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Baker Botts L.L.P.

Beyond the Fine: What Financial Gatekeepers Must Learn from Interactive Brokers’ OFAC Settlement

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has significantly increased its focus on sanctions compliance for “financial gatekeepers,” including financial institutions and other firms...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Sanctions Compliance Measures to Mitigate Russia Trade Sanctions Evasion Tactics

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The various and elusive tactics used by Russia to evade global sanctions and export controls have grown increasingly sophisticated over the last several months, putting the onus on multinational entities to become equally...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: How Regulatory Events of 2023 Should Guide Financial Institutions' New Year's Resolutions for 2024

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As consumer-facing financial institutions of all types—from well-established banks to newly-launched fintechs—set their 2024 regulatory compliance goals, they may wonder if their New Year’s resolutions align with those that...more

The Volkov Law Group

Practical Risk-Based Ranking Strategies to Beneficial Ownership Issues (Part III of IV)

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At the outset, if you have a headache after reading my first two posts on the beneficial ownership issue, I apologize.  The issues twist and turn depending on whether the situation involves OFAC sanctions or corruption risks,...more

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Five Common Weaknesses in OFAC Sanctions Compliance Programs

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As companies elevate their “game” in sanctions compliance, it is important that compliance officers critically examine the strengths and weaknesses of their compliance programs.  Many companies already have a screening...more

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Beneficial Ownership and AML, Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Compliance

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Sometimes compliance realities outpace enforcement and regulatory requirements. When it comes to FinCEN’s proposal to implement a beneficial ownership rule for financial institutions, global financial institutions do not need...more

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