Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Managing Director at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.
In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from March around the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the economic sanctions imposed by the West, including simply keeping up with the ever changing sanctions, the public pressures on companies to model their values and the ever-growing importance of due diligence. Dave previews the a case study on how FedEx is executing an ESG program. We discuss the Compliance Week 2022 Conference scheduled for May in DC. We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including Dave’ tribute to Jackie McMullan, who has finally started a podcast, a preview of the Celtics in the NBA playoffs and the labor settlement in baseball.
If you are a CW subscriber, you can check out Aly McDevitt’s series, starting here. If you are not a subscriber, you can preview her series, by clicking here.
Listeners to this podcast can receive a $200 discount to Compliance Week 2022 by going here and using the Code FOX200.
Jackie McMullan’s podcast Icons Club.
Tag: Russia Sanctions
Categories
Russia Loses MFN Status
Russia loses its “Most Favored Nation” status with EU.
Categories
EU’s 4th Package of Sanctions
The Kitchen reviews the EU’s 4th package of sanctions on Russia.
White House fact sheet on March 8 Executive Order banning Russian energy imports; OFAC sanctions Duma members; CBP issued implementing guidance on Russian imports.
The continuing crisis in Ukraine has resulted in additional sanctions and export controls. It is hard to keep up with new developments each day. In recent steps, the United States has adopted a comprehensive set of export controls and implemented a ban on importing Russian oil, gas, and coal.
In this episode, Michael Volkov reviews the recent changes to Russia sanctions and export controls.
Categories
SWIFT Bans
EU excludes Russian and Belarusian banks from SWIFT; restricts maritime and telecom exports to Russia.
Categories
Russia Shipping Bans
The UK bans Russian ships from UK ports; additional economic measures and asset freezes on Russian businessmen.
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- Compliance is complicated in the shadow of Russia. (WSJ)
- Tencent looking at big AML fine in China. (WSJ)
- Corruption and death in Brazil’s imperial city. (FT)
- Russia and managing political risk. (FCPA Blog)
Categories
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.
Singapore readies a sanctions package against Russia.