As it targets terrorist groups and their finances, the U.S. Government announces potent secondary sanctions that can impede correspondent banking relationships of non-U.S. banks. A new U.S. Executive Order updates the...more
This quarter saw the announcement of sweeping new sanctions against Russia’s billionaire class and their corporate holdings, and included the Trump Administration’s first issuance of sanctions against Russia for meddling in...more
President Trump signs the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act,” which — among other measures — requires Congressional review to ease Russia-related sanctions. On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, President...more
Why it matters - Swiss-based UBS AG's agreement to pay more than $1.7 million to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) underscores the scope of OFAC sanctions and the complications...more