AML & Financial Crime Update 2025

Introduction

The fight against money laundering and financial crime remains a top priority for UK law enforcement and regulators. Recent developments, particularly the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, have introduced significant new obligations for UK companies, increasing both the legal and regulatory burden.

In parallel, HM Treasury’s latest National Risk Assessment identifies evolving threats, underlining that the pace of change in this area is unlikely to slow.

This seminar will provide an overview of the current legislative and regulatory framework governing anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF). It will also examine the most recent and imminent updates to the Money Laundering Regulations and wider financial crime regime, with a focus on how to respond to emerging risks and prepare for future developments.

This seminar is ideal for compliance officers and MLROs in the regulated sector, finance directors and staff.

What You Will Learn

This course will cover the following:

• The definitions of money laundering and terrorist financing and how they affect businesses
• The money laundering regulatory regime
• Suspicious activity reporting and obtaining a Defence Against Money Laundering
• The nature of suspicion and when to report
• The international sanctions regime
• Recent changes to UK legislation and AML obligations (including the new 2025 draft ‘Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions’ regulations)
• Implications of the current National Risk Assessment
• Recent prosecution cases and regulatory penalties