Financial stability

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The Financial Stability Board

Established in April 2009 at the G20 summit in London, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) is the successor to the Financial

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Big Tech is major obstacle to stopping UK financial fraud

Law360, London: Anti-fraud campaigners are calling on the government to fine Big Tech companies such as Meta on repeated failures to prevent fraudulent financial advertising on their platforms with a tougher and wider regime than envisaged, with the consensus that social media is the biggest obstacle to combating investment scams.

OFSI extends General Licence INT/2022/1834876

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and HM Treasury (HMT) have extended General Licence INT/2022/1834876, regarding Russia Designated Persons–Charities and Interim Managers and trustees. The licence, effective from 30 May 2022 has been extended to expire at 23:59 on 30 May 2028.

UK sanctions regime review lacks detail on beefing up meager enforcement

MLex: UK government plans to consolidate sanctions lists and speed up enforcement of civil-law breaches will be welcomed as aims, but the new plan fails to grasp the nettle of patchy enforcement. The latest look at the sanctions regime appears largely silent on how to improve matters: The government said it would look to increase the deterrent effect of enforcement, but appeared not to mention any new resources for investigators.

Financial Services—other developments (20/5/2025)

A round-up of other developments, which have not been covered in full by the LexisNexis Financial Services practical guidance team but may nevertheless be of interest.

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