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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -

FinCEN Adopts Final AML Program Rule for Investment Advisers

Goodwin on 9/19/2024

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a final rule (the Final Rule) on August 28 that will treat certain investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers as financial...more

FinCEN and Banking Agencies Propose AML Program Rule Updates for Banks and Other Financial Institutions

Goodwin on 9/19/2024

Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Proposed Rule revising its regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requiring financial institutions to...more

FinCEN Adopts Reporting Requirement for Non-Financed Residential Real Estate Transfers

Goodwin on 9/19/2024

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule (the Residential Real Estate Rule) requiring certain persons involved in residential real estate closings and...more

FinCEN Issues Final Sweeping AML Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers & ERAs

White & Case LLP on 9/17/2024

On August 28, 2024, FinCEN issued a long-awaited final rule meant to address illicit finance activities and national security threats in the asset management industry. The new rule imposes similar requirements on investment...more

Digital Transformation: eSignature and ePayment News and Trends - July/August 2024

DLA Piper on 9/13/2024

Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more

FinCEN Finalizes Rule Subjecting Investment Advisers to AML/CFT Regulations

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/13/2024

Following up on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”), which we discussed back in March, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released on August 28th a final rule extending Anti-Money Laundering/Countering...more

Department of the Treasury Releases New AML/CFT Rule for Investment Advisers

Seward & Kissel LLP on 9/13/2024

Who may be interested: Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule subjecting certain registered investment advisers (RIAs) and...more

A New Federal Reporting Requirement Has Been Established for Non-Financed Transfers of U.S. Residential Real Estate to a Trust or...

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 9/12/2024

On August 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers” (the “Final Rule”), to become effective December 1, 2025. This Final...more

FinCEN’s Final Rule on Anti-Money Laundering for Residential Real Estate Transfers

King & Spalding on 9/12/2024

On August 29, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) requiring certain persons involved in real estate closings and settlements to report and maintain...more

The Final Countdown: Major CTA Reporting Deadline Rapidly Approaching

Stinson LLP on 9/11/2024

Barring any unforeseen changes, the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) major reporting deadline arrives on January 1, 2025. The CTA requires all existing reporting companies (those entities formed prior to January 1, 2024) to...more

FinCEN Issues Final BSA Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate Deals

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/11/2024

On August 29, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers (“Final Rule”) regarding residential real estate. The Federal Register...more

Q&A on FinCEN’s New AML Requirements for Certain Investment Advisers

Seward & Kissel LLP on 9/11/2024

On August 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that subjects certain registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) and exempt reporting advisers (“ERAs”) to anti-money...more

Treasury Subjects Investment Advisers to Anti-Money Laundering Requirements

Foley Hoag LLP on 9/10/2024

On August 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its final rule requiring certain investment advisers to implement anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance...more

FinCEN adopts investment adviser AML rules

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 9/10/2024

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a final rule that adds most federal Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) and Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) to the definition of “financial institution” under the...more

FinCEN Issues Final Rule Expanding Anti-Money Laundering/ Countering the Financing of Terrorism Requirements for Investment...

King & Spalding on 9/10/2024

On September 4, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), U.S. Department of Treasury, published a final rule (the “Final Rule”) expanding the definition of “financial institution” under the Bank Secrecy Act...more

Deciphering FinCEN’s New Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Advisers

Morgan Lewis on 9/9/2024

On August 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a final rule that subjects investment advisers to anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism...more

Investment Advisers Face New AML/CFT Compliance Obligations from FinCEN

Alston & Bird on 9/6/2024

Our Financial Services, Investment Funds, and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Teams break down the latest Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) rule investment advisers must prepare for....more

AML Programs for Investment Advisers

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/6/2024

On August 28, the US Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury Department) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule that expands anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism...more

National Security Risks Headline New AML Requirements for Investment Advisers – and More to Come?

DLA Piper on 9/5/2024

Last week, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a widely anticipated final rule to police the estimated $125 trillion-plus investment adviser market. The new rule extends...more

FinCEN Proposes AML/CFT ‎Augmentation Rule

Locke Lord LLP on 9/4/2024

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) intended to strengthen and modernize U.S. financial institutions’...more

The Real (Estate) Deal: FinCEN’s New Reporting Requirements for Property Transfers

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 9/3/2024

In response to illicit finance risks identified in the U.S. residential real estate sector, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced the issuance of its long-anticipated...more

Investment Advisers Prepare: The BSA is Here

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 9/3/2024

On August 28, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) subjecting certain registered investment advisers (RIAs) and exempt reporting...more

Business Better Podcast Episode: FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Regulations to Strengthen and Modernize AML/CFT Compliance Programs

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/3/2024

This episode features a discussion with Nick St. John, Director of Federal Compliance at America’s Credit Unions. We discuss the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued by FinCEN and federal banking regulators regarding...more

AML and KYC Obligations (Finally) Imposed on Private Fund Managers

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/30/2024

On August 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule that will, upon effectiveness (January 1, 2026), require most private fund managers to...more

The Corporate Transparency Act: Key Deadline Fast Approaching and Other Recent Updates for Companies

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/30/2024

If your business has not yet focused on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), it is time to do so. Every entity formed or registered in the U.S. before January 1, 2024, must file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports...more

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