Over the past two years, financial regulatory bodies in the United States and Europe have increasingly emphasized consumer due diligence (“CDD”) by financial institutions as a means to combat money laundering and terrorist...more
11/30/2016
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Member State ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Virtual Currency
Under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) authorization, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is “responsible for regulating (1) all securities firms that do business with the public[,]” (2) key stock...more
4/25/2016
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Examination Priorities ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinCEN ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This alert addresses the explosion in popularity of daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) sites and the money-laundering potential that DFS sites may offer to criminals around the world. It then explains potential legal liability...more
11/2/2015
/ Advertising ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
BSA/AML ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Football ,
Gambling ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Online Gaming ,
Online Platforms ,
SAR ,
Sports ,
Sports Gambling ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) ,
Venture Capital