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Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—28 November 2024

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Published on: 28 November 2024

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Table of contents

Risk & Compliance forecast
New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 20 November 2024
Financial sanctions
FCDO implements new sanctions against international kleptocrats
HM Treasury issues advisory on Oil Price Cap evasion tactics
OFSI boss promises tougher fines for sanctions breaches
Other financial crime
SFO launches bribery investigation into defence firm Thales
New failure to prevent fraud offence expands liability for corporate enviro fraud
Cybersecurity

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Article summary

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes: the new Risk & Compliance forecast, the latest sanctions news, the launch of a bribery investigation into defence firm Thales by the SFO and INTERPOL’s successful global operation against financial cybercrime.

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