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American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud & Recovery - April 25th - 26th, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud & Recovery – London conference, the premier gathering for the Digital Asset Fraud community! Stay ahead in this dynamic field by joining C5 in London to delve...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 23rd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - June 5th - 6th, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hosted by the Canadian Institute, the 23rd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime returns for another exciting year. The event features carefully curated programming providing practical guidance...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Corporate Transparency Act - New Federal Reporting Requirement For Entities

Background - In January 2021, the United States Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. This law, while intended to prevent criminal actors from hiding and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Transparency Act: What to Know

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) introduces beneficial ownership reporting requirements effective January 1, 2024, for new and existing companies. Below is an overview of the new reporting obligations imposed by the CTA....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Wealth Management Update - December 2023

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Shining a Light on the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting - On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering...more

Lathrop GPM

Beneficial Ownership Information Rules and Regulations: How It May Impact You

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On September 29, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”), the first of three planned rulemakings implementing the beneficial ownership information reporting rules of the...more

Freeman Law

The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020

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In January of 2021, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA) went into effect, marking the most significant changes to federal anti-money laundering laws since the USA Patriot Act of 2001. The AMLA represents an attempt...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York’s DFS Publishes A Cyber Insurance Risk Framework

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Keypoint: New York’s Division of Financial Services (DFS) now requires Property and Casualty Insurers writing cyber insurance to comply with the Division’s Cyber Insurance Risk Framework to manage their risk. In her...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Legislative Reform Will Reinvent the US Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Landscape

New federal requirements in the annual national defense budget reauthorization effectively will end anonymous U.S. shell companies by requiring businesses to disclose 25 percent owners and control persons to a newly created...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Civil Forfeiture of Real Estate to Fight Money Laundering: A Round-Up

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Second of Two Posts on Evolving Issues Regarding Real Estate and Money Laundering - In our last post, we blogged on a major regulatory tool to combat the use of real estate as a potential vehicle for money laundering: the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GAO Publishes Report on Effectiveness of Real Estate GTOs Issued by FinCEN

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Law Enforcement Has Been Using GTO Data - First of Two Posts on Evolving Issues Regarding Real Estate and Money Laundering - The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has issued a report on the status and...more

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U.S. Senate Considering Update to Federal Anti-Money Laundering System

A bipartisan group of Senators, with the support of the American Bankers Association, recently introduced bill S.2563, known as the ILLICIT Cash Act. The acronym “ILLICIT” stands for “Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Law Enforcement can Follow the Money thanks to the Fifth Pillar of the Final CDD Rule

Under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a “Fifth Pillar” of the Final Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Rule on May 2016. The covered financial institutions (Banks; Brokers or...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Strike Suit Offers Conjectures, And Little More, About Scottrade Data Breach

As reported on Friday in the Krebs on Security blog, online broker Scottrade had sent an e-mail to customers earlier that day stating that it recently had learned from law enforcement officials that Scottrade was one of a...more

Cole Schotz

New Jersey Court Holds Financial Institutions are Not Required to Report Suspected Elder Fraud

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In a case of first impression, the Superior Court of New Jersey held that financial institutions do not have an affirmative duty to report suspected fraud upon senior citizens or vulnerable individuals. See Lucca v. Wells...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York City Offers Guidance for Employers on the Use of Credit History in Employment Decisions

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As we blogged about previously, Mayor Bill De Blasio signed into law the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act (“SCDEA”) in May. The SCDEA went into effect on September 3, 2015 and it prohibits employers from using an...more

Carlton Fields

2015 Florida Legislative Post-Session Report

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Carlton Fields Jorden Burt’s Government Law and Consulting Practice Group released its 2015 Florida Legislative Post-Session Report detailing significant bills that passed during the 2015 Regular Session of the Florida...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK Treasury Calls for Information on Digital Currencies

On November 3, the UK Treasury issued a call for information on digital currencies, including Bitcoin. Views are being solicited from the public, the financial services industry, regulators, and law enforcement agencies....more

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