International

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Greensill Group Auditor Suspended in Australia for Two Years

By Editors | 17/12/2024

Joseph John Santangelo was suspended for failing to carry out Greensill’s group audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.

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.