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October 19, 2018: EU adds Anjem Choudary to terror list, HMT amends
On Friday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) aligned its counter terrorism sanctions listings with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/1562 by amending the following: CHOUDARY Anjem DOB:...
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October 22, 2018: DFAT adds Anjem Choudary to its counter terror sanctions
Monday, after his addition by the United Nations ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, Australian officials added: QDi.419 Name: 1: ANJEM 2: CHOUDARY 3: na 4: na Title: na Designation: na...
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HKMA Alert: Fraudulent Hang Seng Bank website
Press Releases Fraudulent website related to Hang Seng Bank, Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Hang Seng Bank, Limited...
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HK SFC AML/CTF Circular: Seminar Materials
Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorist Financing Seminar Materials The PowerPoint slides of the presentations (in both English and...
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October 24, 2018: OFAC’s updating its website certificate
Important Technical Notice for Users of the OFAC Website 10/24/2018 The Treasury Department will be updating the HTTPS certificate it uses for the Treasury.gov domain approximately 7 weeks from the...
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October 25, 2018: OFAC adds to DPRK sanctions, amends counter terror listings
On Thursday, OFAC added the following person: TAN, Wee Beng, 51 Siang Kuang Avenue, Singapore; DOB 14 Feb 1977; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections...
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October 24, 2018: OFAC extends Belarus General License 2 for another year
The expiration for this new version (2F) is Octber 25th of next year (2019). To reiterate, it authorizes transactions with the following (and their OFAC 50 Percent Rule-implicated holdings): •...
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October 25, 2018: EU extends Burundi sanctions
PRESS Council of the European Union 25/10/2018 | PRESS RELEASE Burundi: EU renews sanctions until 31 October 2019 On 25 October 2018, the Council renewed the EU restrictive...
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OFSI ‘s April-June Quarterly TAFA Report issued
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issues a quarterly report on the functioning of the Terrorist Asset Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA). Here is the text of the report: Annex 1...
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HKMA Alert: Fraudulent DBS Bank website
Press Releases Fraudulent website related to DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by DBS Bank (Hong...
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HKMA Alert: Fraudulent Dah Sing Bank website
Press Releases Fraudulent website related to Dah Sing Bank, Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Dah Sing Bank, Limited on...
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Boo! Another fraudulent Dah Sing Bank website
Press Releases Fraudulent website related to Dah Sing Bank, Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Dah Sing Bank, Limited on...
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October 16, 2018: HK SFC AML/CFT Circular
Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities – Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorist Financing Early Alert on United Nations Sanctions 16 Oct 2018 Circular to Licensed Corporations...
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U.N. Narrative Summary: Who is Anjem Choudary?
QDi.419 ANJEM CHOUDARY Date on which the narrative summary became available on the Committee’s website: 15 October 2018 Reason for listing: Anjem Choudary was listed on 15 October 2018 pursuant to...
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November 2, 2018: OFAC amends Iranian sanctions regulations
Last Friday, OFAC issued amendments to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR). Here’s the narrative (non-legalese) section of the Federal Register notice: Background Implementing the...
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November 5, 2018: Maximum Pressure Iran Sanctions Snap Back
Publication of New Iran-related Frequently Asked Questions; Amendments to Existing Iran-related Frequently Asked Questions; Updates to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List...
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November 5, 2018: Treasury Press Release about Iran Sanctions Reimposition
U.S. Government Fully Re-Imposes Sanctions on the Iranian Regime As Part of Unprecedented U.S. Economic Pressure Campaign November 5, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, in its largest ever single-day action...
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November 5, 2018: Treasury Secretary Op-Ed in Financial Times on Iranian...
FT Op-Ed: Renewed sanctions will push Iran towards a better nuclear deal November 5, 2018 By Steven Mnuchin, US Treasury Secretary ~ As Printed in The Financial Times Monday marks the heaviest...
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HKMA Alert: Suspicious Bank of Singapore mobile apps
Press Releases Suspicious mobile applications (Apps) related to Bank of Singapore Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by...
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November 6, 2018: EU extends Venezuela sanctions for another year
PRESS Council of the European Union 6/11/2018 | PRESS RELEASE Venezuela: EU renews sanctions for one year In view of the continuing deterioration of the situation in...
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