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
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
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
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
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
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on April 3, 2018 issued Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions (FAQs). The FAQs address various...more
4/13/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Joint Ownership ,
Legal Entity Identifiers ,
Mutual Funds ,
Retroactive Application ,
Verification Requirements
After more than two decades in obscurity, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) has now emerged as a major factor in the relationship between the U.S. Congress and the regulatory agencies....more
The European Union announced its intention to adopt a broad package of trade and economic sanctions against Russia, targeting access to EU capital markets, defence exports, energy related equipment and technology and...more
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), in consultation with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), issued “Assessment Methodologies for Identifying Non-Bank Non-Insurer Global Systemically Important...more