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Major Sanctions Developments EU Launches Fifth Sanctions Package Against Russia. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed the fifth round of sanctions against Russia following atrocities committed by President Vladimir Putin's forces in the formerly Russian-occupied town of Bucha. She said the latest sanctions package “has six pillars”: A ban on the import of...

Viacheslav Sych is a software engineer with more than a decade of experience in software development, specializing in back-end web and desktop applications. His work spans the full software development lifecycle, with a strong focus on building, maintaining, and refining complex systems across a range of platforms and technologies. Viacheslav has contributed to the development...

Juan Zarate joined The Economist’s Money Talks podcast (29 February 2024) for a conversation with hosts Mike Bird, Alice Fulwood, and Tom Lee-Devlin concerning the effects of the sanctions against Russia brought by America, Britain, and the European Union in response to Russia’s war with Ukraine. In the episode “Is the West Losing Its Sanctions...

In “Home Front” (21 October 2020), Money Laundering Bulletin features K2 Integrity on some of the top concerns for AML compliance during the COVID-19 crisis. According to the article, work-from-home challenges have been “transcended by the need to develop a strategic plan to return to normalcy.” Among these plans, banks and compliance teams should consider how...

Payment scams exploiting the lure of cryptocurrency are a growing concern for individuals and businesses—losses from crypto scams increased from $907 million in 2021 to $2.57 billion in 2022. These scams typically involve criminals posing as an expert or a legitimate company to try to trick people into transferring funds or providing sensitive information. By...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month was established more than 20 years ago to provide resources to enable organizations and their employees to stay safer and more secure online. It is an opportunity to focus on four key behaviors that will help everyone stay secure throughout the year: Creating strong passwords and using a password manager Enabling multi-factor...

Steven Sharpe oversees the internal legal functions at the firm and serves as special advisor to K2 Integrity’s CEO. Steven is managing director of The EmBeSa Corporation, a private consultancy dealing primarily with corporate restructuring, business strategy, and crisis management. Recently, he was chairman of Corporate Risk Holdings, the then parent company of Kroll, Kroll...

Alexander Stirling is a director in K2 Integrity’s Investigations and Disputes practice, based in London. He conducts investigative research on individuals, organizations, and other entities across multiple jurisdictions and industries to identify issues of potential concern for our clients, including incidents of malpractice, fraud, and conflicts of interest, among others. He provides pre-transactional and investment...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month was established to provide resources to organizations and their employees to help them stay safer and more secure online. It is an opportunity to focus on four key behaviors: creating strong passwords and using a password manager, enabling multi-factor authentication, updating software, and recognizing and reporting scams. Each of these key behaviors...

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