Tag Archives: OFSI
PASSAGE OF NEW SANCTIONS LEGISLATION AND PUBLICATION OF UPDATED GUIDANCE
On 24 May 2018, it was announced that the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act (the “Act”) had received Royal Assent. The Act is the first piece of UK primary legislation governing the post-Brexit legal position and will create a post-Brexit … Continue reading
Corporate Crime update – March 2018
Welcome to the March 2018 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, … Continue reading
OFSI publishes quick guide to financial sanctions
On 4 October 2017, HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) published a quick guide for UK businesses, with the aim of helping them understand and comply with financial sanctions. The guide is intended to help explain what financial … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Sanctions and Money Laundering
NEW SANCTIONS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-FINANCIAL SECTOR BUSINESSES
With effect from 8 August, the Government has introduced significant new reporting requirements in relation to EU asset freeze regimes. Previously, only businesses in the financial sector were subject to the obligations, found in UK financial sanctions instruments, to report … Continue reading
Filed under Corporate Crime, Sanctions and Money Laundering, UK
New UK financial sanctions enforcement powers come into force
On 1 April 2017, Part 8 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (the “Act”) came into force, introducing new powers for HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) to enforce financial sanctions in the UK.
Filed under Corporate Crime, Sanctions and Money Laundering, UK
