Sanctions

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    AML / KYC

    Indonesia OJK Issues New AML/CFT/CPF Regulations

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/06/2023

    OJK’s Mahendra Siregar said the new regulations are aligned with the FATF standards, and will help Indonesia become a FATF member.

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    Philippines Steps Up Efforts to Exit FATF ‘Grey’ List

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/06/2023

    The Philippines’ Anti-Money Laundering Council’s executive director Matthew M. David talks to Regulation Asia about its action plan to take the country out of the Financial Action Task Force’s ‘Grey’ List.

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    AML / KYC

    SEBI Amends AML Guidelines for Securities Market Intermediaries

    By Editors | 20/06/2023

    The guidelines tighten the definition of beneficial ownership and require risk assessments before launching new products and services.

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    Sanctions

    US, UK Prepare to Use Frozen Russian Assets to Help Ukraine

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/06/2023

    New US law would allow frozen Russian assets to be confiscated and used to finance Ukraine’s reconstruction.

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    Enforcement

    Canada Sanctions Iranian Judges Citing Human Rights Violations

    By Mark Johnston | 19/06/2023

    Canada says Iran’s Revolutionary Courts are “notorious for issuing death sentences and harsh prison terms following sham trials and based on evidence gathered under torture”.

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    OFAC Sanctions Two North Koreans Living in Beijing

    By Editors | 16/06/2023

    The husband and wife allegedly work for a North Korean state organisation that helps procure equipment for weapons programmes.

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    Sanctions

    Russia to Enact Legislation Allowing it to Seize Western Assets

    By Editors | 16/06/2023

    The legislation would enable the Russian government to appropriate the assets of Western companies at significant discounts.

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    Enforcement

    Bittrex Gets Court Approval to Allow Customer Withdrawals

    By Mark Johnston | 14/06/2023

    The DOJ had argued that allowing customer withdrawals would subordinate a government claim, but the court ruled in favour of Bittrex.

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    China Military Pilot Training Targeted by US Export Controls

    By Mark Johnston | 14/06/2023

    US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security added 43 entities to its Entity List for aiding China’s military modernisation programmes.

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    AML / KYC

    Sanctions Enforcement Not a ‘Credible Threat’: RUSI Roundtable

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/06/2023

    Roundtable participants said lessons should be learnt from the significant penalties that drove banks to observe the Iran sanctions regimes.

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