Compliance OFAC Announces New Sanctions Targeting Hamas’s Financing Networks Copy by Raxer X. 11/07/2024
Compliance Thailand Launches ‘Your Data’ Project to Facilitate Secure Personal Data Sharing for Financial Services 10/07/2024
Export Controls The Netherlands Imposes Broader Export Restrictions on Semiconductor Equipment 09/06/2024
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Brookings Proposes Portable Digital ID in Response to FinCEN Request for Information on AML Rule Change The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has highlighted the need for enhancements to the rules governing the onboarding of... by Daisy D. 05/21/2024
Compliance EU Establishes Harmonized Enforcement and Penalties for Sanctions Violations The European Union has adopted a new directive aimed at establishing EU-wide rules for defining criminal offences and penalties... by Daisy D. 05/21/2024
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Labour to Outline Measures Against UK Financial Crime New Approach Proposed to Address Corruption and Financial Crime Labour is set to propose a series of measures aimed... by Daisy D. 05/21/2024
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) SkyCity Agrees to $2.54M Penalty in New Zealand for AML/CFT Breaches SkyCity Entertainment Group, a gaming operator in New Zealand and Australia, has announced an agreement with New Zealand authorities... by Daisy D. 05/21/2024
Compliance Myanmar: Exploring Alternatives to Sanctions The imposition of sanctions often leads to significant impacts on the local population. Instead, there may be more effective... by Daisy D. 05/20/2024
Compliance European Union Criminalizes Violations of Sanctions On April 12, 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted a directive criminalizing the violation of sanctions at... by Daisy D. 05/20/2024
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Treasury Prioritizes Closing AML Regulation Loopholes in 2024 Strategy The Treasury Department has announced that addressing regulation loopholes contributing to money laundering in the U.S. financial system will... by Daisy D. 05/18/2024
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) SkyCity Entertainment Agrees to $73 Million Penalty for Anti-Money Laundering Breaches SkyCity Entertainment has agreed to pay a penalty of A$67 million (approximately $73 million) for breaches of anti-money laundering... by Daisy D. 05/17/2024
Compliance China to Sanction Taiwan Commentators Over Alleged Misinformation BEIJING – The Chinese mainland has announced plans to impose sanctions on certain Taiwan political commentators accused of spreading... by Daisy D. 05/17/2024
Compliance MSD Animal Health Launches EID-Based Real-Time Monitoring System for Pigs MSD Animal Health has introduced LeeO, a new system that enables producers to capture and monitor important events in... by Geraldine S. 05/16/2024