The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced on July 15, 2025, that Interactive Brokers LLC (“IB”)—a globally active electronic brokerage firm headquartered in Greenwich,...more
7/23/2025
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Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
International Trade ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sanctions ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements
In one of the more notable enforcement actions of 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) recently imposed a $1,104,408 civil penalty on a U.S. person for 75 separate violations...more
12/5/2024
/ Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fines ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
ITSR ,
Money Services Business ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanction Violations ,
SDN List
On October 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued critical guidance aimed at enhancing financial institutions’ compliance with the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”)....more
On May 30, 2024, following passage by the European Parliament in late April, the European Council officially adopted a set of rules that modernizes and harmonizes money laundering and terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”)...more
6/19/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Money Laundering ,
New Rules ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
White Collar Crimes