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Daily Compliance News: August 11, 2023 – The New DD Rules Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you compliance related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • ABA agrees to new client due diligence rules. (WSJ)
  • US broadens sanctions against Belarus. (WSJ)
  • US, UK & Canada sanction Lebanon ex-central banker. (Reuters)
  • Lawyers say proposed PCAOB will threaten attorney-client privilege. (FT)
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Compliance Kitchen

Compliance Kitchen Wrap Up for January 16, 2023

The Compliance Kitchen is for those who want to “see what’s cooking” in the never-boring worlds of corporate compliance, white collar crime and global trade. We hope that you will feel comfortable in the Kitchen and listen in and finding it enjoyable.

Stories cooking in the kitchen this week include: EU promises upcoming sanctions against Belarus and Iran for assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine; the Czech Republic rolls out its own National Sanctions List; the USITC introduces a new investigations research database system.

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Compliance Kitchen

EU Sanctions on Russia Update

EU sanctions state-owned outlets RT/Russia Today and Sputnik broadcast; BIS bans export of luxury goods to Russia, Belarus.

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Compliance Kitchen

More Belarus Sanctions


EU’s 5th package of Belarus sanctions: instrumentalization of migrants.

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Compliance Kitchen

New Belarus Sanctions from the UK

 
Listen in as the Kitchen takes a look at the recent Belarus sanctions news from the UK, where the government issues Belarus General License for Air Traffic Control Services and few days later Designates Belarusian JSC AGAT-Electromechanical Plant.  Across the big pond, OFAC issues General License 5G for PDVSA 8.5% Bond.

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FCA Settlement and More Belarus Sanctions


In this episode, the Kitchen explores a recent DOJ settlement with a US government contractor that was brought about through a whistleblower, under the False Claims Act. Next, we take a peek at what is cooking in Switzerland, as the government joins the rest of the world and issues sanctions against Belarus.

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Canadian Sanctions on Belarus


Allied with the US, UK and the EU, Canada rolls out additional sanctions on Belarus, prohibiting financial services and dealing in property of the listed persons.

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EU and UK Sanctions on Belarus


The UK and EU coordinate on Belarus sanctions and the Kitchen reviews what’s cooking in this area.

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Belarus and Airspace


Staying in Europe, the Kitchen review’s EU’s prohibition of Belarus from its airspace and airports.  Next we review the recent collaboration between the US Customs and Nike in their efforts to fight the multi billion dollar counterfeits industry.