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FCA targets exodus of anti-money laundering staff in ‘Dear CEO’ letter

The regulator warns that oversight roles are changing hands too rapidly, which may lead to gaps in firms' financial crime net

FCA boss Nikhil Rathi is looking to data to crack down on compliance
FCA boss Nikhil Rathi is looking to data to crack down on compliance Photo: Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images

The Financial Conduct Authority is honing in on senior staff at financial firms who are responsible for stopping money laundering.

The regulator has sent a so-called ‘Dear CEO’ letter to a number of firms, noting a high turnover of their money laundering reporting officers, or MLROs, people who have seen the letter told Financial News. The campaign is part of an increasingly tough stance being taken against laundering offences.

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