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Compliance Tip of the Day: Finance Models for Compliance
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On August 22, FINRA accepted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) from a broker-dealer member firm regarding its alleged failure to establish and implement policies and procedures designed to detect suspicious...more
On 28 August 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its Final Rulemaking to include certain investment advisers in the definition of a “financial institution” under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The...more
On August 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that will define most SEC-registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) and exempt reporting advisers (“ERAs”) as...more
On 12 June 2024, K2 Integrity and Schulte Roth & Zabel hosted a webinar discussing new regulatory obligations anticipated under proposed rules for investment advisers (IAs), timelines for finalization and compliance, and how...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers; Closed-End Funds; and Directors of Closed-End Funds - Quick Take: The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a notice of...more
The Proposed Rule Would Subject Certain Investment Advisers to a Broad Range of AML/CFT Obligations and Represents a Significant Development for the Sector - Regulators have long considered the lack of anti-money...more
Key Points - On February 13, 2024, FinCEN issued an NPRM that seeks to include certain investment advisers in the definition of “financial institution” under the BSA. As described in the NPRM as well as in FinCEN’s fact...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is responsible for protecting investors and ensuring the integrity of the securities markets. As part of this mission, the SEC requires broker-dealers to comply with...more
1. AML Laws - Federal anti-money laundering (“AML”) laws are complex in nature and apply to a broad category of institutions and businesses. One of the most important AML laws is the Bank Secrecy Act, which obligates...more
As covered in our earlier advisory, "AML Enforcement Continues to Trend in 2021," the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021 included the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), which...more
Ben Franklin once said “by failing to prepare, you prepare to fail.” Based on the SEC’s latest risk alert concerning broker-dealers’ anti-money laundering (AML) compliance (or lack thereof), some firms would be well served to...more
On September 15, 2020, FinCEN issued a Final Rule stating that Banks lacking a Federal Functional Regulator will be required to establish and implement AML programs including policies and procedures, a dedicated compliance...more
In November 2018, Missouri voters passed Amendment 2, setting in motion state regulated medical marijuana. Over the last month, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) began approving license applications...more
First Post in a Two-Part Series - How do financial institutions get in trouble with their regulators? Recent AML enforcement actions suggest that the following two failures are at the heart of most of these actions: (1)...more
Smaller banks and money services businesses should expand their AML compliance to mitigate human trafficking corporate liability. Aside from the Bank Secrecy Act, federal law creates corporate liability for financial...more
On August 25, 2015, the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed rules that would require registered investment advisers to adopt anti-money laundering (AML) programs and report...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the Department of Treasury, issued a proposed anti-money laundering rule applicable to investment advisers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
On August 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released proposed rules that would require investment advisers that are registered or required to be registered (RIAs)...more