2025 Compliance: Financial Crime Legislation

by Michael Harris

Part of a series on 2025 Compliance. Financial crime compliance in the UK is governed by a number of laws and regulations, which establish the framework for preventing and detecting financial crimes in the UK.

This module will enable you to

  • Describe the laws relating to money laundering in detail, and their history
  • Describe the laws relating to terrorist funding in detail, and their history
  • Describe the laws relating to bribery and corruption in detail, and their history

About the module

The legal and regulatory framework is constantly evolving in response the ever changing criminal threat, and aims to prevent and detect financial crimes – such as money laundering, terrorist financing and bribery – in the UK.

In this module, we will look at the various pieces of legislation in more detail and, in particular, how they are designed to improve the detection, recovery and repatriation of misappropriated assets, and to facilitate identification and prosecution of the criminals themselves.

Contents

  • Financial crime legislation

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Author

Michael Harris

Michael works with technology and data companies who provide anti-money laundering and anti-bribery compliance solutions. Michael offers unique insights into the changing geo-political risk landscape, the evolution of financial crime regulation, the genesis and development of AML and ABC regulation, and how data and technology can empower organisations.

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