Corruption, Crime and Compliance - “The New FCPA”: Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement and Compliance
Giving Compliance Advice
Corruption, Crime, & Compliance - Five Steps to Enhance Your Sanctions Compliance Program
Corruption, Crime and Compliance - Deep Dive Into Wells Fargo’s $30 Million OFAC Settlement
FINCast Ep. 36 – Regulators’ Roundtable to Forecast 2023
Guidepost in Motion EP25: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 2
FCPA Compliance Report - Matt Silverman on Potential Sanctions Against Russia
Argentina: A Look at the Case of Lázaro Báez - Laundering the Proceeds of Corruption and Tax Fraud
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 131: U.S. Sanctions Against Russia: Valid or Ineffective Economic Policy? with Fatema Merchant and Mario Torrico
Compliance into the Weeds - SAP Trade Sanctions Enforcement Action
What to Expect from the Biden Administration
A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act
Episode 153 -- The Mighty Amazon Falls to OFAC Enforcement Sword
Navigating an Increasingly Complex Sanctions Landscape: New Exposures for Corporations and Shipping
Episode 120: Interview of NAVEX Global Third-Party Risk Officials: Chris Bailey and Stephen Gooding
U.S. policy reversal allows suits in U.S. courts and visa denials, for “trafficking” in confiscated property in Cuba
Jones Day Presents: Considerations in Implementing Blockchain Technology
This Week in FCPA-Episode 80, The Last Jedi Edition
The Perils of Compliance with the Russia Sanctions Program
The Israel Securities Authority’s Financial Sanctions Committee recently issued two different decisions to impose financial sanctions on companies. These sanctions were for financial activities violating provisions of the...more
Welcome to the first instalment of 2024 of our Cayman Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. As we cover in this issue, there have been a number of updates in the first quarter of the year. Perhaps most notably is the...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union has decided that the reasons for the EU sanctions measures designating Mr Fridman and Mr Aven (two of the shareholders of LetterOne) were not sufficiently substantiated and their...more
There were some key publications this week in relation to financial crime, including a Commission request for the EBA to advise on standards and guidelines under the future AML/CFT framework in Europe and, in the UK, an HMT...more
2023 was an active year for the Cayman Islands regulatory industry. While we have endeavoured to keep you updated throughout the year with our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Reviews, our team has highlighted below the key changes...more
On April 20, 2023, the draft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023 was published (the draft Order). The draft Order will generally align the scope of the U.K.'s criminal insider dealing regime under...more
The UAE is the Middle East’s leading financial center and a global hub for trade, particularly in gold and precious metals. This large presence within the global financial system makes it a target for financial crime,...more
Since 9/11, countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) has been a focus of U.S. and international security policy, and an evolving feature of the regulatory and risk environment for authorities and the private sector. In the...more
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) on August 8, 2022, imposed sanctions against the popular decentralized virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash alleging that it has been used to launder...more
The Financial Action Task Force has published a report on the effectiveness of FATF member states' efforts to tackle money laundering and counter terrorism financing. The report is part of the FATF's 2019 Strategic Review...more
The FATF has published the results of its 12-month review into the revised FATF standards published in June 2019, designed to help tackle money laundering and terrorist financing risks connected with virtual assets and...more
The Financial Action Taskforce has published a report on issues of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing in relation to global stablecoins and stablecoins. The report was mandated by the G20 in October 2019,...more
The Financial Action Task Force has opened a consultation on amendments to Recommendation 1 and its Interpretive Note. Recommendation 1 provides guidance on assessing risks and applying a risk-based approach to money...more
FOURTH QUARTER 2019 - - Congress closes the year by passing new sanctions against China over human rights concerns, while OFAC clarifies the scope of recent actions against Chinese shipping companies. - In the wake of...more
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union has issued a note inviting Ministers of the Permanent Representatives Committee to consider certain issues regarding the EU anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism...more
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued guidance on the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the proposed U.K. regulations that will govern the U.K.'s application of international...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Provides Update on Conflict Minerals Rule - On April 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) issued a statement...more
Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 - Requires U.S. financial institutions to assist U.S. government agencies to detect and prevent money laundering by keeping records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments, and file reports...more
FC Stone Companies and Goldman Sachs Receive Largest Fines in CME Group’s 27 Disciplinary Actions Cascade: CME Group handed down sanctions in 27 separate disciplinary actions last week for alleged violations of rules...more