Export Administration Regulations compliance
Export Administration Regulations compliance in Financial & Capital Markets is being actively shaped by the Bureau of Industry and Security and, increasingly, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, as both agencies tighten controls on technology transfers, financial data services, and cross-border transactions touching restricted end-users. The Treasury Department's recent guidance on EAR interaction with OFAC's 50 Percent Rule has pushed compliance teams at banks, asset managers, and trading platforms to re-examine counterparty screening workflows and data licensing arrangements with non-U.S. vendors. Capital markets firms with cloud infrastructure or data-sharing agreements spanning APAC and EU jurisdictions are carrying the highest audit exposure right now.
Watch
- BIS Entity List additions affecting financial data and analytics vendors
- EAR de minimis thresholds applied to cross-border financial software licensing
- OFAC 50 Percent Rule intersection with EAR-controlled technology: updated Treasury guidance
- Deemed export controls on non-U.S. nationals with access to proprietary trading systems
Recent material activity in Financial & Capital Markets
Active monitoring in place across Financial & Capital Markets. Material developments related to export administration regulations compliance will appear here as they are published.