https://www.thekyck.com/news/ Sanctions and AML news from the KYCK desk: designations, regulation and product notes for counterparty risk teams. en Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0400 https://www.thekyck.com/news/shadow-fleet-vessel-designation-wave/ https://www.thekyck.com/news/shadow-fleet-vessel-designation-wave/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0400 Sanctions watch The largest vessel designation waves of the past eighteen months listed more than a hundred tankers at a time. The ownership graphs behind them, nested shells, re-flagged hulls and recycled managers, say a lot about how shadow fleets layer ownership and where maritime screening goes next. https://www.thekyck.com/news/eu-amlr-obliged-entity-commodity-desks/ https://www.thekyck.com/news/eu-amlr-obliged-entity-commodity-desks/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0400 Regulation The 2027 rulebook lands harder on trading houses than most expect, starting with who counts as a customer. https://www.thekyck.com/news/continuous-monitoring-ownership-events/ https://www.thekyck.com/news/continuous-monitoring-ownership-events/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0400 Product A UBO change is a screening event. KYCK now treats it as one, automatically. https://www.thekyck.com/news/price-cap-enforcement-insurers/ https://www.thekyck.com/news/price-cap-enforcement-insurers/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0400 Sanctions watch Recent designations target P&I cover, not vessels. What that means for charterers screening fixtures. https://www.thekyck.com/news/kyck-in-abu-dhabi/ https://www.thekyck.com/news/kyck-in-abu-dhabi/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0400 Company A base in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, puts the team in the same working day as most of our maritime and commodities customers. https://www.thekyck.com/news/fincen-beneficial-ownership-25-percent-threshold/ https://www.thekyck.com/news/fincen-beneficial-ownership-25-percent-threshold/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0400 Regulation The long-argued cut-off stays. Who has to report, and when, does not.