Category: Sanctions

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  SEC Announces Enforcement Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2026

  SEC

  November 10, 2026

  Washington D.C., Nov. 10, 2026 —

  The Securities and Exchange Commission today provided its enforcement results for the past fiscal year which ended September 30. Throughout the fiscal year, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement remained focused on its fundamental responsibility: protecting investors, holding wrongdoers accountable, and safeguarding the integrity of the U.S. capital markets. The Division is also continuing to modernize its organization, processes, and technology, and launched several new initiatives in 2026 that will ensure the Division’s effectiveness in the years to come.

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  Update to UK Sanctions List: Russia Regime

  UK Government

  November 10, 2026

  Today, 10 November, the UK Government has varied one entity and 2 individuals sanctioned under the Russia regime Entities Varied:

  Name:	Unique ID:
  ALT CAPITAL PTE LTD	RUS3066

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  262 arrests in operation targeting migrant smuggling across the Mediterranean

  Interpol

  November 10, 2026

  LYON, France – An international operation targeting criminal organizations involved in migrant smuggling across the Mediterranean Sea and the West African Atlantic route has resulted in 262 arrests and 434 new investigations. Operation Communis Maris (5 – 8 October 2026) also identified 109 potential victims of human trafficking and detected 1,715 irregular migrants. Of the 262 suspects arrested, 221 are accused of migrant smuggling offences, 16 of human trafficking and 25 of other crimes, including the production and use of fraudulent documents.