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Lexology: US Imposes stricter export controls to hinder Russian procurement of Ukraine
To counter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US government has implemented comprehensive sanctions and export controls. This alert outlines key restrictions imposed by the US Department of Commerce and the US Department of State, which significantly limit exports, reexports, and transfers of technology and goods to Russia, Belarus, and affiliated entities…
Independent: Chile’s leading lawyer has been detained on ML and tax fraud charges, shaking the nation’s elite
Chile’s top lawyer, Luis Hermosilla, has been detained pending trial on charges of ML and tax fraud following a high-profile corruption scandal. The court approved the prosecution’s request for his detention after leaked recordings suggested he discussed bribes with a former client. The investigation has implicated judges and business leaders, threatening Chile’s reputation for low corruption and its standing with international financial institutions…
The Guardian: Glencore’s former oil trading chief with conspiring to make corrupt payments to benefit the company’s West African oil operations
Alex Beard, Glencore’s former head of oil trading, along with ex-executives Andrew Gibson faces charges from a long-running bribery investigation. The charges relate to corrupt oil contract awards in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast from 2007 to 2014. This follows Glencore’s 2022 guilty plea to corruption and market manipulation in the US and UK for bribes in eight countries, including Brazil and South Sudan…
Finextra: Deutsche Bank agrees to settle majority of post bank shareholder claims as it is facing difficulty since 2008
Deutsche Bank has settled most claims in the Postbank case agreeing to pay former shareholders an additional €31 per share on top of the €25 previously paid though some shareholders remain dissatisfied. Following last week’s denials the banks share price fell but rose 3% with the announcement of further settlements, the bank also plans to cut its future pay out reserves by €430 million…
Reuters: RBB Bancorp announces that US regulators have lifted the October 2023 consent order
RBB Bancorp announced that the consent order issued by US regulators in October 2023 has been lifted. This comes after resolving deficiencies in its AML and CFT program. The order was imposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation…
LexisNexis Risk Solutions: UK firms are spending the equivalent of £21k per hour on fighting financial crime
The True Cost of Compliance series seeks to assess and monitor the UK financial services sector’s efforts in detecting and preventing financial crime. In partnership with Oxford Economics, the study conducted detailed qualitative surveys of 254 UK firms to analyze spending and activity distribution across various compliance obligations…
Luxembourg Times: Luxembourg’s financial sector struggling to recruit sufficient skilled staff to comply with AML regulations
Financial institutions in Luxembourg have seen AML costs rise by 18% in two years and overall compliance costs grow 16% annually since 2015, yet they are less inclined to invest in new digital AML tools compared to their EMEA counterparts. CSSF director general Claude Marx stressed the need for adopting new technologies, including generative AI, to enhance AML efficiency, noting many institutions still use outdated systems…
Guardian: UK to appoint corruption Tsar to recoup billions from COVID-19 fraud
The Chancellor believes the Treasury can recover £2.6billion lost to waste, fraud, and flawed pandemic contracts. A new Covid corruption commissioner will be appointed this week to work with the Department of Health and Social Care, as well as HMRC, SFO and the NCA Agency, to investigate £7.6 billion in Covid-related fraud…
Bloomberg: Australia imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers and youth group over violent attacks on Palestinians
Australia has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on seven Israelis and a youth group for their involvement in violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. Foreign Minister Penny Wong criticized Israel’s settlements as illegal under international law and a major obstacle to Middle East peace, highlighting the severity of the violence, including assaults and torture committed by those sanctioned…
MoneyLaundering.com: FCA fines Coinbase £3.5m for AML failings
FCA fined CB Payments Limited, a London-based affiliate of Coinbase, £3.5m for repeatedly violating restrictions on serving high-risk customers. CBPL does not handle cryptocurrency transactions directly, it acts as a gateway for trades conducted through other Coinbase Group entities. Despite a 2020 agreement with the FCA to halt services to high-risk clients while addressing AML system weaknesses…
AUSTRAC urges stricter regulations to address the growing use of cryptocurrencies in criminal activities in Australia
The Australian Government is dedicated to collaborating with international partners to exchange intelligence and bolster defenses against ML threats at domestic, regional, and global levels. This effort is supported by various multilateral and bilateral agreements managed through its agencies…
Bloomberg: ECB is pushing UK Fintech Revolut to bolster EU Bank controls amid review
The European Central Bank is urging Revolut to enhance financial crime controls and governance at its EU unit following similar issues to those delaying the UK fintech’s banking license bid. Having recently taken direct supervision of Revolut Holdings Europe UAB, the ECB has identified several deficiencies in the unit’s control environment and is demanding improvements…