The US treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is seeking comments on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on 15 December 2022 that would implement provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that govern the access to and… Read More ›

Due diligence
Inadequate due diligence and beneficial ownership transparency facilitating US$23 billion illegal fishing industry
Lax supply chain due diligence and a lack of beneficial ownership transparency are amongst factors allowing one-fifth of the global fisheries market to be captured by operators involved in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a new report from the… Read More ›
J P Morgan strategic alliance with Cleareye.ai to identify TBML and sanctions red flags
J P Morgan has entered into a global strategic alliance with California-based artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) platform Cleareye.ai to digitise trade finance due diligence processing. The alliance aims to identify trade-based money laundering (TBML) and sanctions red… Read More ›
Russian sanctions are here to stay says maritime industry expert
Sanctions against Russia are here to stay for the foreseeable future, even if a ceasefire agreement were to be reached in the Ukraine war, according to global head of maritime trade technologies & ESG at Pole Star, Simon Ring. In… Read More ›
TBML tops list of increased exposures to financial crimes by Australian financial institutions
Australian financial institutions have reported increased exposure to trade-based money laundering (TBML) and supply chain corruption amongst various other financial crimes over the past 18-24 months according to the latest LexisNexis True Cost of Compliance Study – Australia. The firms… Read More ›
UK issues guidance for maritime operators on sanctions and AML requirements
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued guidance for entities operating within the country’s maritime sector. The guidance highlights a number of illicit and suspicious shipping practices that are deployed to evade sanctions, emphasises the importance of… Read More ›