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FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen for the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), the UK's financial regulatory body, at their head offices in London, Britain March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

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By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

UK professional body supervisors “lack the teeth” to deter firms from breaching AML rules, the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) has warned.

The assessment comes in the latest report from the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS), which sits within the regulator.

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