U.S. and Mexican companies and financial institutions are seeking to navigate AML/CFT, sanctions, export control, and tariff and supply chain concerns as their governments’ make rapid changes around trade and tariffs and ramp...more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published a consultation aimed at improving country and private sector understanding of current proliferation financing (PF) risks. This study will detail the evasion techniques used...more
Compliance teams looking to stay ahead of the changing landscape need to be up to date on the latest developments. Join us for Global Compliance Updates in collaboration with the DIFC Academy, on 2–3 November 2021. This...more
The Financial Action Task Force has published best practices on beneficial ownership for legal persons. Global standards require authorities to be able to ascertain the ultimate owner of a company or foundation to provide...more
As we blogged yesterday, the issue of the beneficial ownership of entities and the potentially pernicious role of shell companies in perpetuating money laundering is the primary anti-money laundering (“AML”) concern across...more
U.S. House Passes Corporate Transparency Act; FATF Issues Guidance on Identifying Entities’ Beneficial Owners - First Post in a Two-Post Series on Beneficial Ownership - As we often blog, the issue of the beneficial...more