Hello, and welcome to this week in financial crime. I’m your host, Chris Kirkbride. As ever with financial crime, there is always decent range of stories to ensure that things never get boring. A little bit on sanctions, but I still cover it first. Secondly, an interesting range of fraud stories, and finally two interesting bits of news out of this week’s International Financial Crime Symposium with speeches from Lisa Osofsky, SFO Director, and Max Hill, KC, DPP.

These are the links to the principal documents mentioned in the podcast:

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Report on Bounce Back Loan Scheme Performance Data as at 31st July 2022.

Crown Prosecution Service, DPP Max Hill's speech to the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime.

Financial Conduct Authority, Consumer Explainer on Side Pockets.

Financial Conduct Authority, Speech by Sarah Pritchard at Financial Crime Summit.

Financial Ombudsman Service, Financial Scam Data.

HM Treasury, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Frozen Assets Reporting (2022).

Serious Fraud Office, SFO Director Lisa Osofsky gives keynote speech at Cambridge Symposium.