Release in Jul 2022.
Justine and Sam are joined by Paige Berges, Ropes & Gray, and Dr. Maria Shagina, the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Paige and Maria talk us through a number of key recent updates in the Russian sanctions space, including with regard to the state of play of Russian energy exports, the EU 6th round of sanctions (and a potential 7th round), changes to UK sanctions enforcement, banning of Russian gold imports, and moves to confiscated sanctioned resources to support the reconstruction of Ukraine.

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Release in May 2022.
Justine Walker and Sam Cousins are joined by Melissa Duffy, Fenwick and West, and Zia Ullah, Eversheds. Melissa talks us through the recent raft of export controls implemented on Russia, what these mean, and how industry is meeting the associated challenges. Zia provides an insight on bank account/deposit limit restrictions imposed on Russian and Belarusian nationals, and outlines some key considerations and questions for the sanctions compliance community. Justine and Sam also provide an update on some of the wider Russia-related developments we’ve seen over the past month.

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Released in April 2022.
This update follows March’s Russia Special Edition, in which we are again joined by Nick Turner and George Voloshin (as well as ACAMS colleague Joby Carpenter) to talk about Russia sanctions challenges and ongoing key considerations. Our panelists discuss a number of aspects, including ownership and control, contract clauses, energy restrictions, export controls, luxury goods, and cryptocurrency.

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Released in March 2022.
March’s update is a special episode focused solely on Russia, and marks the first activity in ACAMS’ rapid-response initiative to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Justine Walker and Sam Cousins from ACAMS are joined by Nick Turner, Steptoe & Johnson (Hong Kong) and George Voloshin, Aperio Intelligence, to talk about the current state of play on Russia sanctions and assess the phenomenal amount of actions we have seen undertaken in the past week. Our panelists discuss a wide range of aspects in the rapidly evolving Russia sanctions landscape, including the targeting of the Russian Central Bank, key licenses and exemptions, the major expansion of personal asset freezes, efforts to target Russian wealth, anticipated SWIFT disconnection, embargoes and export controls, energy, transport and aviation, and the potential for secondary sanctions.

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Released in February 2022.
As diplomatic tensions continued to rise over the international standoff at Ukraine’s border, the 2nd Annual ACAMS Global Sanctions Space Summit opened earlier this month with a keynote speech by the White House National Security Council’s Peter Harrell on the potential use of economic and trade restrictions to impose “severe costs on Russia’s economy” in the event of an invasion. The summit, which featured a live discussion that served as a replacement for the February Monthly Sanctions Update, addressed a broad array of compliance topics, with insights from high-level representatives of the United Nations, World Bank, European Commission, OFAC, OFSI, and many of the world’s largest financial institutions.

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Released in January 2022.
January’s update features a spotlight discussion on the ongoing high-level talks concerning the build-up at the Russia-Ukraine border, including possible economic responses we could see. Panelists also discuss the situation in Afghanistan, including UNSCR 2615 and recent OFAC General Licenses, as well as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Wider updates include human rights and corruption, proliferation finance, the European Commission’s consultation on the Blocking Statute, and changes to the OFSI sanctions list, alongside wider updates.

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Released in December 2021.
December’s update features a spotlight discussion on recent China/Hong Kong SAR updates, such as changes to the BIS list, military supply chain focus, US legislative developments, and the recent penalties imposed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Panelists also discuss the latest coordinated Belarus sanctions measures, what to watch with regards to Ukraine and Russia developments, as well as key human rights, corruption and cyber sanctions developments.

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Released in November 2021.
November’s update features a spotlight discussion on the recently published U.S. Sanctions Policy Review, including examination of key findings and how the composition of U.S. sanctions has changed. Panelists also discuss cyber developments - such as on cryptocurrency and ransomware – as well as providing an update by way of Libya, including a summary of recent developments and future challenges.

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