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A court has rejected a sanctions-based defence in a dispute involving a Russia-linked bank guarantee, providing fresh guidance for banks and corporates navigating increasingly complex sanctions regimes. The case centres on whether sanctions restrictions could be relied upon to avoid...
#bank guarantees#compliance#legal risk
Swiss prosecutors have raided Gunvor’s Geneva offices as part of a criminal investigation linked to suspected bribery, putting compliance controls…
#bribery#commodity finance#commodity tradin
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned financial institutions that sanctions compliance remains an area of significant supervisory focus, as geopolitical…
#compliance#FCA#risk management
Governments are increasingly using trade investigations as a foundation for retaliatory measures, creating a more complex compliance environment for exporters,…
#compliance#exporters#sanctions
The UK has introduced a fresh package of trade sanctions against Russia, widening import controls and increasing compliance pressure across…
#compliance#export controls#import controls
Adani Enterprises has agreed to pay $275mn to the US Treasury to settle allegations linked to Iranian oil trades, adding…
#Adani#commodity finance#compliance
Canada is consulting on expanded export controls covering advanced semiconductors and manufacturing technologies, adding fresh compliance pressure for exporters and…
#Canada#compliance#export controls
European buyers are continuing to show appetite for Russian-origin fuel despite sanctions pressure, underlining the compliance challenges facing commodity traders,…
#commodity finance#compliance#EU
Trade finance banks are under growing pressure to show credible artificial intelligence plans, but industry discussion is also exposing concern…
#AI#BAFT#banking technology
US authorities have added a fresh group of Iran-linked shipping companies and tankers to the sanctions list, increasing compliance pressure…
#commodity finance#compliance#Iran
Sanctions licensing delays left $88.9mn of non-payment insurance claims unpaid on time last year, adding a new layer of uncertainty…
#claims#compliance#non-payment insurance
US authorities are tightening scrutiny on oil trade flows as concerns grow over sanctions exposure linked to complex global supply…
#commodity finance#compliance#oil trade
Allegations that up to $300m in trade finance loans were used to support military operations in Libya are raising serious…
#compliance#financial crime#Libya