This episode features Michael Ruck along with Jenny Burton and Songul Matyar.

Under discussion:

• The 2016 Anti-Corruption summit in London

• The recently announced consultation on plans to extend the “failure to prevent” offence to include other economic crimes

• The New City of London Police fraud panel initiative

• The latest convictions in the FCA’s Operation Tabernula insider trading trial

• The SFO’s successful prosecution of Peter Chapman, former manager of Securency PTY Ltd

This episode features Michael Ruck along with Elena Elia and Jennifer Lee.

Under discussion:

•The recent reforms announced in relation to the UK’s anti-money laundering and terrorist finance regime

•The government’s publication of the data sharing agreements recently put in place with Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories

•The FCA’s widening inquiry into the Panama Papers issue

•The FCA Regulatory sandbox scheme

•A round up of recent news reports, including allegations raised by a senior executive at Barclays bank into money laundering, and the recent collapse of BHS

This episode features Laura Dunseath along with Natalie Walker and Elena Elia.

Under discussion:

•The FCA and PRA joint proposals for the strengthening of the transparency and effectiveness of their enforcement processes

•The FCA 2016/2017 Business Plan

•David Cameron’s announcements about the setting up of a taskforce to deal with the Panama Papers issue, and the introduction of a corporate criminal offence for failure to prevent staff facilitating tax evasion

•The Director of the SFO’s recent comments

•The DoJ’s new FCPA Enforcement Plan and Guidance and Pilot Program

This episode features Barry Vitou along with Stacy Keen and Jenny Burton.

Under discussion:

•A recent speech given by Alun Milford, General Counsel of the SFO

•The Braid Logistics Crown Office settlement

•SFO news updates, including the SFO’s review of Airbus Group S.E.’s use of third party agents

•The latest on the Unaoil data leak and allegations, currently being dubbed the “World's Biggest Bribe Scandal”

•The “Panama Papers” data leak in relation to law firm Mossack Fonseca, including the latest steps being taken by the UK government in relation to the implementation of financial sanctions and views on financial secrecy

This episode features Laura Dunseath along with Jennifer Lee and Jenny Burton.

Under discussion:

•The National Audit Office report and Home Affairs Committee addressing the effectiveness of improvements to the confiscation order process

•Tom Hayes confiscation hearing

•The SFO dropping their Forex investigation

•The issue of European Arrest Warrants in the SFO’s EURIBOR investigation

•The acquittals in a recent SFO money laundering trial at Southwark Crown Court

•The latest figures for payments to whistleblowers in the SEC Whistleblower programme

This week features William Park along with Michael Ruck and Jenny Burton.

Under discussion:

•An update on the FCA’s Senior Manager’s Regime, which came into force on 7 March 2016

•Research carried out by Pinsent Masons into the number of whistleblowing reports received by the FCA over 2015

•Recent reports on the number of mutual legal assistance requests received by the SFO over 2015, and comments from international bodies and prosecutors about the importance of cross-border co-operation

•The recent enforcement actions and Deferred Prosecution Agreements entered into by Olympus in relation its business practices in the US and Latin America

This week features Laura Dunseath along with Natalie Walker and James Tryfonos.

Under discussion:

•The Sweett Group plc sentence hearing – the first conviction of a corporate for failure to prevent bribery under s.7 of the Bribery Act 2010

•The global settlement following a FCPA investigation of VimpelCom resulting in the 6th largest financial penalty ever imposed for FCPA violations.

•The NCA being given ‘power of direction’ over the SFO

•Trends in corporate crime in Scotland revealed in a BDO Report.

This week features Anne-Marie Ottaway, along with Michael Ruck and Jenny Burton.

Under discussion:

•The outcome of the second LIBOR Trial

•The recent of case of R (McKenzie) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office and the SFO’s policy on isolating material that is potentially covered by legal professional privilege

•Updates on the FCA, including the appointment of Andrew Bailey as CEO and the recent House of Commons debate on FCA failings

•Other recent news including: •The new UK taskforce being set up to tackle fraud

•The renewal of David Green’s contract as Director of the SFO

This week features Laura Dunseath along with Tom Stocker, Neil Carslaw and Jenny Burton.

Under discussion:

•The lifting of Iranian sanctions, including •A summary of what has changed; and

•Practical advice for companies thinking of entering the Iran market

•The imminent conclusion of the second LIBOR Trial (please note this podcast was recorded before the verdict was given on 27 January 2016)

•The upcoming SFO corruption trial relating to Securency International

•The recent news headlines regarding Tesco

This week features Laura Dunseath along with Jenny Burton and James Tryfonos.

Under discussion:

•The Smith and Ouzman sentence hearing – the SFO’s conviction of a corporate for corruption

•The Director of the SFO, David Green QC’s recent comments on corporate liability

•The SFO’s request to Parliament for a further £21m of additional “blockbuster” funding

•The start of the long-awaited FCA’s Operation Tabenula insider trading trial