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Beneficial ownership registers: Jersey’s latest consultation paper on access to information

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Jersey: Consultation paper on access to information - On 26 April 2024, the States of Jersey published its latest consultation paper on "Access to information on Jersey's Central Register of Companies and legal persons"....more

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The Corporate Transparency Act and Reporting Requirements

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On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act, 33 U.S.C. §5336, (the “CTA”) took effect and strict compliance must be met by all entities and individuals to which it applies. The CTA adds reporting requirements for...more

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New Corporate Transparency Act Will Impose Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements on Many Companies, Particularly Small...

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act enacted into law on January 1, 2021, will impose new beneficial ownership reporting requirements on many companies. The stated purposes...more

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Corporate Transparency Act: How Will It Affect Financial Institutions?

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The Corporate Transparency Act, found within the National Defense Authorization Act, directs the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to establish and maintain a national registry of beneficial ownership information. ...more

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FinCEN Renews GTOs

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On November 8, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) reissued its Geographic Targeting Orders (“GTOs”) requiring U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind legal entities used in...more

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Beneficial Ownership Provision Stripped from Latest Draft of Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act

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Critics Bemoan Removal of Potential Weapon Against Shell Companies - Last week, and on the eve of a scheduled markup of the original bill in the House Financial Services Committee, a new draft of the Counter Terrorism and...more

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International Report Critiques U.S. Beneficial Ownership Transparency

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Last week, Transparency International (“TI”) released an updated assessment of the “beneficial ownership legal frameworks” in the G20 countries, entitled “G20 Leaders or Laggers?” ...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter 2017: Developments in the Luxembourg Financial Sector

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Luxembourg recently published two important bills to combat money laundering and terrorism financing – one transposes the EU AML4 Directive1 into Luxembourg law; the second establishes a central register of beneficial owners,...more

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FinCEN Expands Scope of “All Cash” GTOs

Continuing its efforts to deter the use of real estate as a vehicle to launder proceeds of criminal activity, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced its plan to extend the reach and time frame of...more

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FinCEN Requires Financial Institutions to Obtain Beneficial Ownership

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FinCEN’s new CIP beneficial owner rules may hinder the ability of shell and nominee companies to directly access the US financial system without disclosing the natural persons who own 25% or more of the company. Pooled...more

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One-Two Punch for Transparency: Beneficial Owners Outed

In an apparent effort to create the impression of strong U.S. policy response in the wake of the Panama Papers, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced three initiatives to promote greater transparency and...more

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A New Age of Transparency: U.S. Announces

On May 11, 2016, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Treasury, published its final rule addressing Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions (CDD Rule)....more

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"FinCEN Finalizes Customer Due Diligence Rule Amid Other Actions to Enhance Financial Transparency"

In the wake of the Panama Papers controversy, the U.S. government has taken major steps this month to promote financial transparency. First, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) finalized its proposed rule issued...more

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