Hello, and welcome to episode 190 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, significant coordinated sanctions action by the United States government against Iranian targets. In Australia, AUSTRAC has launched a nationwide awareness campaign to prepare Australian industry for sweeping Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing reforms. In Malaysia, a move to Deferred Prosecution Agreements to modernise enforcement and enhance asset recovery, while a study suggests D/NPAs, while offering economic safeguards, may increase the likelihood of companies reoffending. Finally, we cover the Council of Europe’s project to strengthen AML and anti-corruption frameworks across 17 European states, and further discuss the recent cybercrime incident where hackers targeted the UK nursery chain Kido Schools.

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