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The Corporate Transparency Act: Key Deadline Fast Approaching and Other Recent Updates for Companies

If your business has not yet focused on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), it is time to do so. Every entity formed or registered in the U.S. before January 1, 2024, must file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act - New Guidance on Reporting Obligations

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As discussed in our three prior client alerts, effective as of January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and rules issued thereunder by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) require most U.S....more

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FinCEN Issues NPRM Regarding Access to Beneficial Ownership Information and Related Safeguards

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Regulatory Developments - FinCEN Issues NPRM Regarding Access to Beneficial Ownership Information and Related Safeguards - On December 15, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would implement...more

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Implications of FINRA’s Recently Released 2022 Sanction Guidelines

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FINRA’s recent overhaul of its Sanction Guidelines is the largest and most significant in two, if not three, decades. It would be quite the understatement to say that the time had come for FINRA to make a much-needed change...more

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UAE Central Bank Issues Guidance on Anti-Money Laundering Risks in the Payment Sector

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The guidance is part of the rapidly evolving rules on anti-money laundering and aims to promote UAE as a jurisdiction compliant with best practices. On August 1, 2022, the UAE Central Bank (CBUAE) issued the Guidance for...more

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Compliance in France in 2022

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The year 2021 and early 2022 proved eventful for compliance and white-collar crime in France, especially for anti-bribery and compliance activity. Agencies are continuing to build on Sapin II by incrementally defining...more

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New Certification Requirements on the Horizon for CCOs: Certifying the Efficacy of Compliance Programs at the Conclusion of...

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On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite of the Department of Justice (DOJ) told an audience of compliance professionals that DOJ will direct prosecutors to "consider requiring" chief compliance...more

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The High Points: SARs and the Three Tiered Framework for MRBs

As green states continue to grow, intentional or unintentional exposure to Marijuana Related Business (“MRB”) customers for financial institutions and broker-dealers is an inevitability. Whether your business has decided to...more

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Anti-Money Laundering Programs Need Better Suspicious Activity Reporting

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Compliance professionals, we need to talk about suspicious activity reporting. The regulators say we’re not doing it well enough. ...more

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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Treasury Department Affirm Regulatory Regime for Convertible Virtual Currencies

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance on May 9, 2019, underscoring the application of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its implementing regulations relating to money...more

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FINRA Reg Notice 17-40: Is Your AML Program Ready For FinCEN’s CDD Rule?

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On November 21, 2017, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 17-40 to provide member firms guidance regarding their obligations under FINRA Rule 3310 (Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program) in light of the Financial Crimes...more

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U.S. Government Issues Guidance to Reassure U.S. Banks Involved in Foreign Correspondent Relationships

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury, together with other U.S. government agencies responsible for enforcing anti-money laundering (AML) and economic sanctions regulations, released guidance on August 30, 2016 in the form of a...more

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