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Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—23 September 2021

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Published on: 23 September 2021

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Table of contents

Risk & Compliance forecast
AML and counter-terrorist financing
HM Treasury publishes consultation responses and policy paper on the Economic Crime Levy
OPBAS report notes differing levels of achievement in AML supervision
FATF publishes details of webinar on money laundering from environmental crime
Crime prevention
OFAC settlement extends sanctions reach beyond US dollar
US Congress to tackle anticorruption legislation, including bill to outlaw foreign bribe solicitation
Treasury Committee to question online technology giants on economic crime
Additional Risk & Compliance updates this week

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes the latest Risk & Compliance forecast, an update on the Economic Crime Levy and a reminder of the reach of US sanctions.

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