{"id":126685,"date":"2022-05-12T21:17:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cross-party-mps-call-for-more-action-on-money-laundering-and-corruption\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T21:28:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:28:11","slug":"cross-party-mps-call-for-more-action-on-money-laundering-and-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cross-party-mps-call-for-more-action-on-money-laundering-and-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-party MPs call for more action on money laundering and corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nUK is now \u2018the jurisdiction of choice for dirty money\u2019, warns parliamentary group as it launches economic crime manifestoThe UK has become \u201cthe jurisdiction of choice for dirty money\u201d, harming both its national reputation and democratic institutions, a cross-party group of MPs has warned as they urged a new government focus on money laundering and corruption.An economic crime manifesto launched by the group calls for measures including major transparency reforms for company records, a crackdown on tax avoidance in UK overseas territories, and more resources for enforcement. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2022\/may\/12\/cross-party-mps-money-laundering-corruption-economic-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cross-party MPs call for more action on money laundering and corruption<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; UK is now \u2018the jurisdiction of choice for dirty money\u2019, warns parliamentary group as it&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-wXj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":93425,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-fight-against-money-laundering-is-fragmented-and-overwhelmed-mps-told\/","url_meta":{"origin":126685,"position":0},"title":"UK fight against money laundering is fragmented and overwhelmed, MPs told","date":"July 9, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...UK fight against money laundering is fragmented and overwhelmed, MPs told","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19786,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mps-decry-failed-effort-to-stop-uk-property-money-laundering\/","url_meta":{"origin":126685,"position":1},"title":"MPs decry &#039;failed&#039; effort to stop UK property money laundering","date":"July 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Committee says \u00a3100bn is being laundered each year and its chairman says system for tackling problem is \u2018futile and impotent\u2019Government attempts to stop the UK property market being exploited by international money launderers are \u201ctotally inadequate\u201d and the country has instead \u201claid out a welcome mat\u201d to criminals, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":107279,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-property-register-needed-urgently-to-stop-money-laundering\/","url_meta":{"origin":126685,"position":2},"title":"UK property register &#039;needed urgently&#039; to stop money laundering","date":"May 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r MPs and peers say plans for register of foreign-owned property should not be delayedProposals for the first register of foreign-owned property aimed at preventing \u201cMcMafia-style\u201d money laundering should be put in practice urgently and reinforced to plug potential loopholes, the government has been told.Draft legislation contains insufficient verification checks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":125140,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mps-seeking-fast-track-freeze-on-oligarchs-assets-before-formal-sanctions\/","url_meta":{"origin":126685,"position":3},"title":"MPs seeking \u2018fast-track\u2019 freeze on oligarchs\u2019 assets before formal sanctions","date":"March 6, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Amendment to the economic crime bill comes after criticism that UK has been slower to act than US or EURussia-Ukraine crisis: live newsRussian oligarchs suspected of having links to Vladimir Putin could have their UK assets seized even before the British authorities have completed formal steps to impose sanctions,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":138428,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mps-must-close-loophole-to-drive-out-dirty-money-from-uk-property-arun-advani-anna-powell-smith-and-andy-summers\/","url_meta":{"origin":126685,"position":4},"title":"MPs must close loophole to drive out dirty money from UK property | Arun Advani, Anna Powell-Smith and Andy Summers","date":"July 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r With legislation to tackle hidden ownership delayed until autumn, the job must not be half-doneAs MPs head into their summer break, some vital legislation is being delayed until autumn.One important piece of unfinished business is the economic crime and corporate transparency bill (ECCTB). 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