The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") recently announced settled charges against an investment adviser for misrepresentations regarding its anti-money laundering ("AML") procedures and compliance failures. As we...more
1/29/2025
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On August 28, 2024, FinCEN issued a long-awaited final rule meant to address illicit finance activities and national security threats in the asset management industry. The new rule imposes similar requirements on investment...more
9/17/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
National Security ,
Registered Investment Advisors
On May 13, 2024, FinCEN and the SEC jointly proposed a new rule that would require SEC-registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers to maintain written customer identification programs (CIPs). The new rule...more
5/21/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
Comment Period ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
New Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On February 13, 2024, FinCEN proposed a long-awaited rule to combat illicit finance and national security threats in the asset management industry. The new rule would impose similar requirements on investment advisers that...more
2/22/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
National Security ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
On October 16, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Examinations ("Examination Division") announced its 2024 Examination Priorities. Registrants should ensure that policies, procedures, and...more
11/7/2023
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Broker-Dealer ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Technology
Although courts have reined in the application of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) anti-bribery provisions in the past two years, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) shows no sign of scaling back its global...more
10/16/2020
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Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Global Market ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Wire Fraud