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This CLE webinar will examine the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), effective Jan. 1, 2024, and its impact on real estate entities and transactions, including who is considered a "reporting company" subject to new beneficial...more
FinCEN is focused on customer due diligence, and both the 2024 Investment Adviser Risk Assessment and proposed rule indicate that investment advisers will be expected to assess customer identity, business model, and sources...more
The various and elusive tactics used by Russia to evade global sanctions and export controls have grown increasingly sophisticated over the last several months, putting the onus on multinational entities to become equally...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and state authorities have agreed to a consent order with a large national bank to resolve allegations that the bank engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by affecting...more
2024 ushered in a seismic shift for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. with the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Aimed at cracking down on the misuse of shell companies and promoting ownership...more
Although large organizations are generally exempt from filing under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), companies must perform a careful analysis to determine whether they have reporting obligations for certain subsidiaries...more
As consumer-facing financial institutions of all types—from well-established banks to newly-launched fintechs—set their 2024 regulatory compliance goals, they may wonder if their New Year’s resolutions align with those that...more
The Corporate Transparency Act of 2020 took effect on January 1, 2024, adding new filing requirements for many companies that may find themselves involved in mergers and acquisitions. Given the breadth of standard...more
The landscape of financial crimes is constantly evolving, and the concept of transparency is being fundamentally challenged. A dynamic, innovative approach is imperative to preserve and shape the future of financial...more
Shining a Light on the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting - On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As you may know, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is set to take effect on January 1, 2024 (“Effective Date”), impacting many privately held corporations, limited partnerships, statutory trusts,...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a law intended to enable the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to detect shell companies and protect the U.S. financial system from abuse by money launderers, drug...more
Background - In January 2021, the United States Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. This law, while intended to prevent criminal actors from hiding and...more
Priorities Echo Prior Alerts and Enforcement Actions - The SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) released on October 16 a report on its “Examination Priorities” (the “Report”) for fiscal year 2024. This release...more
Walkers' regulatory partners Lucy Frew and Ian Mason consider the learning points for financial services providers (FSPs) from recent enforcement actions by Cayman regulatory bodies. While financial services and related...more
On September 30, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the United States Treasury issued a new final rule (“Final Rule”), requiring certain entities to file with FinCEN reports that identify two...more
Overview- Below is an update to our April 6, 2022, client alert discussing the proposed regulations for the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and our October 14, 2022, client alert discussing the CTA Final Regulations as...more
On December 15, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “NPRM”) that would implement provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) regarding access to...more
This note summarizes those provisions of the Act applicable to England and Wales that deal with the new register of overseas entities ("ROE") that has been established at Companies House in the UK. It seeks to identify and,...more
The U.S., European Union (EU), United Kingdom (U.K.) and many other countries have imposed similar but not necessarily identical sanctions on Russia. In corporate jet transactions, the sanctions laws of several jurisdictions...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CYPRIOT LAW - A. GENERAL - 1. Introduction - Cyprus is a common law jurisdiction, and its legal system is based on the UK one. It is a clear and robust system which...more
The United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) is taking further action to combat corruption, money laundering, terrorist financing, tax fraud, and other illicit activities. Following its Advance Notice of...more
The release of the Pandora Papers, a leak of approximately 12 million documents, exposed how foreign leaders and private actors use tax havens to conceal their wealth, with the United States a destination of choice. For...more
1. INTRODUCTION - Having been a former British colony for several years of its history (from 1878 until its independence in 1960), the legal system of the Republic of Cyprus (hereinafter “Cyprus”) follows, to a great...more