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Finra fines Robinhood record amount. Deutsche slip up on staffing means no HK IPO sponsor role. FCA proposes reforms to UK listing rules. EU plans Anti-Money Laundering Authority to fight dirty money in the single market. Lloyds Banking Group fined...

Volkswagen’s April Fool’s joke sees ADRs up sixteen per cent. Firms try to address burnout with bonuses and luxury gifts for staff. Fink addresses BlackRock behavioural failings. Procurement civil servant held second role with Greensill Capital. UK Takeover Panel addresses...

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Trafigura flags up suspicious Gupta invoice. G7 heralds “starting point” on road to multinational tax reform. Australia launches major money laundering probe, including at NAB. Lithuanian fintech loses licence over Wirecard. Basel proposes tough capital rules on cryptocurrency exposures. BNP...

Germany’s BaFin warns Binance over “stock tokens”. Archegos preparing for insolvency. Malaysian state fund suing banks for breach of duties. FCA formally investigating Greensill Capital. SFO investigating Gupta Family Group Alliance. Credit Suisse facing pressure to compensate clients over Greensill....

In March 2021, the UAE Ministry of Economy issued Cabinet Resolution No. (16) of 2021 in line with efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The Resolution lists twenty-six violations and corresponding fines. Our checklist will help DNFBPs to...

Does the oversight of family offices need to be strengthened? Doubts over invoices factored by Greensill Capital. “Worst IPO in London’s history” is a blow to regulatory plans. Biden presents plans for taxes based on sales. Denmark charges six with...

Deutsche Bank investigating sales of complex currency products to SMEs in Spain. Greensill Capital and Greensill Bank near collapse. Deloitte agrees $80m settlement over 1MDB. Report published on the UK listings regime. Irish stockbroker stripped of primary dealer status over...

Denmark charges two UK nationals with fraudulent $1.6bn dividend tax reclaim. Whistleblower evidence on Ghosn justifies under reported pay. Samsung head sentenced to two and a half years for bribery. Two held over Wirecard executive’s escape. One rule for you…...

South Korean politicians back short selling ban extension. Bezos is latest to show disregard of corporate governance standards. Bank of England governor criticises European Commission. Credit Suisse finally resolves crisis legal case. UK’s PRA prepares to break from EU capital...

Starting 2021 with a Brexit ‘no deal’ on financial services. TP ICAP unable to use pandemic disruption as an excuse. Deutsche agrees $125m settlement over fraud and bribery allegations. Thousands join group privacy claim against BA. Saudi targeting regional HQs....

The formalisation of Brexit. Wirecard Bank’s inappropriate corporate governance. South Korea threatens jail for short sellers. Robinhood accused of treating trading ‘like a game’. Credit Suisse charged in Switzerland over anti-money laundering failings. Thirty-seven FCA conduct investigations under the SM&CR...