As the economy starts to recover following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory changes are under way in the anti-money laundering and market abuse space. In addition, the events in Ukraine, and the wide range of financial sanctions imposed on Russia in response, are having a significant impact on financial markets and must now be taken into account by firms when considering the current and future financial crime landscape. The threat of financial crime continues to be acknowledged by senior management and boards as a critical risk to their business. To assist firms in managing this risk, in this new briefing note we provide an update on a number of upcoming changes and what we believe to be the key anti-money laundering and market abuse topics to be aware of for the rest of 2022 and beyond.
