So, I decided to try my hand at a podcast… calling it DesigNation, for now. I’m going to put an episode up here for you to listen to and give me some feedback. Yeah, I know it’s rough. I put in some Apple Loops before and after the actual meat […]
HKMA Alert: Fraudulent China CITIC Bank website OFAC updates Venezuela GL 5, adds FAQ
Turns out that the WordPress app lets you insert a “recent posts” element… but it doesn’t work as I expected it to. Turns out, it always shows you the most recent posts – even if they were posted after that post. So, if you read that post at 2 PM, […]
Taxation: Council revises its EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions The Council today adopted revised conclusions on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. In addition to the 8 jurisdictions that were already listed, the EU also decided to include the following jurisdictions in its list of non-cooperative […]
31 Jan 2020 Alert on Fraudulent Website Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (HKICL) would like to alert members of the public of a fraudulent website impersonating HKICL’s official website: https://interbanksettlementshk.com/ The HKICL has no connection with the fraudulent website. To ensure safety and security, members of the public are strongly […]
You may have noticed that the Export Control section of the Events page has disappeared. Not my bad – the Export Control Organization, which provides the bulk of these events, has not scheduled anything new. I will poke around and see if BIS in the United States has anything coming […]
PRESS RELEASES Treasury Developing New Authorities to Target Turkey for Any Potential Human Rights Abuses or Destabilizing Actions in Syria October 11, 2019 Impending Presidential E.O. Will Authorize Treasury to Sanction Turkish Government Agencies and Officials Washington – Given Turkey’s ongoing military offensive in northeastern Syria, President Donald J. Trump intends to […]
At the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge, UK. Starts the night of the 1st with a reception, then full days from the 2nd to the 7th (like, 8 AM to 7 PM, followed by dinner with speakers and networking), then some Chatham House Rules sessions on the […]
Watch it here – it’s 39 minutes long. It’s nice to have some context from time to time, although it’s not directly related to the nuts and bolts of financial crime compliance.
Leadership must increase focus on money laundering rules The managers of the financial companies generally do not have enough focus on what they have to do to prevent companies being used for money laundering or terrorist financing. This is the conclusion of the Danish FSA on the basis of 55 money […]
