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ACSS membership is designed to help you network and grow as a sanctions professional.
Membership Benefits
Gain access to industry leaders, participate in training, and tap into vital resources.
Certified Sanctions Specialist Credentials
Our Certified Sanctions Specialist, or CSS, program sets the standard for the profession. The ACSS is proud to offer a program that teaches knowledge and skills that are essential to sanctions professionals working in a variety of settings, including: financial institutions, international corporations, law firms, consultancies, and government. The CSS exam assesses knowledge and grants credentials only to those who exhibit sanctions mastery.
Training
Webinars
- December 05, 2019
Know Your Sanctions Lists: How to Properly Screen for Both OFAC and EU/UN Designations - January 16, 2020
Staying Compliant with Venezuela Sanctions – Restrictions and Complex Scenarios - January 30, 2020
FREE! Tuning and Model Validation & System Annual Restriction: Using tools to accelerate model validation & tuning processes independently of the OFAC system
CSS Certification Exam
- February 1, 2020
Spring Session
- June 1, 2020
Summer Session
- November 2020
Fall Session
Conference
- May 15, 2020
2020 European International Sanctions Conference - October 20, 2020
2020 International Sanctions Conference
Affiliates
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The ‘Brexit’ Effect: What the UK’s Departure from the EU Could Mean for the Global Sanctions Landscape
December 9, 2019 By: John McKendrick QC* and Alex Haines** Over three years ago, in the June 23 Referendum, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). This departure from the EU, also known as ‘Brexit’, has put the world on stand-by, waiting to see what terms the...
Regulators Worldwide Set Their Sights on Crypto
December 2, 2019 By: Natasha Bright, ACSS Reporter The past year has seen a flurry of new regulations, laws, and guidance documents on cryptocurrencies. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the European Union (EU), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and...
The ‘Nica Act’: The Nexus, Effect, and Long-Arm Reach of US Sanctions Against Nicaragua
November 6, 2019 By: John McKendrick QC* and Alex Haines** The Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018(NHRACA) seeks to hold violators of human rights and corrupt actors in Nicaragua accountable. It also instructs the U.S. president to impose individual...
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Association of Certified
Sanctions Specialists
7950 NW 53rd Street, Suite 337,
Miami, FL 33166
United States