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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of... more +
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -
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Treasury Postpones Effective Date of Investment Adviser AML Rule, Plans Revisions

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that it intends to postpone the effective date of the final rule establishing anti-money laundering (AML) and suspicious...more

Alston & Bird

FinCEN Delays Enforcement of Investment Adviser AML/CFT Rule

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Our Financial Services and Investment Funds Teams examine the delay by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the effective date for the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)...more

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FINCEN Postpones AML/CFT Rules for Investment Advisers Until 2028 and Revisits Scope of Such Rules

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FinCEN’s announcement clearly reflected its sensitivity to industry concerns. It acknowledged that AML/CFT Rules “must be effectively tailored to the diverse business models and risk profiles of the investment adviser...more

King & Spalding

FinCEN Announces It Will Provide Two-Year Extension of the AML Rule Compliance Date for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt...

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Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) and Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) were less than six months away from the requirement to implement an anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program...more

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FinCEN Delays And Intends To Revisit Investment Adviser Final Rule

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We blogged last year about the Final Rule issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) extending Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

FinCEN Announces Postponement and Reopening of the Investment Adviser Anti-Money Laundering Rule

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On July 21, 2025 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to postpone the effective date of the final rule establishing the investment adviser anti-money...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FinCEN Postpones New AML Rule for Investment Advisers

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On July 21, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it intends to postpone the effective date of the final rule concerning the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering...more

Snell & Wilmer

Treasury and FinCEN Announce Delay of IA–AML Rule Implementation to January 1, 2028

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On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to postpone the effective date of the Anti‑Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FinCEN Delays Effective Date of Investment Adviser Rule and Intends to Revisit the SEC Customer Identification Program Rule for...

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In September 2024, FinCEN issued the Investment Adviser Rule, which aims to “address ongoing illicit finance risks, threats, and vulnerabilities posed by criminals and foreign adversaries that exploit the U.S. financial...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

FinCEN Postpones Investment Adviser AML Requirements, Buying Time for Revisions

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On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that it was delaying the effective date of its final rule establishing Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing...more

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Investment adviser anti-money laundering rule postponed and reopened for further review

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On July 21, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to delay the effective date for certain investment advisers to implement anti-money...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FUNDamentals – FinCEN Delays Investment Adviser AML Rule Until 2028, Signals Revisions to Scope

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On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to delay the effective date of the final rule imposing anti-money laundering (AML) obligations on...more

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Treasury to Delay Investment Adviser AML Rule to 2028, Announces Intent to Reconsider AML and CIP Rules

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On July 21, 2025, the Department of the Treasury announced a two-year postponement of the much-anticipated anti-money laundering (AML) rule, adopted by Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in 2024,...more

Cooley LLP

FinCEN to Postpone Investment Adviser Anti-Money Laundering Rule

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On July 21, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to (1) postpone until January 1, 2028, the effective date of the final anti-money laundering rule...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Bank Secrecy Act Postponed for Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers

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On July 21, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intent to postpone compliance with new regulatory requirements imposing certain anti-money laundering...more

Mayer Brown

BREAKING: FinCEN Postpones Effective Date of Investment Adviser AML Rule

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Earlier yesterday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to postpone the effective date of the final rule establishing Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Investment Adviser Compliance with FinCEN’s AML/CFT Rule

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On August 28, 2024, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that imposes comprehensive anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”) requirements on...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The BSA’s Expansion & How Investment Advisers Can Leverage Existing AML Compliance Programs in the Cayman Islands To Comply With...

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On Aug. 28, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (the Final Rule) extending the scope of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its amendments by requiring certain...more

Carlton Fields

Deadline Approaches for RIAs to Adopt AML Programs CIP Requirements Remain in Limbo

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On August 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a final rule that subjects investment advisers to the anti-money laundering (AML) compliance provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). For...more

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser - Signaling Importance of Accurate Disclosure of AML Procedures

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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

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Dual Registrant Regulatory Roundup - January 2025

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Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

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Regulatory Roundup for September 2024

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Advisers Drafted by FinCEN for AML Duty, More Fines for E-Comm Retention Failures and a September Miracle, SEC Falls Back on Broken Windows Strategy, and a Refusal to Give Up on Private Fund Rules - FinCEN added to advisers’...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Treasury Department Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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On August 16, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published its semiannual regulatory agenda in the Federal Register, detailing the agency’s upcoming regulatory actions and priorities. The agenda outlines the proposed, final,...more

Jenner & Block

FinTech Focus: Investment Advisers Join Ranks of Financial Institutions Subject to the Bank Secrecy Act

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Dually registered, or “dual hat,” investment advisers are already well aware of the extensive obligations imposed by the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”). But for others, the finalization of a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

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FinCEN and SEC Move Closer to New AML Requirements for Investment Advisers & ERAs

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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

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