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...
Do Cryptocurrencies Pose a Sanctions Risk?
October 04, 2019 By: Natasha Bright, ACSS Reporter The virtual currency sector has exploded in the last few years. What began as one cryptocurrency in 2009 – Bitcoin – has...
Wake Up To Sanctions | Second Quarter 2019 – Summer Edition Sanctions Round Up
August 05, 2019 OFAC Publishes New Framework for Compliance Commitments, Naming 5 Essential Components On May 2, 2019, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...
US Treasury Requests Further Funds Increase For Sanctions, Terrorism, and OFAC IT Infrastructure
May 2, 2019 By: Anna Sayre, Head of Legal Content, ACSS Regulators at the U.S. Treasury have signalled their top priorities for the year, and it doesn’t look good for sanctions...
Ten Tips On How To Comply With An OFAC Settlement Agreement (Or Avoid the Regulator Altogether)
April 23, 2019 By: Scott Nance*, Principal, LC Consulting Recent times have seen an uptick in sanctions enforcement actions, placing an onus on many compliance suites and...
Wake Up To Sanctions
SanctionsAlert.com Sanctions Round Up May 30, 2018 FinCEN CDD Rule Comes into Effect; FFIEC Issues Guidance for Compliance Suites, including for OFAC Officers On May 11, 2018,...