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On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule that significantly changes the reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). This alert summarizes...more
The Federal U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an Order granting summary judgement for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 1, 2024 and ordered $83 million in restitution and...more
This CLE webinar will examine the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), effective Jan. 1, 2024, and its impact on real estate entities and transactions, including who is considered a "reporting company" subject to new beneficial...more
2024 ushered in a seismic shift for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. with the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Aimed at cracking down on the misuse of shell companies and promoting ownership...more
The Corporate Transparency Act mandates certain reporting requirements for beneficial ownership information for certain companies, with the goal of preventing the illicit use of anonymous shell companies for financial crimes....more
Earlier this year, the US Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA will require thousands of privately held US and non-US entities to report beneficial ownership to the US Treasury Department’s Financial...more
In late 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued final regulations (the “Final Rules”) which address the extent to which ERISA plan fiduciaries may consider environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors...more
On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to address certain conflicts of interest and...more
In late 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued final regulations (the “Final Rules”) which address the extent to which ERISA fiduciaries may consider environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors when...more
If you own an interest of 25% or more in any business entity or have any substantial control over any business entity (including as a manager or senior officer), or if you are responsible for legal compliance for one or more...more
If you manage a private investment fund that is subject to Title I of ERISA and is not a feeder fund (an “ERISA Fund”), you should, before December 1, 2023, take the steps described below in order to comply with the DOL’s...more
On September 29, 2022, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (the Final Rule) establishing beneficial ownership information reporting requirements for non-exempt business...more
While the headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic began to fade in 2022, new challenges emerged in the broader economy as Federal Reserve policies increased interest rates and cheap money withdrew from the system. Many of the...more
Much has been written, on ML BeneBits and elsewhere, about the US Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) so-called “ESG Rule” issued in November 2022 (the DOL Rule). The DOL Rule, in part, addressed the appropriate factors for an...more
Transamerica announced that it’s partnering with Cetera Financial Group to launch a new pooled employer plan (PEP), the Cetera Advantage(k) GPS. The PEP is designed for small and midsize businesses and will be available only...more
On March 6, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “NY Fed”) released a case study analyzing the results of a survey of 15 managers of private investment vehicles in multifamily affordable housing from across the...more
The idea that we can have 403(b) Pooled Employer Plans is great news because what could work well for 401(k) plans, may mean great stuff for 403(b) plans. The problem with 403(b) plans has always been in the non-ERISA space,...more
On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA” or the “Act”) to “better enable critical national security, intelligence and law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering, financing of...more
Most entities formed or registered to do business in the U.S. will, beginning January 1, 2024, be required to self-report beneficial ownership information to the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more
The AIMA Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI) is a new global index which measures the level of confidence that hedge funds have in the economic prospects of their business over the next 12 months. A product of AIMA,...more
ESOPs are a great tool for the business owner and employees. The planning technique complimenting the ESOP dramatically enhance the benefits for the Seller making the Seller more willing to enter into the ESOP arrangement....more
If the pandemic was good for anything, it was TV watching. The pandemic may become known as the golden age of television. Since I was a foreign language major (Portuguese and Spanish) at West Point (mind you out of academic...more
On December 7, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to establish regulations that will implement the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). This rulemaking is...more
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: - The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a proposed rule to implement portions of the Corporate Transparency Act codified at 31 U.S.C. § 5336 (CTA). ...more