Financial Institutions, Risk Management, Terrorist Organizations

Trump Administration Provides Significant Sanctions Relief to Syria

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/29/2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on May 23, 2025, announced a significant relaxation of the comprehensive economic sanctions imposed on Syria through the issuance of General...more

[Webinar] Mexico’s Evolving AML/CFT Environment: FATF Review and FTO Designations - May 14th, 12:30 pm ET

K2 Integrity on 4/30/2025

U.S. and Mexican companies and financial institutions are seeking to navigate AML/CFT, sanctions, export control, and tariff and supply chain concerns as their governments’ make rapid changes around trade and tariffs and ramp...more

Drug Cartel Designations as FTOs Increase Financial Institutions’ Civil Liability Risks Under the Antiterrorism Act

King & Spalding on 4/21/2025

The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) created a federal cause of action enabling U.S. nationals injured by reason of an "act of international terrorism" to sue those allegedly responsible for their injuries; it was later amended to...more

Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 2/6/2025

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

Implications for Mexican Banks and Financial Institutions of President Trump’s Designation of Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist...

Paul Hastings LLP on 2/3/2025

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that initiates the process of designating certain drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The executive order is primarily focused on...more

Domestic Terrorism: Understanding the Threat and How Banks Can Counter It

K2 Integrity on 10/26/2022

Domestic terrorism is not a new threat in America, but in recent years we have seen a significant and horrific increase in violent attacks and activities carried out by individuals and groups motivated by a range of radical...more

Training and Developing a Culture of Compliance

K2 Integrity on 6/24/2021

With tightening budgets, increasing regulatory expectations, and a growing number of risks, compliance teams at financial institutions face big challenges as they work to fulfill their mission to mitigate financial crimes and...more

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