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Financial crime resources

First published: Last updated: 27/07/2026 See all updates

Publications relating to the Fighting Financial Crime area of our strategy, including news, speeches, podcasts, events, and useful external information.

News

TitleDate
FCA cracks down on illegal-promotions and market abuseJuly 2026
FCA secures confiscation order against Ponzi scheme fraudsterJune 2026
Firms have improved but must do more to prevent sanctions breachesMay 2026
FCA fines and bans Frank Breuer for serious misconduct in pension transfer adviceMay 2026
Three arrested in FCA investigation into suspected unlawful financial promotionsApril 2026
FCA spearheads global action to stop illegal finfluencersApril 2026
OPBAS identifies areas where anti-money laundering supervisors can improveMarch 2026
Upper Tribunal finds that Banque Havill and devised a plan to harm the Qatari economyFebruary 2026
Emil the Seal hijacks Waterloo station to warn commuters about investment scamsJanuary 2026

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Publications

Campaigns and tools

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FCA Firm Checker
5 questions to ask before you invest – InvestSmart
FCA Warning List of unauthorised firms – Warning List

Events

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Working together to fight financial crime: FCA conferenceMay 2026
FCA Payments Strategy & Consumer Duty webinarJuly 2025
Market Abuse Surveillance TechSprintMay 2025
TechSprint with City of London Corporation (COLC) and Smart Data Foundry on Authorised Push Payment (APP) Synthetic Data LaunchSeptember 2023
Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud TechSprint September 2022

FCA webinar archive

Key external publications

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National risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing 2025
UK Finance - Annual Fraud Report 2025
Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences
ACAMS - AFC Briefing - Fraud Planning Assumptions 2026-2030
CIFAS - Wolves of the Internet: Where do fraudsters hunt for data online?
UK Government - Understanding the cyber crime and fraud victim journey
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Guidance to organisations on the offence of failure to prevent fraud
Economic Crime Plan
National Fraud Strategy
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