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Episode 377 — Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartel and TCOs

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Could your supply chain be funding cartels without you realizing it? In today’s complex global economy, companies are grappling with a dual challenge – the urgent need to unravel their supply chains and the immediate...more

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Ready or Not, Here It Comes: Final Countdown to the CTA

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is federal legislation that went into effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA was enacted by Congress to combat money laundering and other financial crimes by requiring a broad range of...more

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Understanding the Ultimate Beneficial Owner in UAE Businesses: Insights from Cabinet Decisions No. 109/2023 and No. 132/2023

In recent years, the UAE has taken significant steps to enhance transparency and combat financial crimes within its business landscape. Central to these efforts is the identification and regulation of Ultimate Beneficial...more

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FinCEN Proposes AML Compliance Obligations for Non-Financed Real Estate Transactions

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Following consideration of comments received from an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, on February 16, 2024, FinCEN issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that for the first time would require non-financed...more

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Doing Business in Qatar: How to Comply with the QFC Beneficial Ownership Procedures

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Like many jurisdictions around the world, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has established compliance procedures that require legal entities registered or formed in the QFC to identify their ultimate beneficial owners (UBO)....more

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AML Compliance Lessons Learned from US Bancorp and Rabobank Enforcement Actions

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Global banks have been the focus of enforcement actions, focusing on AML and sanctions violations.  With the new beneficial ownership regulations effective May 11, 2018, we are about to see a significant transformation in AML...more

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The Need for Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Reform

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It is rare these days for Republicans and Democrats to agree on political priorities – another profound grasp of the obvious. Recently, on Capitol Hill there appears to be some common ground on the issue of reforming AML...more

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Incorporating AML Compliance Into a Compliance Program (Part III of III)

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Global companies should implement an AML program and KYC practices that follow the general outline for best practices, though it does not need to be as rigorous as a financial institution. For most companies, AML risks can...more

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Customer Due Diligence in the Post-Panama Papers Era

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Sometimes it takes a scandal to advance a policy or law enforcement cause. The Panama Papers scandal has given new life to financial regulators around the world who seek to impose customer due diligence requirements on banks...more

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FinCEN Proposes to Apply AML/BSA Requirements to Investment Advisers

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FinCEN is an active law enforcement agency. They have taken on more responsibility over the last five years for AML enforcement, and they show no signs of letting up. FinCEN’s proposal to expand beneficial ownership...more

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