The United States has imposed sanctions on a network of five Islamic State financial facilitators working across Turkey, Syria and Indonesia, in support of members of the extremist jihadist group in Syria. In a statement the U.S. Treasury Department has… Read More ›
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US slaps additional sanctions against Russia
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States has imposed additional sanctions on Moscow targeting two of its biggest banks along with Russian Oligarchs and warned more economic actions could follow. Among the targeted banks were five major Russian banks,… Read More ›
US imposes sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
The United States has imposed sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, in a move that expands US sanctions on Moscow. The sanctions, which target the Nord Stream 2 AG company and its… Read More ›
Banks, Financial institutions, corporates to face increased compliance costs in 2022
2022 is set to be a turning point for US financial policy as the Biden Administration’s regulators ready a slew of regulations that are likely to increase the cost of compliance for Wall Street and corporate America. Biden’s top financial… Read More ›
Congress should build regulatory regime for stablecoins: President’s Working Group on Financial Markets
In a significant development a U.S. Treasury Department-led regulatory body has called on the US Congress to regulate issuers of “stablecoins” saying like other financial institutions these fast-growing digital assets should be monitored before they pose any systemic risk in… Read More ›
UK’s backing of global corporate tax contingent on White House’s support on cracking down on US tech giants: UK Treasury
A report from The Telegraph stated, the UK treasury may back a global overhaul of corporate tax as outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden if the White House supports its demand to crack down on U.S. tech giants. Britain has… Read More ›
Citadel Securities appoints Kenneth Griffin as Chief Legal Officer
In a statement electronic trading firm Citadel Securities said, it has appointed Heath Tarbert as its chief legal officer. The development comes after Tarbert resigned as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Citadel, co-founded by billionaire investor Kenneth… Read More ›
U.S. revokes sanction waiver against Israeli mining company Gertler
In a significant development, the United States revoked a sanctions waiver to Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler, which was issued during the last days of the Trump Administration. In a statement, the Treasury Department said, exempting Gertler from sanctions was… Read More ›
Trump Administration bolsters executive order barring U.S. investment in Chinese companies
In a significant development, the Trump administration has further bolstered an executive order barring U.S. investors from purchasing securities of Chinese military-controlled companies. There is some disagreement among U.S. agencies on how tough to make the directive. In a statement,… Read More ›
U.S. bans cotton imports from forced labor camps at Xinjiang, China
In a development that acknowledges the open secret of China using forced labor in its modern concentration camps in Xinjiang, the United States has banned the import of cotton from the quasi-military organization that uses detained Uighur Muslims in its… Read More ›