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Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—16 February 2023

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Published on: 16 February 2023

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Data protection
Data protection officers can be dismissed for ‘just cause’, EU’s top court rules
UK weighs more changes to ‘legitimate interests’ in data reform package
Financial sanctions
UK sanctions—a year in review
EU adds Russia, three others to tax haven list
OFSI issues new ransomware sanctions guidance
Ukraine conflict—UK and US sanction cyber criminals in focus on ransomware cases
Ukraine conflict—OFSI amends General Licence INT/2022/1839676
AML, CTF and counter-proliferation financing

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes: details of the conference of EU cybersecurity legislation standardisation, the latest news on financial sanctions and a news analysis on the FATF 2021–2022 report.

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