Overview
- The Financial Information Unit ordered an administrative freeze after reviewing foreign financial intelligence complemented by a local investigation led by director Paul Starc.
- Resolution 3/2026, published Thursday in the Official Gazette, requires obligated entities to report operations involving assets potentially controlled by UN Security Council‑designated persons and to identify indicators of links to nuclear, biological, chemical or ballistic‑missile programs.
- Officials present the action as aligned with FATF priorities and UN Security Council frameworks and describe it as the first of its kind in Latin America under current standards.
- The assets remain suspended as authorities pursue investigations into possible connections with international criminal organizations.
- The government says the measure aims to protect the integrity of Argentina’s financial system and focus state resources on combating illicit finance, terrorism financing and organized crime.