Topic
Counter-Terrorism Financing
243 published works
Dentons Insights
Be careful what you wish for – The AML/CFT (Omnibus) Amendment Bill
By Dentons
New Zealand: On 1 September 2026, the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Omnibus) Amendment Bill (AML/CFT Omnibus Bill or Bill) was introduced to Parliament with the intent to…
Financial Services Perspectives
Operation Economic Outcast: What Financial Institutions Need to Know About the Treasury Department’s Section 311 Action Against Banque Misr UAE
On August 28, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) finding that the five United Arab Emirates-based branches of Egypt's state-owned Banque Misr…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
U.S. sanctions update – Syria SST rescission, Operation Economic Outcast, and Iran sanctions developments
By Leigh T. Hansson, Alexander Brandt, James Willn, Tan Albayrak, Finlay Donaldson, William Young, Dimitris Athanasopoulos, Danai Kandilorou, Ciara Elson, Banu Hilalqizi
Overview On 24 August 2026, the United States took coordinated action across its Syria and Iran sanctions programmes. Secretary of State Marco Rubio rescinded Syria’s State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST)…
Financial Services Perspectives
The Palestine Investment Bank Ruling: What the ATA’s “Knowledge” Standard Means for Banks in the Age of Cartel FTO Designations
On August 13, 2026, U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee of the Eastern District of New York issued a decision in Spetner v. Palestine Investment Bank that should command the attention…
Bright Law Blog
Case notes: AML/CTF debanking
Two recent cases have considered when financial institutions have declined, withdrawn or limited banking services to customers in certain industry sectors due to factors such as commercial considerations, reputational risk…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FATF targeted report on regulatory challenges from DeFi
On 21 July 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a targeted report on the regulatory challenges from decentralised finance (DeFi). Background In 2019, the FATF updated Recommendation15 and…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: The “Low-Risk” Fallacy: Do the 2024-2026 AML/CFT Trust Exemptions Create a Structural Backdoor for Financial Crime?
By Teddy Groce
Muhammad Amjad recently published The "Low-Risk" Fallacy: Do the 2024-2026 AML/CFT Trust Exemptions Create a Structural Backdoor for Financial Crime?, 2026. Provided below is the abstract: Let me start with…
GovCon & Trade
FinCEN Proposed Rulemaking: Significant Revisions Centered on Risk, Effectiveness, and Supervisory Consistency
By Thad McBride, James Parkinson
On April 7, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Press Release describing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would significantly reshape anti-money laundering…
Financial Services Observer
FinCEN Proposes Reforms to AML/CFT Program Requirements
By Marina Olman-Pal, Shirin Afsous, Erika Cabo
FinCEN published a proposed rule to reform anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism program requirements for financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act.
Global Policy Watch
FinCEN Proposes Reform of AML/CFT Program Requirements
By Meghann Donahue, Nikhil Gore, Gerald Hodgkins, Kristin Mace, Mike Nonaka, Daniel Shallman, Addison Thompson, Adam Studner, Jean Veta, Trevor Kirby, Joseph Wolf
On April 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “FinCEN NPRM”) to reform anti-money laundering and countering the financing…