Hello, and welcome to this week in financial crime. I’m your host, Chris Kirkbride. It has been a dramatically busy week this week, and there’s me thinking that things might be calming down as we approach the holiday season. This week, the UK financial conduct regulator has been busy issuing fines, a bit of bribery and corruption news has come out, and some useful resources updated and published for anyone working in compliance globally. Let’s crack on with it.

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

Dentons, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws: Prohibited conduct, penalties and prosecution.

European Council, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts 9th package of economic and individual sanctions.

European Parliament, Passes resolution in light of Qatar bribery and corruption issue.

European Payments Council, 2022 Payment Threats and Fraud Trends Report.

European Union, Fraud prevention portal.

UK Crown Prosecution Service, Three city workers found guilty in a £17.8m hedge and wealth fund fraud.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, FCA fines Santander UK £107.7 million for repeated anti-money laundering failures.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, The Final Notice for Santander UK plc.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, FCA fines Metro Bank PLC £10 million and publishes Decision Notices for two of its former executive directors.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, Final Notice for Metro Bank PLC.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, Decision Notice for Craig Donaldson.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, Decision Notice for David Arden.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, Festive shoppers at rising risk of loan fee scams as fraudsters pile on the pressure at Christmas.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, Loan Fee Fraud Information.

UK Financial Conduct Authority, Multi-factor authentication for FCA systems.

UK government, New UK sanctions target senior Russian commanders following strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.

US Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Charges Samuel Bankman-Fried with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Asset Trading Platform FTX.

US Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Charges Eight Social Media Influencers in $100 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme Promoted on Discord and Twitter.