Compliance Tip of the Day: Citibank and Continuous Monitoring
Compliance into the Weeds: Sanctions Compliance Failures: Lessons from Harman International and Interactive Brokers
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
Upping Your Game: Continuous Monitoring with AI
Daily Compliance News: May 19, 2025, The Definition of Corruption Edition
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 51 – The Compliance Week at 20 Edition
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 12, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 7, 2025, The Whistleblowers Awarded Edition
Strengthening Compliance: Lessons From the OCC's Consent Order With Patriot Bank — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Great Women in Compliance: Roundtable on The Future of Financial Crime Prevention
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 50 - Hidden in Plain Sight: How Kleptocrats Exploit U.S. Financial Systems
Corruption, Crime & Compliance: TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
Episode 343 -- TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry
Business Better Podcast Episode: FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Regulations to Strengthen and Modernize AML/CFT Compliance Programs
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Companies and the Corporate Transparency Act
Examining FinCEN FAQs, Proposed Legislation and Other CTA Developments
Practical Lessons Learned Regarding the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering for Financial Institutions - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Analyzing the Treasury's Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
En el entorno actual de cumplimiento de alto riesgo, se espera que las instituciones financieras entreguen más que resultados. Deben demostrar una rendición de cuentas que sea verificable y lista para auditorías. Esto es...more
In today’s high-stakes compliance environment, financial institutions are expected to deliver more than results. They must demonstrate accountability that is both verifiable and audit-ready. This is especially critical for...more
The tension among regulators between the push for increased transparency and the need to protect individual privacy is always apparent in asset searching exercises. This tension is a global phenomenon, central to the ongoing...more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published revised standards and an accompanying explanatory note, updating its comprehensive framework on recommendations to strengthen global efforts in anti-money laundering,...more
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) has cemented its role as a global financial watchdog, using its influence to safeguard the integrity of the U.S. dollar and the broader international financial system. Recent...more
The adoption of the EU Anti Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (the “AML Regulation") marks a significant advancement in the European Union's efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Effective from...more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published a second consultation on payment transparency, and in particular proposed revisions to recommendation 16 (R.16). The revisions adapt the FATF Standards to the changes in...more
The Wolfsberg Group has published guidance on payment transparency roles and responsibilities to supplement the Wolfsberg Group Payment Transparency Standards. The guidance discusses roles played by key actors in a payment...more
The Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) reporting requirements are officially back in force, requiring non-exempt entities to disclose beneficial ownership information (BOI). This week, a Texas federal court lifted the last...more
Legislation in the Cayman Islands concerning beneficial ownership information continues to develop at a steady pace and the latest developments are particularly noteworthy. The Parliament of the Cayman Islands has recently...more
Following the implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, Companies House enacted some initial changes over the course of 2024 to improve transparency and ensure the accuracy of the information...more
Background - The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) seeks to prevent economic crime and to enhance the transparency of companies and other legal entities....more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remains on hold despite a recent Supreme Court ruling. On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay a nationwide injunction that had been issued by a...more
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on January 23, 2025, which provisionally reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) while a legal challenge to it continues. This brief order, which stayed an injunction against the...more
On 2 January 2025, the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 and the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnership (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024 (the “Amendments”) came into effect. The Amendments impact...more
The recent whiplash regarding the validity of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)—it was enjoined just to particular parties, then enjoined nationwide, then un-enjoined, then enjoined again, while other courts let it...more
As we have previously noted, we expect that the second Trump Administration will be significantly more favorable to crypto than the Biden Administration, especially with the recent appointment of David Sacks as the...more
On August 28, 2024, FinCEN Final New Rules were published that address vulnerabilities in the U.S. financial system and are part of an on going effort to combat illicit finance and protect U.S. national security, as well as...more
The reporting requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act took effect January 1, 2024. Now, most small businesses are required to report beneficial ownership information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the...more
Q: What are the primary areas of focus in your practice related to government investigations? A: My practice primarily focuses on defense against enforcement actions brought by regulatory bodies such as the Office of Foreign...more
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
Dada la relevancia que actualmente está obteniendo la prevención de los riesgos y el cumplimiento normativo en el desarrollo de los negocios, la Delegatura de Asuntos Contables y Económicos de la Superintendencia de...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
El 02/23/24, el Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI o “FATF”), una entidad intergubernamental independiente que desarrolla políticas para la protección de nuestro sistema financiero global contra el lavado de...more
On 2/23/24, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an independent inter-governmental entity that develops policies for protection of our global financial system from money laundering, terrorist financing and financing of...more