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Financial Crime
US Attorney General disbands DOJ’s kleptocracy task force, curtails AML and corruption work
New US attorney general Pam Bondi has disbanded the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Task Force KleptoCapture and refocused the criminal...

UK Regulation
UK lawmakers call on FCA to abandon ‘name & shameʼ plan
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should not move forward with plans to identify firms under investigation by its enforcement...

Americas
Project 2025’s planned bonfire of the regulators ignites uncertainty
Project 2025, the 920-page plan that calls for a bonfire of most regulatory agencies, has ignited uncertainty among banks’ compliance...

Americas
US consumer protection regulator will be a bellwether for Trump deregulation agenda
Legal and regulatory experts seeking early intel on US regulatory reform should keep watch on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

Digital Assets
Bitcoin ETF: SEC approval one year on
Many in the digital asset investment community celebrated the decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve bitcoin...

Cryptocurrency Regulation
Majority of crypto firms ill-prepared to meet MiCA’s ESG requirements
The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) not only introduced a licensing regime for crypto firms in December, but...

UK Regulation
FCA publishes request to intervene in Supreme Court case, defends action over motor finance
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its application to the UK Supreme Court for permission to intervene in three...

UK Regulation
Government should state risk tolerance for harm when easing regulation, says FCA chief
The UK government needs to give guidance on what an “acceptable outcome” would look like if the regulator eased borrowing...
