Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) and Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) were less than six months away from the requirement to implement an anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program...more
The incoming Trump administration will bring significant changes to regulatory policy as it relates to the asset management industry, and private funds, in particular...more
11/14/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On September 4, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), U.S. Department of Treasury, published a final rule (the “Final Rule”) expanding the definition of “financial institution” under the Bank Secrecy Act...more
9/10/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Asset Management ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Compliance ,
Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
Final Rules ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have each published their annual examination priorities for 2021, signaling areas of scrutiny that broker-dealers should...more
4/9/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Phishing Scams ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)