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Guidance from OFSI for licence applications: licensing principles, delegation frameworks, and permitted 'reasonable' payments for staff and travel expenses. This guidance is supplemental to OFSI’s gen...
Read moreGuidance on HM Treasury's licensing approach to applications submitted by certain designated Iranian banks operating in the UK....
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Read moreRussian Oil Services Ban – HMT Guidance Guidance for the UK ban on the provision of maritime transportation of, and associated services for the maritime transportation of, certain Russian oil and oil ...
Read moreSpecially Designated Nationals List Update The following deletions have been made to OFAC's SDN List: OLENGA, Francois (Latin: OLENGA, François) (a.k.a. OKUNJI, Francois (Latin: OKUNJI, François); a.k...
Read moreThe Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing a rule removing duplicative regulatory provisions and reorganizing multiple parts within the Code of Federal Regulat...
Read moreSpecially Designated Nationals List Updates The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List: CANELON AGUIRRE, Anibal Alexander (a.k.a. "Prometheus"; a.k.a. "The Engineer"), Venezuela; DOB...
Read moreThe European Commission appointed Paulina Dejmek Hack as Director-General within the Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA), effective tod...
Read moreSeptember 30, 2026 There are currently 2,952 active sanctioned vessels. In the last 24 hours, there were no new designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or operators. A to...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has announced a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing information collection re...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new additions to the Specially Designated Nationals List. The updates target several individuals across diff...
Read moreSeptember 29, 2026 A total of 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various maritime chokepoints over the last 24 hours. The running total of active sanctioned vessels currently stands at 2,952. T...
Read moreThe Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued a new general licence, identified as INT/2025/7363752, effective as of 29 September 2025. This regulatory measure was established und...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has released updated amendments to several Venezuela-related general licenses. These revisions modify the existing regulat...
Read moreToday, the European Commission has launched a targeted consultation on fair access to financial services for cancer survivors. The aim is to ensure that, after a defined period following the end of ac...
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Read moreSeptember 28, 2026 A total of 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various maritime chokepoints over the last 24 hours. The running total of active sanctioned vessels currently stands at 2,952. T...
Read moreSeptember 27, 2026 There are currently 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in the global tracking data. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no changes to vesse...
Read moreSeptember 26, 2026 A total of 2,952 vessels are currently active on global sanctions lists. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no recorded changes to vess...
Read moreSeptember 25, 2026 A total of 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various maritime chokepoints over the last 24 hours. The running total of active sanctioned vessels currently stands at 2,952. T...
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