On June 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced long-anticipated proposed rules on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism program effectiveness;...more
7/25/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Compliance ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinCEN ,
NCUA ,
NPRM ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
On May 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced amendments to 31 C.F.R. Part 515, the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), expanding access to certain financial and...more
On February 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a long-anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to impose comprehensive anti-money laundering...more
3/22/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Commerce, and Justice jointly issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note titled “Obligations of Foreign-Based Persons to Comply with U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Laws”...more
On October 13, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a comprehensive licensing regime for digital asset companies operating in California. Until this point, California had refrained from taking a definitive position on...more
11/13/2023
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Capital Requirements ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Exemptions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Governor Newsom ,
Licensing Rules ,
Money Transmission Act ,
New Legislation ,
Stablecoins ,
Surety Bonds
Although the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) new beneficial ownership rule goes into effect on January 1, 2024, recent polling suggests that many businesses remain either unaware of these upcoming reporting obligations...more
US Market Review and Outlook -
Venture capital financing and liquidity activity contracted in 2022 from the record-breaking levels of the prior year, in the face of declining equity markets, rising interest rates and...more
4/7/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Raising ,
Convertible Notes ,
Corporate Financing ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Equity Financing ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Qualified Small Business Stock ,
Venture Capital