Mar 23 2025 19 mins 2
Hello, and welcome to episode 149 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. The sanctions news this week probably accounts for the bulk of the news. New sanctions from the EU, UK, and US, as well as the monthly report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clear Air. In the UK, the National Crime Agency has published its SARs Reporter Booklet for March, and on bribery news, more on the corruption investigation relating to people connected to the European Parliament, and the UK, France, and Switzerland launch a new anti-corruption taskforce. On fraud news, the UK has published the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences, and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (‘IOSCO’) has announced a new investors alerts portal. In terms of the major news this week, it is undoubtedly the publication of Europol’s EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025.
A transcript of this podcast, with links to the stories, will be available by Monday at www.crimes.financial.
