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FIRREA: The New Weapon of Choice for Federal Prosecutors
On August 28, 2024, FinCEN issued a long-awaited final rule meant to address illicit finance activities and national security threats in the asset management industry. The new rule imposes similar requirements on investment...more
On September 10, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published updated guidance in the form of new and revised frequently asked questions (FAQs), C.14-C.16 and G.4, regarding beneficial ownership information...more
Following up on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”), which we discussed back in March, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released on August 28th a final rule extending Anti-Money Laundering/Countering...more
The UK government introduced a major overhaul of its framework for addressing financial crime — and brought into force numerous significant changes — when the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act)...more
Effective January 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) required certain newly formed and pre-existing entities to submit information regarding their beneficial owners and...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a speech by Sarah Pritchard, FCA Executive Director, Markets and International, on taking a targeted and outcomes-based approach to tackling financial crime....more
On August 23, 2024, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, which is the largest judicial district in the United States, announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Whistleblower Pilot Program. The...more
Barring any unforeseen changes, the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) major reporting deadline arrives on January 1, 2025. The CTA requires all existing reporting companies (those entities formed prior to January 1, 2024) to...more
On August 29, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers (“Final Rule”) regarding residential real estate. The Federal Register...more
As an evolving area of commercial disputes in the Cayman Islands, global enforcement trends provide us with valuable insight into the types of regulatory proceedings on the horizon for offshore jurisdictions. In this first...more
As reported in our earlier QuickStudies on the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and the Regulations adopted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), each company in existence on or after January 1, 2024...more
In my July column, I wrote about the connection between corruption and the environment. But corruption also has a link to the “S” of the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pillars. Corruption is both a cause and a...more
On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division introduced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program), which, like a modern-day Western posse, aims to bring justice to the wild frontier...more
If your business has not yet focused on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), it is time to do so. Every entity formed or registered in the U.S. before January 1, 2024, must file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) went into effect on January 1, 2024 (the Effective Date) and imposed beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements on any entity that is created or registered by filing...more
El 7/8/24, FinCEN actualizó su página de preguntas frecuentes de BOI para incluir tres nuevas preguntas y una nueva actualización. FinCEN afirma que continuará brindando orientación sobre cómo presentar información sobre...more
On 7/8/24, FinCEN updated its BOI FAQs page to include three new questions and one new update. FinCEN states that it will continue to provide guidance on how to submit beneficial ownership information; including updating the...more
The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective on January 1, 2024, and despite multiple challenges and ongoing court cases, the CTA remains in effect. The CTA requires many entities to file beneficial ownership...more
If you or your trust owns an interest in a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other type of entity, subject to limited exceptions, you are likely required to provide certain information to the FinCEN...more
Reporting companies should take note of a recent clarification by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") that the Beneficial Ownership Information ("BOI") Rule requires reporting companies that exist on or after...more
On 22 August 2024, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar discussing considerations related to the pending anti-money laundering rule (AML) for investment advisers (IAs) from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The...more
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (“Board”) recently filed a complaint (“Complaint”) against Resorts World Las Vegas casino (“Resorts World”), alleging that, despite repeated red flags, Resorts World’s Anti-Money Laundering...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) seeks to increase corporate transparency and combat financial crimes in the U.S. such as money laundering and terrorist financing. Enacted in January 2021 as part of the National Defense...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the federal banking agencies recently published the long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking for the anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism...more
On August 9, the Governor of Illinois signed SB 3412 (the “Act”) into law, creating a new regulatory framework for money transmission. This Act, named the Uniform Money Transmission Modernization Act, replaces the previous...more