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OFAC makes clear in a new advisory that it may impose civil penalties if ransomware payments are made to sanctioned individuals or entities.

Four individuals were charged for "willfully" failing to establish, implement, and maintain an adequate AML programme that included a KYC component.

Citi's audio preservation system deleted more than 2.77 million audio files, including recordings that were subject to a December 2017 CFTC subpoena.

Banks with more than $100bn in total assets are not allowed to initiate new share buyback programmes and dividends are capped based on recent income.

The settlement will fully resolve investigations carried out by the DOJ, CFTC and SEC into trades made over nearly ten years.

DTCC believes that the industry can achieve full dematerialisation of over 98 percent of all US physical certificates in the next three years.

The two former traders were found guilty of fraud charges for their respective roles in manipulating gold and silver futures prices.

Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) launched on 17 September; Members Exchange (MEMX) on 21 September; MIAX Pearl will launch on 25 September.

Any foreign FI that knowingly facilitates a significant transaction for the designated individuals or entities could be subject to US sanctions.

The trove of documents shows that the banks allowed $2tr to flow through the financial system despite having flagged the transactions as suspicious.