i-law

Money Laundering Bulletin

Playing the countersanctions game
With a playbook seemingly inspired by the EU's Blocking Statue, China has joined Russia in assembling a legal framework to blunt US sanctions. Paul Cochrane charts the development of countermeasures by the "axis of agitators", amid divergence..
Online Published Date:  05 November 2026
FATF releases detailed scam centre guidance
Combating illicit financial flows linked to scam compounds
Hummingbird acquires FinCrime specialist
Boosting transaction monitoring machine learning with agentic AI
FinCen targets Iranian abuse of religious charity networks
Shia tithe payments could be used to fund Iranian government
US ratchets up sanctions on Cuban regime
Shipping networks among targeted assets
EU renews sanctions against ISIL/Da’esh
Council of Ministers extends regime extended for a further year

Copyright © 2026 Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited. Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited is registered in England and Wales with company number 13831625 and address 5th Floor, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD, United Kingdom. Lloyd's List Intelligence is a trading name of Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited.

Lloyd's is the registered trademark of the Society Incorporated by the Lloyd's Act 1871 by the name of Lloyd's.