International—investigations and enforcement in financial services

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Cross-border regulatory investigations

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is under a statutory duty to cooperate with overseas regulators, this may involve responding to an overseas regulator’s request for information through to exercising its own investigatory powers on the behalf of an overseas regulator.

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From Russia with love? UK lawyers mull sanctions U-turn

Law360, London: Finance companies are enlisting white-collar lawyers to draw up plans for tapping back into Russia if the US breaks with its Western allies and eases sanctions, although experts warn that unpredictable political winds mean there are as many risks as opportunities.

Joint prosecution for counterfeit cranberry sauce supply offences

West Yorkshire Trading Standards and Kirklees Council have jointly prosecuted Irfan Hanif Patel and Mohammed Patel for supplying counterfeit cranberry sauce. Irfan Patel, operating as a sole trader, and Mohammed Patel, as director of Stock Up Direct Limited, have both pleaded guilty to offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 and breaches of food hygiene regulations by trading without registering their food businesses. At Leeds Crown Court, Irfan Patel has been sentenced to a 12‐month community order including 120 hours of unpaid work and issued a confiscation order of £18,903, reflecting a declared benefit of £681,510.47 from criminal conduct. Mohammed Patel has been sentenced to a 12‐month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work and issued a confiscation order of £1,607, matching his declared benefit. The proceedings were conducted under the framework of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

UK payments fraud regime working well, PSR says as it plans refinements

MLex: Banks and payments firms could see a UK move to further toughen defences against authorised push payment (APP) fraud, a senior regulator said, possibly including expanded 'confirmation of payee' functionality to include payment transaction data. Claire Simpson, the Payment Systems Regulator's (PSR) new policy chief, discussed the success of its new APP scam reimbursement regime, how it is keeping a close eye on incidences of fake cases of fraud, and the regulator's own future.

AI: FCA announces ‘supercharged sandbox’ programme with NVIDIA technology partnership

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the launch of a new ‘Supercharged Sandbox’ programme enabling financial services firms to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The initiative includes a partnership with NVIDIA to provide firms with access to accelerated computing resources and AI Enterprise Software. This sandbox will benefit firms in the AI discovery and experiment phase and complements the FCA's AI Live Testing service for more developed projects. Applications are now open, with successful participants able to begin experimentation from October 2025.

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