How Will the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and the Corporate Transparency Act Impact Banks’ Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Under the Bank Secrecy Act? A Discussion with Guest Matt Haslinger
Compliance Perspectives: Due Diligence and Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO)
In an era of increasingly sophisticated financial crimes and evolving regulatory, compliance, and internal audit needs, financial institutions must continuously refine their risk assessment strategies. Traditional methods,...more
Ensuring high-quality standards in any organization is an essential ingredient that must be rooted within a company’s Quality Management Program (QMP) – a program that creates a framework to ensure quality....more
On October 3, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued new guidance concerning the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) by updating and expanding on the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting...more
On 22 August 2024, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar discussing considerations related to the pending anti-money laundering rule (AML) for investment advisers (IAs) from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has published a two-page reference guide (“Guide”) comparing the requirements for reporting beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) to FinCEN under the Corporate...more
The federal banking agencies, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the...more
On June 28, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a proposed rule aimed at strengthening and modernizing financial institutions’ anti-money laundering and countering the...more
On April 18, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released updated FAQs related to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) Rule. The last round of updates occurred in...more
The Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) has re-rated the U.S. as “largely compliant” with FATF’s Recommendation 24, which pertains to transparency related to beneficial ownership of legal persons. Specifically, FATF...more
After years of anticipation, the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) officially went into effect on January 1, 2024. Now that we are two months into the CTA era, below are a few updates and recommended action items based on...more
On February 15, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), published a proposed rule that would define specified investment advisers as “financial institutions” required to implement anti-money...more
On December 21, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen), the National Credit Union Administration, along with...more
This week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued the much-anticipated final rule (“Final Rule”) under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) regarding access to beneficial ownership information (“BOI”)...more
As described in DWT's October 2021 post, the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"), enacted as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, establishes beneficial ownership reporting requirements for a broad range of entities...more
In recent years, the financial services industry has seen an exponential growth in the popularity of challenger banks in the UK. Digitally-driven, technologically innovative and efficient onboarding processes are some of the...more
The Canadian Institute’s 20th Canadian Annual Forum on AML and Financial Crime is a curated program, dedicated to addressing pressing industry challenges through in-depth analysis of the financial crime landscape and industry...more
Executive Summary - The U.S. Congress recently passed the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The CTA requires certain corporations, limited liability companies and...more
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
Growing Chinese illicit finance threats, vulnerabilities, and exposure are combining to increase illicit financing risk in the international financial system, judging from a series of recent advisories, sanctions actions,...more
The stakes are high in combating global financial crime. If criminals succeed in hiding ill-gotten gains, they can continue to commit crimes and finance terrorism. ...more
FinCEN Exchange to encourage information sharing In December 2017, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced the creation of a platform to facilitate information sharing on a voluntary...more
PANA Issues Recommendations to European Parliament: Tougher Enforcement, Greater Transparency, Improved Information Sharing and Prohibitions Against Outsourcing of Customer Due Diligence....more