DCW: Most Read in 2025
Since going fully online in May 2024, DCW has seen significant growth. The addition of eBooks, CPDs, an expanded archive,
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US Treasury Reports on Key Money Laundering Threats and Risks
Key takeaways from the US Treasury Report on money laundering risks and threats.
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The US Department of the Treasury released on 7 February 2024 a trio of documents detailing its 2024 National Risk Assessments in the areas of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing.
Among the more interesting themes emanating from Treasury’s 108-page report on Money Laundering, Sarah Beth Felix, CEO & Founder of Palmera Consulting, identified the following:
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Views on ICC Opinion TA954
Because standbys and demand guarantees often contain automatic extension clauses, ICC Opinion TA954 offers important lessons for practice and the need for sound drafting of such clauses.
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First Brands Bankruptcy Casts Spotlight on Supply Chain Finance
The September 2025 bankruptcy filing of First Brands has thrust supply chain finance into the industry spotlight again. Supply chain specialist Tat Yeen Yap explains how certain forms of SCF techniques work and addresses whether they can give rise to opaque accounting and hidden financial debt.
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Don’t Walk Away: A Tried and Tested Alternative to “Pay and Walk”?
Practice rules for independent undertakings do not address "pay and walk" clauses that are being used in some regions and shunned by others. Here, David Williams puts forth an alternative option for consideration.
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Comments on ICC Banking Commission Opinion TA954
The auto-extension clause used in a UCP 600 standby that gave rise to ICC Opinion TA954 illustrates the serious concerns that can emerge when ambiguous wording is inserted in a credit. Li Huang identifies and examines issues to consider.
