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OFSI General License – Russian Banks

OFSI amends General licence INT/2022/1280876, relating to UK subsidiaries of Russian Banks, to include Sberbank CIB (UK) Ltd. A UK subsidiary may make payment for its basic needs including: payment of insurance premiums; payment of reasonable fees for…

EU agrees fifth package of restrictive measures against Russia

The Commission and the EEAS are working on additional proposals for possible sanctions, including on oil imports, and are reflecting on some of the ideas presented by Member States, such as taxes or specific payments channels, such as an escrow account…

Cayman Islands Task force on Russia sanctions

The Cayman Islands Govt has established a joint task force to coordinate, identify, and implement policy amendments to implement the Russia Sanctions. The primary purpose of the task force is to provide centralised discussions and decisions around policy…

US Treasury sanctions on Sberbank & Alfa-Bank

The US is imposing full blocking sanctions on Sberbank, Russia’s largest state-owned bank, and Alfa-Bank, Russia’s largest private bank. Treasury is also targeting family members of President Vladimir Putin (Putin) and Foreign Minster Sergey Lavrov…

US DoJ seizure of $90m yacht of sanctioned Russian oligarch

Spanish law enforcement executed a Spanish court order freezing the Motor Yacht (M/Y) Tango (the Tango), a 255-foot luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. Spanish authorities acted pursuant to a request from the US DoJ for assistance…

FCA statement on suspension of nickel trading on LME

The London Metal Exchange (the LME) suspended nickel trading, having concluded a disorderly market had arisen. The suspension occurred amid challenging commodity market conditions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…

EBA Risk Dashboard indicates limited direct impact on EU banks

The EBA published its Risk Dashboard for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021. A special feature highlights the potential impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the EU/EEA banking sector. Based on the EBA’s initial assessment, direct exposures to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine…

OFAC settlement with S&P Global relating to sanctions

OFAC reaches settlement with S&P Global, Inc. relating to transactions breaching Ukraine sanctions during 2016 and 2017. S&P Global has agreed to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of the Ukraine-Related Sanctions Regulations…

OFSI issues Russia & Belarus General Licenses

UK blocked a further 33 Russian individuals and 26 Russian entities, as well as 6 Belarusian entities. Notably, the additional designations included oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler reported…

SRA guidance on Financial sanctions and Russia

SRA has updated its guidance for firms on making sure they are adhering to the Government’s sanctions on Russian nationals and organisations in light of the conflict in Ukraine…

SRA launch on ‘thematic review’ of financial sanctions

SRA prepares to launch a ‘thematic review’ of financial sanctions, according the to Law Society. It will produce a report by the autumn with the aim of providing guidance to lawyers who may find themselves exposed in this area in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

 

US launch Multilateral Russian Oligarch Task Force

US Treasury & US DoJ virtually met with representatives from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the UK, and European Commission to launch the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) multilateral task force…