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OFSI publishes Guidance on financial sanctions implementation for high value dealers

The Guidance is provided for entities and individuals operating in the sale or trade of high value goods, especially those trading internationally with regions that may be subject to UK financial sanctions restrictions. It covers asset freezes, reporting obligations, enforcement..
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Atlantic Council publishes Global Sanctions Dashboard

This edition answers the most controversial question about the blocked Russian state assets: to seize them or not to seize them?  and proposes a solution that would transfer funds directly and quickly to Ukraine without triggering a host of legal obstacles in the US...  
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OFSI expands Russia-related prohibitions on trust services

OFSI issues a new general license to further restrict Russian efforts to access trust services in the UK. This action was taken in response to enforcement agency evidence suggesting that UK-based trust and company service providers have been offering trust services to...
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OFSI updates its Enforcement and Monetary Penalty Guidance

The updated Guidance includes paragraphs setting out OFSI’s expectations around the nature and type of due diligence that companies should undertake when assessing whether an entity is owned or controlled by one or more designated persons, for sanctions purposes...  
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Global Advisory on Russian Sanctions Evasion issued by the Multilateral REPO Task Force

The REPO Task Force’s collective efforts have resulted in the freezing of tens of billions of dollars and the freezing or seizure of high-value goods or property. However, some sanctioned Russian elites and their financial networks have managed to evade sanctions and...
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US and UK sanction members of Russia-Based Trickbot Cybercrime Gang

The US and UK have imposed sanctions against seven leading members of a notorious Russian hacking gang known as Trickbot which is a malicious software at one point was counted among one of the internet's most pernicious security threats, capable of stealing financial data...

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UK sanctions target corrupt political figures, human rights violators and perpetrators

The new UK sanctions target 30 individuals and entities oppressing fundamental freedoms around the world in most widespread package to date this includes 18 designations targeting individuals involved in violations and abuses of human rights and 6 perpetrators...
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SRA Complying with the UK Sanctions Regime

The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published Guidance on complying with the UK sanctions regime. It explains the SRA’s expectations of firms and solicitors and provides practical advice to firms on avoiding sanctions breaches...
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UK Department for Transport amends its transport sanctions Guidance

The Guidance was amended to add guidance on Belarus ship sanctions and expand the guidance on Belarus aircraft sanctions. It sets out the definition of Belarusian ships and Belarusian aircrafts in the context of the prohibitions on such ships and aircrafts...
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OFSI oil price cap relating to Russian energy products 

The UK and Price Cap Coalition (G7 + Australia) partners have agreed tough and comprehensive sanctions on Russia’s most lucrative export: crude oil and refined oil products. OFSI is collectively banning the import of Russian oil and oil products into our markets...
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OFSI publishes its Annual Review 2021/22

OFSI has issued 33 general licences and 42 new and 107 amended specific licences in this period, most in relation to Libya sanctions. It received 642 licence applications in the 1st 6 months of the invasion. OFSI will prioritise licence applications where there are “issues of personal basic...
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Consolidated list of sanctioned entities

This collection from OpenSanctions combines all designated entities from various sanctions lists and represents the broadest set of sanctioned people, companies and other assets that are designated globally. Virtually all sanctions lists are based on the UN Security Council List...
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