by mwhittington@garancie.com | Sep 29, 2026 | Compliance, ESG, Fraud, Legal, News, OSINT, Uncategorized
By Jessica Holman, Associate Director On 17 September 2026, Christopher Woolcott pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud and forgery following a fake takeover bid for Touchstone Exploration Inc. The conviction concluded a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigation...
by mwhittington@garancie.com | Sep 8, 2026 | Compliance, ESG, Fraud, Legal, News, OSINT, Uncategorized
The emerging financial-crime threat is not simply synthetic identity. It is synthetic credibility. Artificial intelligence is reshaping the financial-crime landscape by enabling criminals to construct not just false documents or manipulated images, but apparently...
by mwhittington@garancie.com | Aug 6, 2026 | Compliance, ESG, Fraud, Legal, News, OSINT, Uncategorized
When regulators fined UBS Financial Services Inc. $125 million for Bank Secrecy Act violations, the message was not simply that transaction monitoring had failed. It was that high-risk relationships need deeper, better-governed scrutiny before and after onboarding....
by mwhittington@garancie.com | Jul 9, 2026 | Compliance, ESG, Fraud, Legal, News, OSINT, Uncategorized
New AML Regulations 2026: What UK Firms Need to Know UK-regulated firms should now review their anti-money laundering frameworks following the introduction of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026. The regulations were made on 9...
by mwhittington@garancie.com | Jun 3, 2026 | Compliance, ESG, Fraud, Legal, News, OSINT, Uncategorized
Shifting Wealth, Shifting Risk: What Compliance Officers Need to Rethink About Due Diligence Global wealth channels are undergoing a structural shift. The traditional dominance of long-established financial centres is being challenged, with Hong Kong emerging as a...
by mwhittington@garancie.com | May 6, 2026 | Compliance, ESG, Fraud, Legal, News, OSINT, Uncategorized
AI Is Changing Investigative Due Diligence But expertise and judgement still matters Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape the investigative due diligence market. For firms carrying out enhanced due diligence, corporate intelligence, background screening,...
