- Closing remarks - Financial Crime Conference
Speech · 10 November 2016
In this 2016 closing address, Nausicaa Delfas, then-Director of Specialist Supervision at the FCA, underscores the collective responsibility of the financial sector in making the UK a "hostile place"…
- Money laundering and supervising trusted professionals
Speech · 12 March 2019
In this 2019 speech, Alison Barker, Director of Specialist Supervision at the FCA, details the findings of the first comprehensive review by OPBAS (the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money…
- Financial crime in the payments and e-money sector: webinar
Event · 17 July 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority will host a webinar with the UK Financial Intelligence Unit on 18 July 2023 to address financial crime in the payments and e-money sector. The session will cover the…
- FCA seeks views regarding the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision
News · 23 July 2017
In July 2017, the FCA launched a consultation to establish the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS). This new body was designed to oversee the 22 professional body…
- Using artificial intelligence to keep criminal funds out of the financial system
Speech · 6 December 2017
In a 2017 speech, Rob Gruppetta, then Head of the Financial Crime Department at the FCA, explored the "promise and peril" of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning to combat money…
- AI and financial crime: silver bullet or red herring?
Speech · 20 November 2018
In his 2018 address, Rob Gruppetta, then-Head of the Financial Crime Department, challenged the notion that AI is a "silver bullet" for financial crime. Drawing on historical engineering failures, he…
- Effectiveness and proportionality: our financial crime priorities
Speech · 10 November 2016
In a 2016 address, Rob Gruppetta, then-Head of the Financial Crime Department at the FCA, outlined the regulator's commitment to a risk-based and proportionate approach to fighting financial crime.…
- Keynote address: Financial crime in the FCA world
Speech · 30 June 2013
In this 2013 keynote, Tracey McDermott, then-Director of Enforcement and Financial Crime, established the FCA’s foundational vision for a "hostile environment" for financial criminals. Following the…
- Effectiveness of the AML regime in disrupting financial crime
Speech · 10 November 2016
In this 2016 address, Rob Gruppetta, then-Head of the Financial Crime Department, emphasizes that the effectiveness of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regime hinges on a shift from "procedural…
- Fighting financial crime – the force multiplier effect
Speech · 6 September 2022
Sarah Pritchard’s 2022 speech marks a definitive shift in the FCA’s strategy: moving from a model of "isolated regulation" to a "whole system response." Using the analogy of the COVID-19 pandemic…
- Regulating innovation: a global enterprise
Speech · 19 March 2018
In this 2018 keynote at the Innovate Finance conference, Christopher Woolard, the FCA’s Executive Director of Strategy and Competition, proposes a shift from national regulatory "safe spaces" toward…
- The FCA holds key conference on financial crime
News · 30 June 2013
In this 2013 press release, the newly formed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) signaled its intent to make the UK a "hostile place" for financial criminals. Opening the regulator's first Financial…
- Regulation of Digital Assets in the UK
Event · 24 April 2023
In her 2023 City Week address, Sarah Pritchard, the FCA’s Executive Director of Markets and International, uses the metaphor of "niche" hobbies like gardening and book-reading becoming mainstream to…
- Unstable coins: cryptoassets, financial regulation and preventing financial crime in the emerging market for digital assets
Speech · 5 March 2020
In this 2020 address at NYU School of Law, Therese Chambers, the FCA’s Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, outlines the UK’s approach to bringing the "radical" and "libertarian" world…
- Blockchain: considering the risks to consumers and competition
Speech · 25 April 2018
In her 2018 address, Mary Starks identified the "Promises and Perils" of blockchain, shifting from "anxious thoughts" about cryptoassets toward "optimistic thoughts" about the underlying technology…
- A more effective approach to combatting financial crime
Speech · 20 September 2016
In September 2016, Megan Butler, then Executive Director of Supervision at the FCA, addressed the BBA Financial Crime and Sanctions Conference to outline a more "effective and proportionate" approach…
- Examining the future of anti-money laundering regulations
Speech · 8 December 2015
In a 2015 speech, Rob Gruppetta, then Head of the Financial Crime Department at the FCA, outlined a vision for the future of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation centered on the transition to a…
- Frameworks for effective fraud prevention measures
Speech · 16 September 2024
In her September 2024 address, Andrea Bowe, Director of the Specialist Directorate at the FCA, outlined a "united front" strategy against fraud. She emphasized that while the individual human impact…
- OPBAS finds improvements needed amongst anti-money laundering supervisors
News · 22 September 2024
In its fifth official report released in late 2024, the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) issued a call for significant improvements among the UK’s legal and…
- Joint statement from UK financial regulatory authorities on sanctions and the cryptoasset sector
Report · 11 March 2022
In March 2022, following the invasion of Ukraine, UK financial regulators issued a joint statement clarifying that cryptoassets are subject to the same sanctions regulations as traditional assets.…
- FCA charges John Dance with offences related to WealthTek
News · 18 December 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has formally charged John Dance, the principal partner of WealthTek LLP, with nine criminal counts including fraud by abuse of position and money laundering. The…
- OPBAS publishes report on progress and themes from 2020/21
Report · 19 September 2021
The 2020/21 OPBAS report marks a transitional phase in UK anti-money laundering (AML) oversight. While professional body supervisors (PBSs) in the legal and accountancy sectors have largely achieved…
- OPBAS publishes report on progress and themes from 2019
Report · 19 March 2020
This 2020 report summarizes the significant progress made by OPBAS during its first full year of supervising professional body supervisors (PBSs) in the legal and accountancy sectors. The most…
- Effectiveness of the AML regime in disrupting financial crime
Speech · 10 November 2016
In his 2016 address at the FCA Financial Crime Conference, Rob Gruppetta, then Head of the Financial Crime Department, emphasized a shift from "procedural compliance" to a truly "risk-based and…
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