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The U.K. National Crime Agency and representatives of banks in Britain have entered into negotiations on publishing a list of illicit finance-related crimes that rise to the level of a national anti-money laundering priority early next year. Adrian Searle, who leads the NCA's National Economic Crime Centre, a public-private partnership, said in an interview that the proposed list aims to more closely align the financial services industry's efforts to detect and combat money launderers, fraudsters and other financial criminals in Britain with those of the government. "We're keen to identify some key priority areas where, in particular if the relevant...