ACSS Spotlight on: Corruption and Sanctions Technology
Ship Registries Agree to Information Pact To Help Avoid Sanctions Evasion
July 01, 2020 By: Natasha Bright, ACSS Reporter Jurisdictions like North Korea or Iran have long sought to evade sanctions through the maritime industry. To buy and sell commodities like oil or coal, some shipping companies manipulate identifying information...
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Ask Me Anything – Is This Transaction Allowed or Prohibited Under OFAC?
- Nov 19, 2020
Understanding Sanctions Risks in Trade Finance
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Ship Registries Agree to Information Pact To Help Avoid Sanctions Evasion
July 01, 2020 By: Natasha Bright, ACSS Reporter Jurisdictions like North Korea or Iran have long sought to evade sanctions through the maritime industry. To buy and sell commodities like oil or coal, some shipping companies manipulate identifying information...
ACSS Member Profile: Paul McCarthy – Chair of the ACSS Sanctions Innovation and Technology Task Force
June 29, 2020 By: Jack Walsh, ACSS Reporter For this Member Profile, ACSS spoke with Paul McCarthy, a founder and partner of The Mizen Group and the new chair of ACSS’s Sanctions Innovation and Technology Taskforce (SITT). Mr. McCarthy is a senior technologist and...
Combatting Corruption Through Compliance: Part 2: The Five Steps of a Risk Assessment
June 25, 2020 By: Scott Nance, Principal, Langley Compliance Consulting LLC* Detecting and preventing corruption should be an integral part of any organization’s efforts in the battle against financial and economic crime. Though we often think of corruption involving...
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