On 9 October 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published its first ever unilateral guidance specifically addressed to financial institutions (FIs). The Guidance to Financial...more
10/22/2024
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Compliance ,
Country of Origin ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Trade Zones ,
Jurisdiction ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On 12 June 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new measures to further isolate Russia’s...more
6/18/2024
/ Blocking Sanctions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Dubai Economic Security Center (DESC) ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Military Conflict ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Shell Corporations ,
Software ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Ukraine
On 24 April 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, “Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024, and for Other Purposes” (the Act). The long-awaited piece of legislation...more
5/14/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Data Protection ,
Energy Sector ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Foreign Aid ,
Hamas ,
Imports ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Israel ,
Israel/Palestine ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sanctions ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Taiwan ,
Technology Sector ,
Terrorist Organizations ,
Trafficking ,
Ukraine
The United States has reversed its 2023 relaxation of certain sanctions against Venezuela in response to failures by representatives of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro to uphold commitments outlined in a roadmap for...more
On FINCast Episode 39, Juan Zarate sits down with K2 Integrity’s Katya Hazard and Amir Fadavi to discuss the state of Russia-related sanctions and to explore what has worked and what may require further coordinated efforts to...more
The sanctions world experienced another action-packed year in 2023. Sanctions against Russia dominated the year in terms of the number of designations and new restrictions, and the attacks perpetrated by Hamas in Israel on 7...more
2/8/2024
/ China ,
Counter-Terrorist ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Human Rights ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Terrorist Acts ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Trade Retaliation ,
UK ,
United States ,
Venezuela
On 22 December 2023, the Biden administration issued Executive Order 14114, “Taking Additional Steps with Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities” (EO 14114), thereby amending EOs 14024 and 14068. The new EO...more
1/11/2024
/ Aerospace ,
Biden Administration ,
CAPTA List ,
Construction Industry ,
Defense Sector ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Importers ,
Licenses ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
SDN List ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency ,
US State Departments
On 18 January 2023, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar to review the multifaceted set of sanctions and trade controls imposed in response to Russian aggression in 2022 and to discuss what is expected in 2023...more
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, so too does Russia’s isolation from the West. Member nations of the Group of Seven (G7)—the United States (U.S.), Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom...more
1/27/2023
/ Australia ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
G7 ,
Global Market ,
Greece ,
Imports ,
Insurance Industry ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Russia ,
Shipping ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
Ukraine
In this webinar, you’ll hear from expert panelists Julia Khersonsky, acting director of the U.S. Department of State’s Export Control and Border Security Bureau (EXBS); Chip Poncy, global head of financial integrity at K2...more
The United States Department of the Treasury has continued to signal that it will focus policy, regulatory, and enforcement attention on the financial crime and sanctions risk in the crypto and digital asset ecosystem...more
10/26/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
U.S. Treasury
K2 Integrity delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European Union...more
10/13/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Human Rights ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil Prices ,
Russia ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
Ukraine
K2 Integrity delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European Union...more
9/16/2022
/ Blocked Person ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Corruption ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
G7 ,
Human Rights ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Orders of Prohibition ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Semiconductors ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more
The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more
7/21/2022
/ Belarus ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Human Rights ,
Lithuania ,
National Economic Crime Center (NECC) ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Uzbekistan
The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more
6/30/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Freeze ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Canada ,
Corruption ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
Human Rights ,
Japan ,
Nonprofits ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Russia ,
Sovereign Debt ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
US Department of State
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
We have reviewed the recent...more
6/17/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Construction Industry ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
FinCEN ,
General Licenses ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Russia ,
SWIFT ,
UK ,
Ukraine
As part of K2 Integrity’s commitment to monitor and provide insights into the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia, we have reviewed and summarized recent developments since our last update on 13 May....more
In this webinar, experts from K2 Integrity, C4ADS, and the Anti-Corruption Action Centre will discuss the current Russian sanctions environment, the ways data is being used to identify and track assets of sanctions targets,...more
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
5/19/2022
/ Bulgaria ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Human Rights ,
Hungary ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
4/29/2022
/ Asset Seizure ,
Biden Administration ,
Bulgaria ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Bans ,
FinCEN ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Poland ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
4/27/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Blocking Sanctions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Virtual Currency
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
4/27/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Blocking Sanctions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Suspensions ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. ...more
3/28/2022
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Licenses ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
...more
3/18/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Asset Seizure ,
Belarus ,
Convertible Virtual Currencies (CVCs) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Investment ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Russia ,
Trade Restrictions ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Virtual Currency