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PEPs & Sanctions
US Sanctions Eight Firms for Enabling Human Rights Violations
By Editors | 16/12/2024
Commerce Dept said two Chinese targets enabled human rights violations and four others supplied parts and components to Myanmar’s military.
PEPs & Sanctions
EU to Issues First Sanctions Targeting Russian Disinformation
By Editors | 16/12/2024
The sanctions are part of a new regime that focuses on disinformation operations and other Russian-sponsored destabilising activities globally.
PEPs & Sanctions
Russia’s Rosneft, India’s Reliance Agree $13b Crude Oil Deal
By Editors | 16/12/2024
The EU has been separately calling on Indian authorities to stop the illicit flow of Common High Priority Items to Russia.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Fines Global Logistics Firm for Sanctions Violations
By Editors | 16/12/2024
The violations of Cuba and Iran sanctions were committed by subsidiaries based in China, Spain, Canada, Australia and Peru.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Considers New Sanctions Targeting Russian Oil Exports
By Editors | 15/12/2024
The new sanctions would potentially target foreign buyers of Russian crude oil and more of the vessels used for shipments.
Structural Regulation
EU Agrees to Streamline BMR Authorisation, Registration Rules
By Editors | 15/12/2024
Administrators of benchmarks defined as non-significant in the EU will be removed from the scope of current rules.
PEPs & Sanctions
EU States Agree on 15th Russia Sanctions Package – Reports
By Editors | 13/12/2024
The sanctions target 52 vessels, over 50 individuals and around 30 entities. The package is expected to be formally adopted on Monday.
Tokenisation
ICMA Publishes Guidance on DLT Based Debt Securities
By Editors | 13/12/2024
The guide highlights considerations for the end-to-end lifecycle of DLT-based debt securities, intended to promote wider adoption of tokenised assets.
Trading & Investment
ICE and EEX Expand Offerings in Japan’s Energy Market
By Thisanka Siripala | 13/12/2024
ICE has added Japanese power futures to its product suite while EEX said it will launch Japanese power monthly options in February.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Google and Swift Collaborate to Combat Payments Fraud
By Thisanka Siripala | 13/12/2024
The initiative follows a successful pilot with financial institutions across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.
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