

Rachel Wolcott is a respected financial journalist and podcaster with a reputation for breaking news and investigative work.
Rachel Wolcott is a respected financial journalist, author and podcaster who brings her reputation for breaking news and investigative work to the Co-Founding Editor role at Compliance Corylated. Most recently as Senior Editor at Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, Rachel has specialised in areas including the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Brexit-related financial service policy change, regulatory reporting, financial crime, market infrastructure, and cryptocurrency.

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28 articles

Digital Assets

Russiaʼs crypto mining ambition ups sanctions risk in a sector with little due diligence

Russiaʼs recent legalisation of cryptocurrency mining has increased sanctions risk in a sector that conducts little or no due diligence....
By Rachel Wolcott 4th February 2025
Russiaʼs crypto mining ambition ups sanctions risk in a sector with little due diligence

Regulatory Reporting

Global identifier org pairs with corporate registers to boost KYC

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has partnered with two European corporate registers, partly to make Know Your Customer...
By Rachel Wolcott 3rd February 2025
Global identifier org pairs with corporate registers to boost KYC

Regulatory Reporting

FCA found 139 MiFID firms failing to report transactions in 2024

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found 139 Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) firms potentially failing to report...
By Rachel Wolcott 29th January 2025
FCA found 139 MiFID firms failing to report transactions in 2024

Conduct & Culture

FCA reveals broker probe, says individuals wield too much power

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is concerned that individual brokers wield too much power over their employers, and is...
By Rachel Wolcott 29th January 2025
FCA reveals broker probe, says individuals wield too much power

Americas

Trump orders investigation into SEC ‘weaponization’

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 20, ordering an investigation into whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
By Rachel Wolcott 27th January 2025
Trump orders investigation into SEC ‘weaponization’

Digital Assets

FCA used money laundering regs powers on cryptos 45 times

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has used powers in the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) on registered crypto asset firms...
By Rachel Wolcott 22nd January 2025
FCA used money laundering regs powers on cryptos 45 times

Cryptocurrency Regulation

No big-name cryptos among handful of MiCA-licensed CASPs, few stablecoins comply

By Rachel Wolcott 21st January 2025
No big-name cryptos among handful of MiCA-licensed CASPs, few stablecoins comply

Money Laundering

Project 2025, GOP crypto policy threaten US AML progress

Project 2025, the conservative policy tome, and the Republican platform promise to “end Democratsʼ unlawful and un-American crypto crackdown” are...
By Rachel Wolcott 17th January 2025
Project 2025, GOP crypto policy threaten US AML progress

Financial Crime

Metaʼs focus on ‘high-severityʼ violations will not stop organised crime

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, said it will continue to focus its automated systems...
By Rachel Wolcott 15th January 2025
Metaʼs focus on ‘high-severityʼ violations will not stop organised crime