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Market abuseinsider dealingFSA enforcement

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 10 2012

The Wheatley Review of LIBOR, which was commissioned by HM Treasury to review the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, has issued its final report

FSA fines bank and its former MLRO for failure to comply with anti-money laundering requirements

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 31 2012

In May 2012 the FSA issued Final Notices fining Habib Bank AG Zurich (“Habib”) £525,000 for failure to take reasonable care to establish and maintain adequate anti-money laundering (“AML”) systems and controls and fining its former Money Laundering Reporting Officer (“MLRO”) Syed Hussain £17,500 for failure to take reasonable steps to ensure that Habib complied with relevant AML requirements

Shah v HSBC: High Court clarifies bank's duties to customers when making SARs

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 22 2012

The High Court has clarified the extent to which banks are required to disclose information to their customers about whom they have made money laundering disclosures or have obligations to such customers which could expose them to liability in the event that the banks' money laundering disclosures causes loss to those customers

Court of Appeal rules that identity of employees making money laundering reports can be redacted when disclosing documents in Shah and another v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited 2011 EWCA Civ 1154

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 17 2011

The case concerns an interim application regarding the disclosure of documents by HSBC, in the context of proceedings brought by Mr Shah and his wife against HSBC seeking damages for breaches of duty and failure to follow his instructions to process transactions whilst the bank’s requests for consent under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) were pending with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA

Shah v HSBC: Court of Appeal rules that identity of employees making money laundering reports can be redacted when disclosing documents in litigation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 24 2011

This ruling is the latest development in the ongoing Shah v HSBC saga, proceedings brought by Mr Shah and his wife, two Zimbabwean-based customers of HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited ("HSBC"), for losses allegedly caused as a result of delays whilst HSBC's requests for consent under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ("POCA") were pending with the Serious Organised Crime Agency ("SOCA"

FSA publishes small firms' financial crime review

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 3 2010

The FSA has published a review of small firms' implementation of anti-financial crime systems and controls

HMRC introduces penalties for failure to apply for Money Laundering Regulations registration

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 13 2010

HM Revenue and Customs has introduced new late registration penalties for money service businesses, high-value dealers, trust or company service providers and accountancy service providers who fail to apply for registration under the Money Laundering Regulations

HM Treasury publishes advice on overseas money laundering controls

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 13 2010

HM Treasury has issued a statement on money laundering controls in overseas jurisdictions

HMT consultation on terrorist asset freezing

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 13 2010

HM Treasury has launched a consultation on the Terrorist Asset-Freezing Bill, which was published in draft on 5 February 2010

OFT consultation on supervision of estate agents and credit lenders under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and fee structure

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 10 2010

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a consultation on its future approach to supervising estate agents and certain credit lenders under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and the appropriate fee structure