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US Treasury Announces New Covered Agreement on Insurance and Reinsurance Regulation with UK

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on December 11, 2018 that they intend to sign a new Bilateral Agreement between the U.S. and the U.K. on Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and … Continue reading

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HM Treasury responds to consultation on Banks and Building Societies (Priorities on Insolvency) Order 2018

On 29 November 2018, HM Treasury published its response to its earlier consultation on the then draft The Banks and Building Societies (Priorities on Insolvency) Order 2018. Among other things HM Treasury responds to a comment regarding the status of … Continue reading

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HM Treasury publishes explanatory information for unpublished Brexit SIs

On 22 November 2018, HM Treasury published a number of explanatory information webpages for draft EU Exit statutory instruments (SIs) yet to be published: explanatory information for The Mortgage Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. These Regulations address deficiencies in … Continue reading

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U.S. Treasury Expands GTO to 12 Metropolitan Areas and Lowers Reporting Threshold to $300,000

On November 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in all-cash … Continue reading

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Treasury Imposes Magnitsky Sanctions on 17 People for Alleged Role in Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

On Thursday, November 15, 2018,the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions under the Magnitsky Act against seventeen Saudi officials for their alleged role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The sanctioned individuals … Continue reading

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