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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FINRA orders broker-dealer to pay over $1.4M for supervision failures

On July 29, FINRA accepted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) against a full-service broker-dealer for allegedly failing to establish a supervisory system connected to non-traded real estate investment trusts...more

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FinCEN Proposes BSA Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate

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On February 16, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) regarding residential real estate. The final version of the NPRM published in the Federal Register is 47...more

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NASAA Report on BD Compliance With Reg BI: Finds Progress, but Specifies Work To Be Done

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A September report of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) on broker-dealer compliance with the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) finds...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Selling Real Estate Securities: The “Issuer Exemption” from Broker-Dealer Licensing

When companies sell their own securities, their executives and employees must be careful not to run afoul of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and broker-dealer licensing requirements. These challenges are...more

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Treasury Report Targets Money Laundering Risks in Real Estate and Gatekeeper Professions

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In its 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (“2020 Strategy”), the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) has laid out its AML and money laundering enforcement priorities. Last week, we...more

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Leaving a String Quartet or Tenant-in-Common Real Estate Investment

The Cleveland Quartet musicians had the luxury of selecting the time when they wanted to disband. They also likely didn’t have to think about tax consequences when they disbanded.   However, for individuals who jointly...more

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