REGULATIONS
UK Moves to a Single Sanctions List: What Regulated Firms Need to Know
From 28 January 2026, the United Kingdom will transition to a single sanctions list, introducing an important change for sanctions screening and ongoing compliance oversight. While the update may appear administrative, it carries clear expectations for regulated firms and is likely to be an area of supervisory focus.
REGULATIONS
UK Moves to a Single Sanctions List: What Regulated Firms Need to Know
From 28 January 2026, the United Kingdom will transition to a single sanctions list, introducing an important change for sanctions screening and ongoing compliance oversight. While the update may appear administrative, it carries clear expectations for regulated firms and is likely to be an area of supervisory focus.
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AI
The Human Anomaly: How to Codify Human Capital Risk
In an era of AI-driven analysis and automated deal flow, the most unpredictable variable in any transaction remains people. Founders misrepresent track records, senior hires carry undisclosed history, and partners bring hidden conflicts that only surface after commitments are made.
AI
The Human Anomaly: How to Codify Human Capital Risk
In an era of AI-driven analysis and automated deal flow, the most unpredictable variable in any transaction remains people. Founders misrepresent track records, senior hires carry undisclosed history, and partners bring hidden conflicts that only surface after commitments are made.
AI
The Human Anomaly: How to Codify Human Capital Risk
In an era of AI-driven analysis and automated deal flow, the most unpredictable variable in any transaction remains people. Founders misrepresent track records, senior hires carry undisclosed history, and partners bring hidden conflicts that only surface after commitments are made.
REGULATIONS
AIFMD II is becoming a credibility test, not a compliance footnote
AIFMD II (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) is changing how limited partners assess operational risk. Even where UK-based general partners are not directly subject to EU regulation, the directive is materially raising expectations around delegation oversight, liquidity risk management, supervisory reporting and loan origination controls.
REGULATIONS
AIFMD II is becoming a credibility test, not a compliance footnote
AIFMD II (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) is changing how limited partners assess operational risk. Even where UK-based general partners are not directly subject to EU regulation, the directive is materially raising expectations around delegation oversight, liquidity risk management, supervisory reporting and loan origination controls.
REGULATIONS
AIFMD II is becoming a credibility test, not a compliance footnote
AIFMD II (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) is changing how limited partners assess operational risk. Even where UK-based general partners are not directly subject to EU regulation, the directive is materially raising expectations around delegation oversight, liquidity risk management, supervisory reporting and loan origination controls.
SCREENING
How PE Firms Are Turning People Risk Into Process Evidence
Backing the wrong founder creates operational and reputational risk that may never be recovered. As deal activity picks up in 2026, early-stage and founder-led businesses are attracting renewed attention from PE and growth investors.
SCREENING
How PE Firms Are Turning People Risk Into Process Evidence
Backing the wrong founder creates operational and reputational risk that may never be recovered. As deal activity picks up in 2026, early-stage and founder-led businesses are attracting renewed attention from PE and growth investors.
SCREENING
How PE Firms Are Turning People Risk Into Process Evidence
Backing the wrong founder creates operational and reputational risk that may never be recovered. As deal activity picks up in 2026, early-stage and founder-led businesses are attracting renewed attention from PE and growth investors.
SCREENING
From Patchy Register to Reliable Source: How Companies House ID Verification Impacts Due Diligence
For years, due diligence teams have treated Companies House as a useful starting point, but rarely as something you could rely on with confidence.
SCREENING
From Patchy Register to Reliable Source: How Companies House ID Verification Impacts Due Diligence
For years, due diligence teams have treated Companies House as a useful starting point, but rarely as something you could rely on with confidence.
SCREENING
From Patchy Register to Reliable Source: How Companies House ID Verification Impacts Due Diligence
For years, due diligence teams have treated Companies House as a useful starting point, but rarely as something you could rely on with confidence.
SCREENING
The Hidden Risks in Director, PSC & UBO Checks That Most Firms Miss
Regulated firms are under increasing pressure to prove they understand exactly who controls, owns, or influences the entities they work with. Directors, Persons with Significant Control (PSCs), and Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) sit at the heart of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Business (KYB) regulation. Yet despite years of regulatory tightening, many organisations still rely on shallow, slow, or inconsistent verification processes.
SCREENING
The Hidden Risks in Director, PSC & UBO Checks That Most Firms Miss
Regulated firms are under increasing pressure to prove they understand exactly who controls, owns, or influences the entities they work with. Directors, Persons with Significant Control (PSCs), and Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) sit at the heart of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Business (KYB) regulation. Yet despite years of regulatory tightening, many organisations still rely on shallow, slow, or inconsistent verification processes.
SCREENING
The Hidden Risks in Director, PSC & UBO Checks That Most Firms Miss
Regulated firms are under increasing pressure to prove they understand exactly who controls, owns, or influences the entities they work with. Directors, Persons with Significant Control (PSCs), and Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) sit at the heart of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Business (KYB) regulation. Yet despite years of regulatory tightening, many organisations still rely on shallow, slow, or inconsistent verification processes.
SCREENING
Why Manual People Checks No Longer Meet AML or Governance Standards
Across Trust and Corporate Service Providers (TCSPs), law firm risk teams and governance functions, many due diligence processes still rely on Google searches, LinkedIn profiles, Companies House lookups and analyst notes.
SCREENING
Why Manual People Checks No Longer Meet AML or Governance Standards
Across Trust and Corporate Service Providers (TCSPs), law firm risk teams and governance functions, many due diligence processes still rely on Google searches, LinkedIn profiles, Companies House lookups and analyst notes.
SCREENING
Why Manual People Checks No Longer Meet AML or Governance Standards
Across Trust and Corporate Service Providers (TCSPs), law firm risk teams and governance functions, many due diligence processes still rely on Google searches, LinkedIn profiles, Companies House lookups and analyst notes.
REGULATIONS
UK Single Sanctions List 2026: What Regulated Firms Must Know
From 28 January 2026, the UK transitions to a single sanctions list. Learn what regulated firms, TCSPs, CSPs and financial services businesses need to do to maintain compliance and meet regulatory expectations.
REGULATIONS
UK Single Sanctions List 2026: What Regulated Firms Must Know
From 28 January 2026, the UK transitions to a single sanctions list. Learn what regulated firms, TCSPs, CSPs and financial services businesses need to do to maintain compliance and meet regulatory expectations.
REGULATIONS
UK Single Sanctions List 2026: What Regulated Firms Must Know
From 28 January 2026, the UK transitions to a single sanctions list. Learn what regulated firms, TCSPs, CSPs and financial services businesses need to do to maintain compliance and meet regulatory expectations.
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