All Sanctions articles – Page 13
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ArticleSEC overturns PCAOB action stemming from financial crisis
The SEC has canceled sanctions imposed by the PCAOB on a now-retired KPMG auditor connected with a mortgage lender failure at the height of the financial crisis.
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ArticleExpedia settles with Treasury for violations of U.S. sanctions on Cuba
Expedia Group has agreed to pay more than $325,000 to resolve allegations that it violated U.S. sanctions on Cuba, the Treasury Department announced.
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ArticleWorld Bank debars China Railway Construction, two subsidiaries
The World Bank announced the nine-month debarment of China Railway Construction Corp. and two of its subsidiaries concerning misconduct under a highway project in Georgia.
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ArticleWorld Bank debars French, Brazilian subsidiaries of Veolia Water
The World Bank has debarred two subsidiaries of Veolia Water Technologies for fraudulent and collusive practices during a bidding process under the Río Bogotá Environmental Recuperation and Flood Control Project in Colombia.
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ArticleTreasury issues Finding of Violation to State Street subsidiary
The U.S. Treasury Department has found that State Street Bank and Trust violated Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
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ArticleU.S. could ban all Huawei products
New moves from the Commerce Department suggest a full domestic ban on products from the Chinese telecom giant Huawei are forthcoming.
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ArticleWorld Bank Group debars Sieyuan Electric
The World Bank Group has placed a 15-month debarment on Shanghai-based Sieyuan Electric relating to fraudulent practices under the Inter-Zonal Transmission Hub Project.
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ArticleUniCredit Group Banks to pay $1.3B for sanctions violations
UniCredit Group Banks will pay total financial penalties of approximately $1.3 billion for processing hundreds of millions of dollars of transactions through the U.S. financial system on behalf of an entity designated as a weapons of mass destruction proliferator and other Iranian entities subject to U.S. economic sanctions, the Department ...
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ArticleStandard Chartered Bank to pay $1.1B for sanctions violations
Standard Chartered Bank, a U.K.-based financial institution, will pay a total of $1.1 billion in a global settlement for sanctions violations.
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Descartes, Kharon partner on sanctions risk intelligence
Software as a service (SaaS) solutions provider Descartes Systems Group has integrated research company Kharon’s sanctions ownership data into its screening solution.
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ArticleNew, tough regulator to oversee U.K. audit
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council will soon be replaced by a new regulator acting on recommendations from Sir John Kingman of the London Stock Exchange. The government hopes to ensure the United Kingdom going forward has “a world-class audit and accounting regulator.”
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ArticleHuawei sues U.S. gov. for ‘unconstitutional sales restrictions’
Controversial tech giant Huawei has filed a complaint in a U.S. federal court that challenges the constitutionality of government restrictions on its products.
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BlogE3 moves to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran
The E3 has set up a special trade channel designed to allow companies in the European Union to circumvent U.S. sanctions in an effort to continue humanitarian trade with Iran.
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ArticleNew system opens up EU business trade with Iran
The United Kingdom, Germany, and France have created a new payments system to allow European businesses to trade with Iran without falling foul of U.S. sanctions.
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BlogU.S. Treasury sanctions Petroleos de Venezuela
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela under Executive Order 13850 for operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy.
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BlogTreasury lifts sanctions on Rusal, En+, ESE
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it has lifted sanctions on three companies controlled by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska: power company EuroSibEnergo, aluminum producer UC Rusal, and Rusal’s parent company, En+ Group. Following this news, En+ Group announced an overhaul of its board of directors.
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ArticleHuawei Technologies and U.S. affiliate indicted for theft of trade secrets, wire fraud
In court documents unsealed Jan. 28, a grand jury this month returned a 10-count indictment by two affiliates of Chinese telecommunications conglomerate Huawei Technologies for theft of trade secrets, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice.
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BlogWaters builds new agenda for Financial Services Committee
With new leadership, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the House Financial Services Committee is setting its agenda for the new session of Congress.
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ResourceLeveraging data and technology for sanctions compliance: OFAC’s '50 Percent Rule'
Complying with the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations on sanctions against foreign entities requires much more than checking a list of restricted companies and individuals.