FINRA previously announced in Regulatory Notice 25-04 that it is launching a broad review to modernize its rules regarding member firms and associated persons and identified the modern workplace as its area of initial focus....more
FINRA has proposed a single, streamlined rule (the Proposed Rule) to replace FINRA Rule 3270 (Outside Business Activities of Registered Persons) and FINRA Rule 3280 (Private Securities Transactions of an Associated Person)...more
On August 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a final rule that subjects investment advisers to anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism...more
Earlier this year, the US Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury’s) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposal) that would subject investment advisers to anti-money...more
The die is cast: FINRA has published Regulatory Notice 24-02 (RN 24-02) announcing the effective dates and other key dates and considerations for its recently adopted Residential Supervisory Location (RSL) and Remote...more
The New York State Assembly recently passed the LLC Transparency Act (the LLC Act). If signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, the LLC Act would require limited liability companies (LLCs) formed or registered to do...more
The House Committee on Financial Services passed the Improving Disclosure for Investors Bill of 2023 on April 26, 2023 with bipartisan support. If passed by Congress and signed into law, the bill could alter the regulatory...more
The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published notices on January 17 seeking public comment on two proposals: (1) the application document that individuals would use to obtain a FinCEN identifier...more
The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently proposed a new rule (the Proposed Rule) regarding beneficial ownership information access and safeguards pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act....more
On September 30, the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published, in the Federal Register, a final rule (Final Rule) that establishes beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements...more