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8 Dec 2021, 5:15 pm
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of Treasury on Tuesday added 15 individuals across Iran, Syria and Uganda to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on allegations of “serious human rights abuse and repressive acts targeting innocent civilians, political opponents, and peaceful protestors. [read post]
8 Dec 2021, 11:27 am
The Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of a registered investment advisor (“RIA”) must conduct a review of the adviser’s compliance policies and procedures annually. [read post]
8 Dec 2021, 7:27 am
The Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of a registered investment advisor (“RIA”) must conduct a review of the adviser’s compliance policies and procedures annually. [read post]
6 Dec 2021, 5:01 am
There are a few Senate-confirmed advisers in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), such as the director and deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, the director of national drug control policy, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the U.S. trade representative. [read post]
5 Dec 2021, 3:58 am
If the Hong Kong parent is a mere “shell”, with little more than an office with a bank account that gets swept to zero every day, contracting with just the Hong Kong parent company will probably not be a good option because the Hong Kong shell company will not have assets available to pay a judgment. [read post]
2 Dec 2021, 6:12 am
Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced that it had designated virtual currency exchange Chatex, and three companies that provided support to Chatex, for facilitating financial transactions for ransomware groups. [read post]
1 Dec 2021, 11:53 am
Commerce Department announced export controls on eight Chinese quantum computing companies. [read post]
1 Dec 2021, 11:11 am
U.S. sanctions are issued by the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Controls and have for many years had an impact on tech (we’ve written about that previously in the context of country-level sanctions on, for instance, Syria). [read post]
1 Dec 2021, 7:40 am
Notarisation fees are calculated in accordance with the particulars of the document and not the type or value of the assets. [read post]
25 Nov 2021, 11:41 am
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Wednesday expanded authorizations for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to engage in certain transactions and activities in Syria. [read post]
22 Nov 2021, 7:56 am
Both the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have become key players in the whole-of-government effort to counter ransomware. [read post]
22 Nov 2021, 2:00 am
Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Suex OTC, S.R.O., a Russian virtual currency exchange, for its alleged role in facilitating and laundering financial transactions for ransomware groups. [read post]
22 Nov 2021, 1:05 am
These include, but are not limited to: refusing customers in certain (very) high-risk countries; blocking crypto addresses linked to illegal activities and addresses on the Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions lists; block transactions with external crypto addresses; random checks to establish whether the counterparty and/or beneficiary specified by the customer is actually the recipient/sender; carrying out research based on metadata, such as IP addresses… [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 2:43 pm
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Thursday designated senior Houthi military leader Saleh Mesfer Alshaer. [read post]
15 Nov 2021, 12:27 pm
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an announcement that it was imposing sanctions on the Public Ministry of Nicaragua, their public prosecutor’s office, as well as on nine officials it claims were involved in the repression of human rights and fundamental freedoms. [read post]
15 Nov 2021, 6:17 am
Specifically, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) would need to provide adequate assurances to the private bank, its correspondent banks, and other stakeholders that it could conduct USD auctions and articulate an acceptable control and risk framework, described below. [read post]
13 Nov 2021, 7:23 am
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a statement condemning Eritrean interference in the Ethiopian fighting. [read post]
12 Nov 2021, 9:18 am
It emerged as the first major political challenge for the Biden administration after taking office. [read post]
11 Nov 2021, 9:00 am
The US sanctions program against Nicaragua is administered by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. [read post]
11 Nov 2021, 7:11 am
National sanctions are typically implemented by executives and enforced by agencies, such as the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). [read post]
