News published on Monetary Brief in September 2025

News from September 2025

U.S. reports increase in portfolio holdings of foreign securities at end of 2024

Preliminary data from an annual survey conducted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shows that U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities...

Fincen highlights risks posed by Chinese money laundering networks linked to drug cartels

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has released an advisory and financial trend analysis focused on Chinese money laundering networks (CMLNs).

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland mourns former president W. Lee Hoskins

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has announced the death of W. Lee Hoskins, who served as its president and chief executive officer from October 8, 1987 to November 15, 1991.

Treasury targets North Korean IT worker network funding weapons programs

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against several individuals and entities for their involvement in a fraudulent information technology (IT) worker scheme connected to the...

Federal Reserve System CISO Tammy Hornsby-Fink wins second national ORBIE award

On August 14, Tammy Hornsby-Fink, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Federal Reserve System, received the 2025 National ORBIE award in the CISO Large Enterprise category.

Carlyle agrees to acquire Altera Infrastructure’s FPSO business

Global investment firm Carlyle has announced an agreement to acquire the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) business of Altera Infrastructure Group.