All posts tagged "Sanctions"
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565AML / KYCFTSE Russell, MSCI Consult on Impact of China Sanctions
FTSE Russell is seeking views on the impact of the sanctions on its indexes. MSCI is asking about the impacts on investment processes.
November 27, 2020 -
1.0KAML / KYCPhilippines Approves House Bill to Strengthen AML Law
The amendments will bring precious metals dealers, casinos and real estate brokers and developers into scope under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
November 27, 2020 -
657AML / KYCUS Sanctions Four More Officials Over Hong Kong National Security Law
China's Foreign Ministry says the move is a violation of the basic norms governing international relations, urging the US to withdraw the sanctions.
November 11, 2020 -
846AML / KYCSFC Eases Uncertainty Over National Security Law – Report
Implementing US sanctions is unlikely to be considered a breach of the national security law. The SFC has dropped a plan to force cloud providers to share client data.
November 10, 2020 -
2.0KAML / KYCWhat a New US Administration Could Mean for the Sanctions Landscape
Guy Harrison compares the approaches to China, Iran and Russia we can expect from incumbent Donald Trump and candidate Joe Biden ahead of the US presidential election.
November 2, 2020 -
725AML / KYCHKAA Sanctions Impact ‘Relatively Muted’, For Now: IIF
One of the main concerns for Chinese banks is that a loss of access to dollar finance could hamper their ability to lend to corporate customers that rely on USD financing.
October 30, 2020 -
1.2KAML / KYCFATF Adopts Measures to Mitigate Proliferation Financing Risk
The changes are aimed at ensuring FIs and DNFBPs do not unwittingly support or become part of proliferation financing networks or schemes.
October 26, 2020 -
700AML / KYCOFAC Settles Iran Sanctions Case with Berkshire Hathaway
A Berkshire subsidiary knowingly exported cutting tools and related inserts to Turkish distributors to then be shipped to a distributor in Iran for resale to Iranian end-users.
October 21, 2020 -
2.4KAML / KYCSoW/SoF Checks: What Does Good Look Like?
Regulation Asia spoke to financial crime compliance experts about the ongoing effort required to achieve and maintain high standards for source of wealth and source of funds checks.
October 18, 2020 -
752AML / KYCAPG Releases First Follow-up Report on Pakistan
The APG says Pakistan has been re-rated from 'partially compliant' to 'compliant' on Recommendation 29 and has made progress on Recommendation 1.
October 18, 2020
