The Financial Conduct Authority raised concerns Wednesday that some asset managers had inadequate financial crime controls in breach of legal requirements and regulatory expectations.
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FCA Finds Financial Crime Rule Breaches At Asset Managers

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority raised concerns Wednesday that some asset managers had inadequate financial crime controls in breach of legal requirements and regulatory expectations.

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Anthropic Joins FCA Sandbox To Speed Financial AI Tests

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority has said that artificial intelligence research company Anthropic would support a second group of companies in the Supercharged Sandbox that the regulator set up to experiment with advanced AI.

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Austrian Bank Sues Italian Province In €19M Swaps Dispute

By Robbie Kalus

Austrian banking group Bawag is pursuing an Italian province for damages in England, claiming that the province breached a jurisdiction clause in an interest rate swap deal by suing the bank in Italy.

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LITIGATION

Spy Tactic Costs Billionaire Asset Freeze In $415M Fraud Case

By Eddie Beaver

A London appeals court has lifted a worldwide freezing order on a man accused of defrauding a Mexican billionaire out of more than $415 million, ruling that Salinas had obtained privileged information from his opponent's solicitor by "unlawful as well as abusive" means.

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POLICY & REGULATION

BoE Seeks To Clarify Rules For Financial Mutuals Deals

By Martin Croucher

The Bank of England floated rules on Wednesday designed to encourage the consolidation of smaller financial mutuals as part of a wider effort to double the size of the £223 billion ($298 billion) sector.

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Trustees Cite Pensions Dashboards As Top Challenge

By Joel Poultney

Trustees of U.K. defined benefit pension plans consider being ready for the long-awaited online retirement savings portal project as the biggest challenge over the next 12 months, TPT Retirement Solutions said Wednesday.

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UK Pension Reforms Need Tweaks To Protect Low Earners

By Joel Poultney

No single reform to automatic enrollment thresholds can address all the financial security and pension adequacy risks faced by lower earners during their working lives and in retirement, a think tank said Wednesday.

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DEALS

UK Investment Biz Raises £16.5M In Equity From Shares Sale

By Dawood Fakhir

Investment company CVC Income & Growth said Wednesday that it has raised approximately £16.5 million ($22 million) in equity by selling shares it held in treasury to meet "sustained demand" from individual and institutional investors.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

CMS Cameron McKenna

DWF LLP

Fountain Court Chambers

Hogan Lovells

LK Law Pty Ltd

Nabarro LLP

One Essex Court

PCB Byrne

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Anthropic PBC

Association of British Insurers

B.C. Strategy Ltd.

CVC Capital Partners Ltd.

Dexia SA

Fort Point Capital

Grupo Elektra

Institute for Fiscal Studies

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

NVIDIA Corp.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bank of England

Department for Work & Pensions

Financial Conduct Authority

Prudential Regulation Authority

UK Court of Appeal