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Sanctions
EU States Step Up Efforts to Prevent Sanctions Circumvention
By Editors | 11/03/2024
Cases in Finland, Lithuania, Austria, Germany and Georgia show the pervasive the issue is, as well as signs that a deeper crackdown is underway.
Sanctions
Iran Court Allows Confiscation of US Oil in Response to Sanctions
By Editors | 10/03/2024
Proceeds from the confiscated oil will be used to compensate victims of a rare skin disease who have been unable to access certain medical items due to US sanctions.
Sanctions
Canada Announces New Iran Sanctions for Human Rights Abuses
By Editors | 10/03/2024
The sanctions target two individuals for their participation in the “violent repression of Iranian citizens, targeting in particular women and girls”.
AML / KYC
INTERPOL Updates Guidance on AI Innovation in Law Enforcement
By Editors | 10/03/2024
The updated toolkit provides additional guidance for law enforcement agencies on AI governance, ethics and strategy development.
Securities / Derivatives
EMEs Can Improve Shock Resilience With Better Hedging Markets
By Manesh Samtani | 09/03/2024
The BIS finds that emerging markets with a more diverse investor base and better-developed hedging markets tend to have more resilient government bond markets.
Capital / Liquidity
BCBS Proposes Revisions to Address ‘Window-Dressing’
By Manesh Samtani | 08/03/2024
The BCBS proposes to require banks to report and disclose most G-SIB indicators based on average values over the reporting year, rather than year-end values.
Sanctions
US Authorities Explain Sanctions Obligations of Non-US Persons
By Manesh Samtani | 07/03/2024
DOJ, OFAC, and Commerce Department explain their enforcement authority and provide examples of actions already taken against non-US-based parties.
Sanctions
EU to Sanction 35 Individuals Over Death of Alexei Navalny
By Editors | 07/03/2024
The EU’s sanctions will target the most number of individuals over Navalny’s death compared to those of its allies Australia, Canada, the UK and US.
Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions Two More Vessels for Supporting Houthis
By Editors | 07/03/2024
The sanctions also target Hong Kong-based and Marshall Islands-based companies, which own the two vessels.
Capital / Liquidity
Basel III Monitoring Shows Bank Capital Ratios “Largely Stable”
By Manesh Samtani | 07/03/2024
Capital shortfalls under the final Basel III standards increased slightly for large internationally active banks, which saw record profits.
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