08:3015 Oct
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United Kingdom: AML and sanctions news
In the United Kingdom, financial sanctions are implemented by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) within HM Treasury. The Financial Conduct Authority supervises firms' anti-money laundering systems, HMRC supervises several other sectors, and the National Crime Agency and the Serious Fraud Office lead on serious financial crime.
In the last 90 days the radar indexed 53 official and verified items affecting the United Kingdom, from 14 sources. The largest share was Financial Crime (42%). The newest, from GOV.UK, was published on 15 Oct 2026.
- ITEMS, LAST 90 DAYS
- 53
- REGULATORS’ OWN NOTICES
- 23
- SOURCES
- 14
- LATEST ITEM
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest items
Regulators’ own notices (A1) and verified outlets (A2), newest first. Secondary press stays in the live feed.
15:4514 Oct
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09:0714 Oct
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21:3013 Oct
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14:2013 Oct
Three arrests in major FCA operation against criminal insider dealing ring
2 entitiesUSD 2,200,000
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12:0013 Oct
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11:2413 Oct
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09:3513 Oct
Two plead guilty after clients lose £2m in fraud case
6 entitiesUSD 2,540,000
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09:1013 Oct
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09:0613 Oct
Guidance: SFO Cooperation Guidance
1 entity+1 source
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15:4312 Oct
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08:3012 Oct
Whistleblowing
2 entities
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11:218 Oct
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06:478 Oct
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14:147 Oct
Guidance: OFSI General Licence INT/2026/8893924
2 entities+2 sources
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12:187 Oct
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13:076 Oct
Lego collector’s insurance scam highlights UK’s £1.3bn fraud problem
1 entityUSD 17,000
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16:271 Oct
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15:201 Oct
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09:281 Oct
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09:171 Oct
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09:001 Oct
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12:5030 Sep
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08:3030 Sep
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08:3030 Sep
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18:4429 Sep
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16:0529 Sep
Manchester City found guilty on all Premier League charges over rule breaches
2 entitiesUSD 1,140,000,000
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09:0029 Sep
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08:0129 Sep
Guidance: OFSI General licence INT/2025/7363752
1 entity+1 source
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13:1028 Sep
FCA secures money back for victims of crypto fraud
6 entitiesUSD 1,940,000+1 source
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Sources the radar reads here
Feeds checked every minute for the United Kingdom. How each one is graded: how scoring works.
- Bank of England - News
- Regulator, official source
- UK Companies House - Activity
- Registrar, official source
- UK FCA - News
- Regulator, official source
- UK HMRC - Activity
- Regulator, official source
- UK HM Treasury - Activity
- Regulator, official source
- UK OFSI - Activity
- Sanctions, official source
- UK Home Office - Activity
- Government, official source
- UK National Crime Agency - Activity
- Law enforcement, official source
- UK Serious Fraud Office - Activity
- Law enforcement, official source
- BBC - Business
- General news
- BBC - World
- General news
- Financial Times - Home
- General news
- Finextra - Headlines
- Fintech media
- GOV.UK - Bribery news
- Search feed
- GOV.UK - Corruption news
- Search feed
- GOV.UK - Fraud news
- Search feed
- GOV.UK - Money laundering news
- Search feed
- GOV.UK - Sanctions news
- Search feed
- The Economist - Finance
- General news
- The Guardian - Business
- General news
- The Independent - Business
- General news
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- How scoring works
- Source grades, categories and the risk score, factor by factor.
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