On December 20, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the “Commission”) announced charges against several entities that failed to file a Form D within 15 days of a private sale of securities. These entities,...more
1/8/2025
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Form D Filing ,
Investment Adviser ,
Private Equity ,
Private Funds ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulation D ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations
On December 26, 2024, a merits panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit contributed to the frenzied whirlpool of Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) developments, reversing an earlier decision to stay...more
In a recent client alert, we notified clients that on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and...more
As detailed in our client alert regarding the issuance of a preliminary injunction by the Eastern District Court of Texas against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enforcement of the CTA and its reporting rules on...more
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its beneficial ownership information (BOI)...more
On May 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (“Treasury”) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would...more
7/8/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
NPRM ,
Popular ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
In July 2020, a sensitive Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document was leaked to the public. The document outlined the FBI’s suspicions that the private investment funds industry was providing choice money laundering...more