Tag: sanctions

They say that crime never pays, but the corporate world has also been known for a whatever-it-takes ethos that says corruption can seal the deal. A new report lifts the lid on a murky world.

Keeping across sanctions is a full-time job for compliance officers. But will much really change if Biden wins?

Unpredictable yet swingeing, penalties for sanction-busting can put corporate treasuries into a world of pain. HSBC has released a tool that uses automation to raise red flags on sanctions

Beneficial ownership, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder. With jurisdictions making their own rules, they're set to become as complex as sanctions, a banker argues

Trade finance may take a beating in light of more stringent enforcement around trade embargoes by US authorities. Corporate treasurers would do well to keep a close eye on the developments.

Regulators appear set to crank up AML/CTF and sanctions-related work and now have their eye on individuals too. But with the rise of China, regulators will have their work cut out for them.

CT gets answers to key questions that went under the radar at the Compliance Summit North Asia.

President Obama officially ended sanctions against Myanmar in a move that should catalyse financial system liberation.

PayPal agreed to pay a $7.7 million for allegedly processing payments for sanctioned individuals. How can CFOs avoid the same fate?

The lifting of Iran’s sanctions presents new opportunities for banks. Some are interested in going in Iran and some are not. CT investigates who is in and out.

SWIFT has allowed Iranian banks to reconnect to its networks since the official lifting of nuclear-related sanctions. However, global banks will not be entering Iran for a long time.

China and Singapore have been left off a new list of countries exempted by the US from oil trade with Iran. The decision appears to be made based on the reduced volume of trade conducted, but the US has been cagey to make thresholds, if any, public.