Russian Sanctions Content Hub

Russia's military invasion of Ukraine has rattled global markets and threatened decades of fragile peace in Europe. In response, The United States and the global community have systematically responded with precise sanctions meant to punish Russian banks and wealthy backers of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Risk Management Association is tracking how this crisis is impacting banks and other financial institutions.
Webinars
Past Recordings:
March 8, 2022
Cyber Risk: Decoding Current Threats (Member's Only)
February 25, 2022
Developing U.S. Sanctions Against Russia: What Banks and Other Financial Institutions Should Know (Member's Only)
Blog Posts
Week of June 26, 2022
Russia Defaults on Debt Payments: Banking Sanctions Update for June 26-July 2, 2022
Week of June 12, 2022
Switzerland Adopts EU Sanctions: Banking Sanctions Update for June 12-18, 2022
Week of June 5, 2022
Sberbank Banned from SWIFT: Banking Sanctions Update for June 5-11, 2022
Week of May 29, 2022
Oil Agreement May Trigger New EU Sanctions: Banking Sanctions Update for May 29-June 4, 2022
Week of May 22, 2022
Maximum Sanctions Against Russia Still Needed-Zelensky: Banking Sanctions Update for May 22-28, 2022
Week of May 15, 2022
Week of May 8, 2022
Sanctions Target Sberbank, Gazprombank Executives: Banking Sanctions Update for May 8-14, 2022
Week of May 1, 2022
Sberbank Losing SWIFT? Banking Sanctions Update for May 1-7, 2022
Week of April 25, 2002
Russia’s Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate: Banking Sanctions Update for April 23-30, 2022
Week of April 11, 2022
Société Générale Sells Russian Bank Rosbank: Banking Sanctions Update for April 11-17, 2022
Week of April 4, 2022
New U.S. Sanctions Target Sberbank and Alfabank: Banking Sanctions Update for April 4 – 10, 2022
March 31, 2022
E.U. Prepares Fresh Sanctions on Russia Banks: Sanctions Update
March 30, 2022
Russia No Country for International Banks, says UBS Chairman: Sanctions Update
March 29, 2022
Credit Suisse Scaling Bank Russia Presence: Sanctions Update
March 28, 2022
Defending Against Cyberattacks
Secondary Sanctions Risk for Turkey, China: Sanctions Update
March 25, 2022
Treasury Sanctions Target Sberbank CEO, Gold Transactions: Sanctions Update
March 24, 2022
Clients Pressure Top Custodian Banks to Stay in Russia: Sanctions Update
March 23, 2022
ECB Warns Cryptocurrencies a Sanctions Workaround: Sanctions Update
March 22, 2022
Cyber Attack Warnings Increase; AI Models at Risk: Sanctions Update
March 21, 2022
UniCredit Sale of Alfa Bank Stake Faces Delays: Sanctions Update
March 18, 2022
Russia Debt Default May Be Averted: Sanctions Update
March 17, 2022
Raiffeisen Bank International Considers Russia Exit: Sanctions Update
March 16, 2022
New Sanctions Target Alfa Bank Founder: Sanctions Update
March 15, 2022
Citigroup Expanding Russia Exit; Credit Suisse, UniCredit mulling options: Sanctions Update
March 14, 2022
Bermuda, Singapore Announce Bank Sanctions: Sanctions Update
March 11, 2022
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan to Exit Russia: Sanctions Update
March 10, 2022
Citigroup Outlines Russia Exit: Sanctions Update
March 9, 2022
New E.U. Sanctions to Target Russian National Wealth Fund, Parliament Members: Sanctions Update
March 8, 2022
FinCEN Advises Financial Institutions to Remain Vigilant Against Sanctions Evasion: Sanctions Update
March 7, 2022
Ten Watchpoints for Financial Services on the War in Ukraine
Management consulting firm Oliver Wyman highlights the implications of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine for the global financial system and the firms, policymakers, and regulators within it.
VTB Bank Loses Law Firm, may Exit Europe: Sanctions update
March 4, 2022
What is SWIFT and its Role in Global Banking?
EU Preparing Fourth Round of Sanctions: Sanctions Update
March 3, 2022
Belarus Banks May Be Excluded from SWIFT: Sanctions Update
March 2, 2022
First Bank Failure from Russia Sanctions: Sanctions Update
March 1, 2022
Japan Imposes Sanctions on Russia and Belarus: Sanctions Update
February 28, 2022
Sanctions on Russia: Considerations for OFAC Officers
February 22, 2022