Global Sanctions and Compliance Risks for Fund Managers

This webinar examines how global sanctions regimes impact fund managers, highlighting key risks such as investor screening, portfolio exposure, and interactions with restricted parties. It outlines the practical steps firms must take to ensure compliance, including governance, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring. Delegates will also explore the common challenges that complicate sanctions compliance and gain insight into expected developments in 2026, including heightened regulatory scrutiny and increasing enforcement focus across major jurisdictions.

This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and offers insights and updates from a leading industry-expert speaker. 

Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.

Content

• What are sanctions and how do they impact fund managers?

• What are the key sanctions risks that fund managers need to be aware of?

• What practical steps should fund managers take in order to ensure compliance?

• What are the main challenges which make compliance more difficult?

• What developments are expected in 2026?

Presenter

Daniel Martin Partner at HFW

Daniel Martin is a Partner and leads HFW’s Sanctions team. Since 2010 he has developed a market-leading team advising clients on all aspects of international financial and trade sanctions and is a recognised expert in his field. Daniel provides commercially-focused advice on UK and EU sanctions, as well as the application of US sanctions to non-US persons, to leading international clients in our core shipping, commodities, energy and insurance sectors, and also to private equity firms, financial institutions and media organisations. Daniel’s team of specialist sanctions lawyers investigate suspected breaches of sanctions, advise on how best to engage with regulators (including self reporting in the UK and other jurisdictions), and recommend effective remediation measures. Clients rely on Daniel to provide urgent advice on one off transactions, advise on the impact of sanctions on corporate transactions, prepare internal policies and procedures and provide tailored practical training both in person and remotely.