August 2016

FinCEN Advisory

WITHDRAWAL

This Advisory is being issued to inform banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States that Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Advisory 22, regarding Niue, is hereby withdrawn.

FinCEN Advisory

Banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States are advised to give enhanced scrutiny to all financial transactions originating in or routed to or through Niue, or involving entities organized or domiciled, or persons maintaining accounts, in Niue. The need for such enhanced scrutiny is discussed in the remainder of this Advisory.

Niue is a small, self-governing island in the South Pacific Ocean that relies on New Zealand to manage its external affairs. The population of Niue is approximately 2,000.

FinCEN Advisory

WITHDRAWAL

This Advisory is being issued to inform banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States that Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Advisory 20, regarding the Marshall Islands, is hereby withdrawn.

FinCEN Advisory

Banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States are advised to give enhanced scrutiny to all financial transactions originating into or routed to or through the Republic of the Marshall Islands or involving entities organized or domiciled, or persons maintaining accounts, in the Marshall Islands. The need for such enhanced scrutiny is discussed in the remainder of this Advisory.

The Marshall Islands is a group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean with a population of approximately 65,000.

FinCEN Advisory

Banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States are advised to give enhanced scrutiny to all financial transactions originating in or routed to or through the Principality of Liechtenstein, or involving entities organized or domiciled, or persons maintaining accounts, in Liechtenstein. The need for such enhanced scrutiny is discussed in the remainder of this Advisory.

FinCEN Advisory

WITHDRAWAL

This Advisory is being issued to inform banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States that Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Advisory Issue 18, regarding Lebanon, is hereby withdrawn.

FinCEN Advisory

Banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States are advised to give enhanced scrutiny to all financial transactions originating in or routed to or through Lebanon, or involving entities organized or domiciled, or persons maintaining accounts, in Lebanon. The need for such enhanced scrutiny is discussed in the remainder of this Advisory.

FinCEN Advisory

WITHDRAWAL

This Advisory is being issued to inform banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States that Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Advisory Issue 17, regarding the State of Israel, is hereby withdrawn.

FinCEN Advisory

This Advisory is being issued to inform banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States of serious deficiencies in the counter-money laundering systems of the State of Israel. The impact of such deficiencies on the scrutiny that should be given to certain transactions or banking relationships involving Israel, in light of the suspicious transaction reporting obligations of financial institutions operating in the United States, is discussed below.

FinCEN Advisory

WITHDRAWAL

This Advisory is being issued to inform banks and other financial institutions operating in the United States that Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Advisory Issue 16, regarding the Commonwealth of Dominica, is hereby withdrawn.