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US, UK, and Australia target additional Hamas financial networks and facilitators of virtual currency transfers

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC, alongside the UK and Australia, has issued new sanctions targeting Hamas’s financial networks in Gaza, focusing on cryptocurrency transfers and money laundering activities linked to Iran’s IRGC-QF…

US Department of State announces new global sanctions on Hamas financial networks

The U.S., in coordination with Australia and the UK, has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting financial networks affiliated with Hamas in Gaza, intensifying efforts to disrupt the group’s funding mechanisms…

UK ECJU issues Guidance consisting of “reminders and good practice” for your export licence applications in 2024 and beyond.

All applications received are processed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria and noting any trade sanctions, embargoes and other restrictions in place at the location where your proposed exports are going…

HM Treasury sanctions extreme right wing group, Blood and Honour

UK Government announced a full asset freeze against Blood and Honour, an entity suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, including: promoting and encouraging terrorism, recruiting individuals for terrorism, and financing terrorist activities.

UK expands access to humanitarian aid in Gaza

The UK voted in favor of UNSC resolution 2720 to expand access to humanitarian aid in Gaza including steps towards a sustainable ceasefire. The amendment added the Disasters Emergency Committee as a Relevant Person; amended the definition of “UK Funded Person;” clarified…

NCA and OFSI issue ‘Red Alert’ aimed at UK financial institutions and the regulated sector

The NCA and OFSI have issued an alert to inform the UK financial sector about common methods suspected to be used by Russia to bypass the sanctions imposed by the UK on Russia in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine in early 2022…

OFSI publishes its Annual Review covering 2022 to 2023

Details 35 regimes and 3883 designations, including broad and severe sanctions imposed against Russia.

NCA issues ‘Red Alert’ on the export of high risk goods

The purpose of this Alert is to provide information to UK businesses on common techniques suspected to be in use to evade sanctions on the export of high-risk goods, which Russia is using on the battlefield in Ukraine

OFSI amends general license that enables travelling of Russian

OFSI amended General License INT/2022/1839676 related to Russian travel in order to clarify that the license permits UK persons to purchase tickets from Designated Persons (“DPs”) or any Subsidiary for passenger rail and passenger air journeys that originate in, or within, Russia…

RUSI insights on how to counter sanctions-evasion networks

RUSI’s insights contribute to a broader understanding of the challenges associated with combating sanctions evasion networks. Efforts to align third countries with sanctions against Russia will only succeed when the private networks facilitating circumvention…

FCA issues guidance for crypto firms to help them comply with marketing rules

The Guidance also details how authorised firms communicating or approving financial promotions should apply the Consumer Duty to their marketing.

FCA surveys Sanctions systems and controls: firms’ response to increased sanctions due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The FCA has identified examples of both good practice and areas for improvement under 5 key themes notably; Governance and oversight, CDD and KYC procedures, Skills and Resources, Screening Capabilities, Reporting breaches to the FCA…

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