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U.S. Senate introduces Act to apply AML/BSA laws to art dealers and auction houses

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On July 23, 2025, Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and David McCormick (R-PA), introduced the federal Art Market Integrity Act (the...more

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Key Lessons: The Latest UK Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation Art Market Participants and High Value Dealers Threat...

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On 18 June 2025, the UK Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) released a Threat Assessment (the Assessment) targeting Art Market Participants (AMPs) and High-Value Dealers (HVDs). This follows new rules from 14...more

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Money Laundering Issues in the Art Market

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In February 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), the global standard-setter on Anti-Money Laundering policy, issued a report describing the financial crime risks in the art and antiquities market, as well as good...more

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The New UK Anti-Money Laundering Regulations: How Will The Art World Be Impacted?

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On 10 January 2020 the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (the “2019 Regulations”) came into force in the UK, implementing the EU’s fifth Money Laundering Directive (“MLD5”) and amending the...more

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A rag-bag of changes to UK money laundering regulations

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UK regulations implementing the EU 5th Money Laundering Directive (“5MLD”) came into force on 10 January 2020: the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (“MLR 2019”). The regulations make a...more

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Art and Money Laundering

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The potential role of high-end art and antiquities in money laundering schemes has attracted increasing attention over the last several years, particularly as the prices for such objects steadily rise and a tightening global...more

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