Business Better Podcast Episode: FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Regulations to Strengthen and Modernize AML/CFT Compliance Programs
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Companies and the Corporate Transparency Act
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Practical Lessons Learned Regarding the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering for Financial Institutions - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Analyzing the Treasury's Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Look at the Treasury Department’s April 2023 Report on Decentralized Finance or “DeFi”
Evaluating Fraud Under the Bank Secrecy Act - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Recent Developments in Anti-Money Laundering - The Consumer Finance Podcast
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
A Conversation with Third Party Payment Processors Association President Marsha Jones - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Integrity Matters: AML Trends for 2022
Anti-Money Laundering Act Priorities Released: Takeaways for Companies
Innovation In Compliance - Episode 210 - Money Laundering Regulation and Compliance with Alexander Dill
BSA, OFAC, KYC, and CIP – What do they mean to me? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 29]
Credit Eco To Go Podcast: “You are either in front of the dragon, or behind the dragon”
Cryptocurrency: Wild West or Wall Street? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 22]
The New BSA Whistleblower Law: What You Need to Know
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Withdraws, DOL Rolls Back, and OSHA Expands - Employment Law This Week®
Crypto in the Crosshairs: What Regulatory Themes Characterized 2020?
Cryptocurrency, Legitimate Uses, and Legal Issues
On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional FAQs specifying that a reporting company (i.e., a company to which no exemption applies) created or...more
Initially, the UBO Decree mandated that companies, recognized foundations and associations, trusts, and fiduciary mandates based in Italy fulfill their duty to report data and information on ultimate beneficial ownership by...more
Some of the most commonly used trust structures in UK real estate ownership are Jersey Property Unit Trusts (JPUTs). It has become clear recently, following confirmation from HMRC, and HMRC now changing its published...more
The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (“Act”) introduces new measures to tackle illicit wealth in the UK property market. The Act is comprised of three parts and Part 1 of the Act (“Part 1”), which became...more
On September 29, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule implementing beneficial ownership requirements for certain U.S. and foreign entities registered to do business in the United States,...more
As anticipated in our previous article on 7 March 2022, Companies House launched the new register of overseas entities (the “ROE”) pursuant to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “Act”), so...more
A new Register of Overseas Entities, expected this summer, requires disclosure of beneficial owners. The UK government has introduced legislation1 in Parliament to pave the way for the launch of the new Register of...more
Pursuant to the Law Decree no. 55 of 11 March 2022 (the “Decree”), published in the Italian Official Gazette on 25 May 2022, information about beneficial owners of Italian companies, foundations, associations and trusts will...more
The long-awaited decree regarding the establishment and regulation of the beneficial owner register in Italy was published in the Italian Official Gazette. Following a public consultation, on 25 May 2022 the long-awaited...more
Pension scheme (and other) trustees must register certain trusts with HMRC by 1 September 2022, following the implementation in the UK of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD). While the new requirements do not apply to...more
On March 1, 2022, the UK Government put forward the Economic Crime (Enforcement and Transparency) Bill. The stated aim of the legislation is to “crack down on dirty money in the UK and corrupt elites”, and it is designed to...more
The UK Government has recently introduced the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022 (the Bill). Amongst other objectives, the Bill proposes the setting up of a register of overseas entities and their...more
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more
The Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies (the Central Register) is now open and Irish entities have until 22 November 2019 to file their beneficial ownership details....more
UBO Register: introduction and legal framework - In implementation of EU Directive 2015/849 (the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive) a centralized registry of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (“UBOs”) of Belgian legal...more
As indicated in our previous e-alert? the Luxembourg register of beneficial owners (the Luxembourg RBE) will go live on 1 September 2019. If you are the director or manager of an entity registered with the Luxembourg trade...more
The scope of the New Law is quite broad, and applies to all forms and types of entities.4 This encompasses companies and partnerships, whether or not regulated, including Luxembourg investment funds such as UCITS, Part II...more
France’s transposition of European Directive 2015/849 dated 20 May 2015 on money laundering is now in effect, with a compliance deadline of 1 April 2018. The provisions of Ordinance no. 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016...more
The Background: As part of the implementation of the European Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU Directive 2015/849), a new German Money Laundering Act has come into effect....more
If you’ve been involved in the funds industry, you will be well aware of the ever-increasing focus on anti-money laundering and “know your customer” requirements by national and supranational regulatory bodies alike. In...more
The UK’s beneficial ownership disclosure rules for persons with significant control (PSCs) over certain UK entities, introduced in April 2016, have been extended as part of the UK’s implementation of the EU’s Fourth Anti...more