OSFI catches up to all the recent UN updates to terror sanctions
On Friday, OSFI updated its Consolidated list with the additions and changes recently instituted by the United Nations, and implemented earlier in the week by Austraian regulators. Links: OSFI Notice...
View ArticleOctober 3, 2014: HMT removes 6 from Iran nuclear sanctions
Sorry I’m so behind … Mr. Watchlist has been busy at work…On Friday, October 3, Her Majesty’s Treasury removed the following person: ZANJANI, Babak DOB: 12/03/1971. Other Information: EU listing. Not...
View ArticleOctober 3, 2014: HMT renews 5 TAFA Final Designations
On Friday, October 3, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) renewed the following 5 Final Designations: ABDOLLAHI, Hamed DOB: 11/08/1960 a.k.a: ABDULLAHI, Mustafa Nationality: Iranian citizenship Passport...
View ArticleOctober 6, 2014: OFAC General License 3 absolves DenizBank
DenizBank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sberbank, which is on the Sectoral Sanctions Identification (SSI) List. However, it's a Turkish bank – and the US wants the Turks to fight ISIS near the Syrian...
View ArticleOctober 10, 2014: OFAC introduces the Consolidated Sanctions List
On Friday, OFAC announced that it would now all 5 of its non-SDN lists in a data file format suitable for using in screening systems (similar to the files already available for the SDN List). The 5...
View ArticleOctober 8, 2014: SECO updates Al-Qaida sanctions lists
A week ago, Swiss regulators made a number of changes to their Consolidated List, including 15 additions, a removal and a handful of changes. For brevity, please refer to the PDF below (it's 11 pages...
View ArticleOctober 8, 2014: SECO adds 2, updates 12 for Somalia sanctions
Last Wednesday, Swiss regulators added the following 2 persons: SSID: 180-28884 Name: Maalim Salman DOB: 1979 (approximately) POB: Nairobi, Kenya Good quality a.k.a.: a) Mu’alim Salman b) Mualem...
View ArticleOctober 14, 2014: HMT revokes Moazzam Begg Final Designation
On Tuesday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) revoked the Final Designation under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA) for the following person: BEGG Moazzam DOB: 05/07/1968. POB: Sparkhill,...
View ArticleOctober 14, 2014: UN, DFAT update Libya sanctions entries
On Tuesday, in response to actions by the United Nations, Australian regulators updated the following 2 listings subject to travel bans only: QUREN SALIH QUREN AL QADHAFI Colonel AMID HUSAIN AL KUNI...
View ArticleOctober 16, 2014: OFAC giveth (Syria), OFAC taketh away (non-proliferation)
On Thursday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following persons: AL-ZEYDI, Issa (a.k.a. AL-ZAYDI, Issa); DOB 07 Feb 1939; POB Russia; nationality Russia; Passport 63N9437545...
View ArticleOctober 17, 2014: SECO updates Iran sanctions
On Friday, Swiss regulators modified the following 6 entities listed under its Iran sanctions: SSID: 80-9746 Foreign identifier: 121. Name: Azores Shipping Company Good quality a.k.a.: Azores Shipping...
View ArticleOctober 17, 2014: OFAC clarifies policy on NGOs & humanitarian assistance
Providing humanitarian assistance is often an area where OFAC will license activity. In order to make the policy clearer, OFAC issued guidance on Friday. While some of the points say “proceed with...
View ArticleOctober 21, 2014: OFAC plays Musical Terrorists & Drug Traffickers
On Tuesday, OFAC added the following two persons to the SDN list under the anti-terror sanctions program: MAWAFI, Ramzi (a.k.a. AL MOWAFI, Ramzi Mahmoud; a.k.a. MOWAFI, Ramzi; a.k.a. MUWAFI, Ramzi);...
View ArticleOctober 22, 2014: HMT adds 18, modifies 4 Syrian sanctions listings
Wednesday, in line with Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2014, Her Majesty’s Treasury added the following 16 individuals: ABDALLAH, Khalaf, Souleymane DOB: –/–/1960. POB: Deir Ezzor a.k.a:...
View ArticleOctober 17, 2014: EU, HMT shuffle the DPRK deck
On Friday, October 17, Her Majesty’s Treasury, in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1059/2014, removed the following individual from the Consolidated List: PYONG-HO, Jon DOB:...
View ArticleOctober 17, 2014: EU, HMT modify al-Qaida sanctions list
On Friday, October 17, Her Majesty’s Treasury, in line with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1058/2014, added the following 14 persons: 1. AL ZAHRANI, Ahmed, Abdullah, Saleh, Al-Khazmari DOB:...
View ArticleOctober 17, 2014; EU, HMT modify Afghan sanctions list
On Friday, October 17, in line with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1057/2014, Her Majesty’s Treasury added the following 5 persons to the Consolidated List, under the Aghanistan sanctions...
View ArticleOctober 23, 2014: HMT, EU add 2 to Somali sanctions
On Thursday, in line with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1104/2014, the following 2 persons were added to Her Majesty's Treasury's Consolidated List, under the Somalia sanctions program:...
View ArticleOctober 24, 2014: EU, HMT update 2 Libyan sanctions listings
On Friday, in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1103/2014, Her Majesty's Treasury updated the following 2 persons sanctioned under the Libyan sanctions program in the...
View ArticleOctober 29, 2014: UN, DFAT, OSFI remove Al-Haramain Foundation from Al-Qaida...
On Wednesday, Australian & Canadian regulators deleted the following listing from its Consolidated List after the change was adopted by the United Nations: QE.A.117.04. Name: AL-HARAMAIN FOUNDATION...
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