The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) on December 15, 2022, implementing the requirements of Section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act (Act)...more
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on September 29, 2022 issued a final rule (Final Rule) defining and implementing the beneficial ownership reporting requirements of Section 6403...more
12/1/2022
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Beneficial Owner ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Ownership Interest ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), enacted on January 1, 2021 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year of 2021 (NDAA), makes several significant changes to U.S. anti-money laundering...more
2/23/2021
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Beneficial Owner ,
BSA/AML ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Disgorgement ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Whistleblowers
On April 28, 2020, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published two final rules and one proposed rule targeting national security controlled exports and reexports to China, Russia, and...more
4/30/2020
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China ,
Commerce Control List ,
ECCNs ,
End-Users ,
Exemptions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
Licensing Rules ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies ,
Venezuela
This article originally was published in the Winter 2015 Edition of the Dechert Private Equity Newsletter but has been updated to reflect recent guidance from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Affairs (BEA) on...more
4/23/2015
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Covered Transactions ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Ownership ,
Form BE-10 ,
Form BE-13 ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
U.S. Commerce Department
With the globalization of the economy, most private equity funds are likely to own companies based in the United States that have operations or subsidiaries outside the United States, and/or have interests in non-U.S....more