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Taking The Right Approach in Asset Searching and Recovery in 2025

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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

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Guardians of Finance Integrity, How the NY Fed’s Oversight in Iraq and Libya Could Hold a Blueprint for Post-Conflict...

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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

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Changes in Beneficial Ownership rules under the new EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624

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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

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FSB letter to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors ahead of meeting

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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

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What’s Ahead as Corporate Transparency Act Comes to a Crossroads

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

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The Corporate Transparency Act takes Effect Monday, January 1, 2024

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The Corporate Transparency Act takes effect Monday, January 1, 2024. What are the primary goals of the Corporate Transparency Act? Who is required to comply with the information disclosures within this important new law and...more

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The Challenge of Transparency in Preventing Financial Crime: Navigating Financial Integrity in a Changing Risk Landscape

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The landscape of financial crimes is constantly evolving, and the concept of transparency is being fundamentally challenged. A dynamic, innovative approach is imperative to preserve and shape the future of financial...more

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act receives Royal Assent

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) introduces a suite of wide-ranging reforms to tackle economic crime and improve transparency over corporate entities. Under the ECCTA, Companies House will have...more

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FFIEC Updates Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual

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On August 2, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced updates to certain sections and examination procedures in the FFIEC Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual (Manual). The...more

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Foreign Ownership of UK Real Estate Under Scrutiny

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The UK Government has recently introduced the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022 (the Bill). Amongst other objectives, the Bill proposes the setting up of a register of overseas entities and their...more

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FinCEN Seeks Public Input to Reduce Vulnerability of Real Estate Market to Money Laundering

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) on Dec. 9, 2021, requesting public comment on ways to enhance the transparency of the domestic real estate market...more

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Corporate Transparency Act: How Will It Affect Financial Institutions?

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The Corporate Transparency Act, found within the National Defense Authorization Act, directs the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to establish and maintain a national registry of beneficial ownership information. ...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

What is Next after BSA turns 50?

On 2/6/2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (2020 Strategy).  The purpose of the 2020 Strategy is to...more

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FinCEN Stresses Transparency, BSA Filing Data, and Perils of “Under- Regulating” to Securities Industry

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Last Thursday, FinCEN Deputy Director Jamal El-Hindi appeared at the 20th annual Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crimes Conference hosted by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in New...more

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