On August 28, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) subjecting certain registered investment advisers (RIAs) and exempt reporting...more
9/3/2024
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Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
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Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
On Jan. 1, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect, premised on the belief that illicit actors use corporate structures like shell companies and fronts to hide their identities and launder criminal proceeds...more
2/29/2024
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Financial Crimes ,
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U.S. Treasury
On Feb. 7, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)1 in response to illicit finance risks identified in the U.S. residential real estate...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which became effective on January 1, requires that U.S. and foreign companies authorized to do business in the U.S. (each, a Reporting Company) report specific personal information...more
U.S. hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds (collectively, the Private Funds)2 and their U.S. general partners, sponsors, and managers (Advisers) are not directly subject to the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970...more
7/26/2023
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FATF ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Politically Exposed Person (PEPs) ,
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Red Flags Rule ,
SDN List ,
Venture Capital