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Districts of Wyoming and Idaho Affirm Broad Fed Powers over Master Accounts

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Components of the U.S. Federal Reserve System recently prevailed in two lawsuits in which both plaintiffs – Custodia Bank and PayServices Bank – alleged the defendants were required to grant the plaintiffs’ master account...more

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Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Upholds Legality of 'No Consent Regime'

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The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) finally settled the question of legality of the No Consent Regime (NCR) in its recent judgment in Tam Sze Leung v. Commissioner of Police [2024] HKCFA 8 – confirming that police may...more

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The sun also rises – anti-money laundering legal developments in Singapore

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2023 is proving an eventful year for Singapore anti-money laundering legislation. In the first half of this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) proposed two bills, intended to strengthen the country’s legal framework...more

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SDNY Sentences Danske Bank in Massive AML Scandal

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Factual Statement Is a Tale of Whistleblowing, High-Risk Customers, and Misleading U.S. Banks - Earlier this month, Danske Bank was sentenced in the Southern District of New York to three years of probation and forfeiture...more

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FinCEN Identifies Iran as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern

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On October 25, 2019, FinCEN issued a final rule imposing the Fifth Special Measure against the Islamic Republic of Iran as a “jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern” (“Final Rule”) under Section 311 of the USA...more

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European Commission Requests Feedback on a Roadmap for Widening Access to Centralized Bank and Payment Account Registries

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On August 9, 2017, the European Commission published an inception impact assessment (Ares (2017)3971182) (also called a roadmap) on access to centralized bank account registries. In the roadmap, the Commission explains...more

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Damming the Funding to North Korea: Anticipatory Seizure Warrants as a Tool to Enforce Sanctions and Thwart Money Laundering...

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Two days after North Korea’s successful long-range ballistic missile test, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a memorandum opinion which granted the Department of Justice “damming” warrants to seize...more

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Activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a sizeable stake in Bristol-Myers Squibb, a move that reportedly caught execs at the drugmaker unawares and sets the stage for a potential sale....more

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Obtaining Jurisdiction in New York Courts through Repeated Use of Correspondent Bank Accounts

In the past, a foreign bank’s use of correspondent bank accounts in the United States to facilitate wire transfers has not necessarily given New York courts a sufficient basis for jurisdiction over the bank. But a recent 4-3...more

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NY Expands Jurisdictional Reach Over Foreign Banks Using Correspondent Accounts

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The New York Court of Appeals recently gave a leg-up to plaintiffs seeking to hale foreign banks before New York state courts, clarifying that the use of a New York-based correspondent account could, under certain...more

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Panama Papers Fallout: A Push for Transparency and Regulatory Reform - Sanctions Also Levied Against Several Panama-Based...

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In the wake of the "Panama Papers" – the unprecedented leak of 11.5 million files from a Panamanian law firm that revealed thousands of names and addresses linked to offshore companies – the White House has announced several...more

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BCBS Finalizes Revised General Guide to Account Opening

On February 4, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS“) published a revised draft of its guidelines on “sound management of risks related to money laundering and financing of terrorism” which comprises the...more

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BCBS Consults on Proposed Revised Version of General Guide to Account Opening

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On July 16, 2015, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued a consultation paper on a proposed revised version of its general guide to account opening. The guide was first published in February 2003. The...more

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IRS Will Adopt “Common Sense” Approach To Structured Activity In Bank Accounts

Why it matters - In response to recent criticism, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) John A. Koskinen announced that the agency will adopt a “common sense” approach in how it handles funds that have...more

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