July 18-19: UN, DFAT, OSFI remove Aschraf Al-Dagma from terror sanctions
Early late last week, Australian and Canadian regulators removed the following individual: QDi.132 Name: 1: ASCHRAF 2: AL-DAGMA 3: na 4: naName (original script): اشرف الدغمةTitle: na Designation: na...
View ArticleJuly 18, 2016: SECO amends one, removes one terror listing
Last Monday, Swiss regulators modified the following person’s listing: SSID: 10-16293 Foreign identifier: QI.M.129.03. Name: Djamel Moustfa DOB: 28 Sep 1973 POB: Tiaret, Algeria Low quality...
View ArticleJuly 20, 2016: OFAC adds 3 to terror list
Last Wednesday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following persons: AL-KHALIDI, Faisal Jassim Mohammed al-Amri (a.k.a. AL-KHALIDI, Faisal Jassim Mohammed al-Oamri; a.k.a....
View ArticleJuly 22, 2016: EU, HMT update terrorism listings
Well, I don’t know if this is a Brexit thing or what… On Friday, instead of publishing their own Notice and a link to the legislation (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1186), Her...
View ArticleJuly 22, 2016: SECO updates terror list
On July 22nd, Swiss regulators updated the following anti-terror listing: SSID: 10-28861 Foreign identifier: TI.R.172.14. Name: Qari RahmatRahmatullah Shah Nawaz Title: Alhaj DOB: a) 1981 b) 1982...
View ArticleJuly 21, 2016: UN, DFAT, OSFI amend one Taliban sanctions listing
Last Thursday, Australian regulators updated the following Taliban sanctions listing (Canadian regulators made their change on Monday, July 25th): TAi.172 Name: 1: QARI RAHMATULLAH 2: RAHMAT SHAH...
View ArticleJuly 27, 2016: OFAC releases its grip on some terrorists…
OK, OK…. OFAC just delisted the following persons: ABDULRAHIM, Abdulbasit (a.k.a. ABDELRAHIM, Abdelbasit; a.k.a. ABDUL RAHIM, Abdul Basit Fadil; a.k.a. ADBULRAHIM MAHOUD, Abdulbasit Fadil; a.k.a. AL...
View ArticleJuly 11, 2016: HK SFC AML/CTF Circular
Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorist Financing (1) FATF Statement on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Iran (2) FATF...
View ArticleJuly 15, 2016: HK SFC AML/CTF Circular
The July 15th circular from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission listed the United Nations delisting of Daniel Martin Schneider from its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list. Links: HK...
View ArticleJuly 22, 2016: HK SFC Circular incorporates UN terror updates
On Juky 22nd, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued an AML/CTF circular to update firms on updates made by the United Nations. There was a single update (SFC provides a link to a...
View ArticleNot just for terrorists anymore
The United Nations maintains Narrative Summary pages for a number of sanctions programs. While we have profiled persons on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list, we will now, from time to time,...
View ArticleSECO Anti-terror updates for August 4, 2016
On Thursday, Swiss officials added the following 2 persons: SSID: 10-34667 Foreign identifier: QDi.396 Name: Aslan Avgazarovich Byutukaev Spelling variant: Аслан Авгазарович Бютукаев (Russian) DOB:...
View ArticleAugust 3, 2016: OFAC adds to counter terrorism sanctions
On Wednesday, OFASC added the following person: ABRINI, Mohamed (a.k.a. ABRINI, Mohammad; a.k.a. ABRINI, Mohammed), Belgium; DOB 27 Dec 1984; nationality Belgium; alt. nationality Morocco (individual)...
View ArticleAugust 4, 2016: OFAC updates terror and drug sanctions listings
Yesterday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) removed the following listings from the counter-narcotics sanctions program: RUBIO ZAGA, Jesus Roman, c/o ILC EXPORTACIONES, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.,...
View ArticleAugust 4, 2016: UN, OSFI add 2 to ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida list
Yesterday, Canadian officials added the following 2 persons to their anti-terror list, following the United Nations ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee: QDi.396 Name: 1: ASLAN 2:...
View ArticleAugust 5, 2016: HMT renews 5 TAFA Final Designations
On Friday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) renewed the Final Designations of: SOLEIMANI Qasem Title: Major General DOB: 11/03/1957. POB: Qom, Iran a.k.a: (1) SALIMANI, Qasem (2) SOLAIMANI, Qasem (3)...
View ArticleJuly 20, 2016: Finnish regulatory update
Finnish regulators, on a regular basis, issue a recap of changes to EU sanctions regulations. Here is the July 20th set: Financial sanctions Democratic Republic of the Congo Council Decision (CFSP)...
View ArticleAugust 9, 2016: EU, HMT add 2 to terror sanctions
On Tuesday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) implemented Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1347 by adding the following two people: BYUTUKAEV, Aslan, Avgazarovich DOB: 22/10/1974. POB:...
View ArticleAugust 8, 2016: UN, DFAT add 2 to terror list
On Monday, Australian authorities added the following 2 people: QDi.396 Name: 1: ASLAN 2: AVGAZAROVICH 3: BYUTUKAEV 4: na Name (original script): Аслан Авгазарович Бютукаев Title: na Designation: na...
View ArticleOFAC releases 2015 Terrorist Assets Report
On June 6th, OFAC released its annual Terrorist Assets Report for 2015 – amazingly enough, it’s 24th annual report. It contrasts the blocked funds at the end of 2015 to that at the end of 2014. The...
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