The SEC and FinCEN Request Comments on their Proposed Rule on Customer Identification Programs for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers -
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the...more
5/24/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Popular ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Proposed Rule Would Subject Certain Investment Advisers to a Broad Range of AML/CFT Obligations and Represents a Significant Development for the Sector -
Regulators have long considered the lack of anti-money...more
2/27/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
Compliance ,
Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
FinCEN ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Law Enforcement ,
Patriot Act ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Third-Party Service Provider
Implementation of Beneficial Ownership Reporting Obligations; Expanded CDD Rule Forthcoming On September 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule...more
10/13/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Final Rules ,
FinCEN ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Ownership Interest ,
Reporting Requirements
As we wrote over the summer, Congress has passed a bill that will require certain corporations and limited liability companies (“LLCs”) to report information on their beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department’s...more
12/23/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FinCEN ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
NDAA ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shell Corporations ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblowers
If the U.S. House of Representatives has its way, some corporations will soon be required to report information on their beneficial owners to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). On...more