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 August 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule that will, upon effectiveness (January 1, 2026), require most private fund managers to...more
Welcome to the second instalment of 2024 of the Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. In this edition we cover several Cayman Islands regulatory updates including updates to the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, the...more
Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more
The United States Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury) announced that it aims to publish a proposed rule in early 2024 (the 2024 NPRM) that would subject investment advisers to the anti-money laundering (AML)...more
As we begin the annual ritual of making our personal New Year’s resolutions, it’s a great time for secondaries market participants to do the same. As we gear up for what is expected to be an active 2024, here are our...more
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) recently issued a new Statement of Guidance for Mutual Funds and Private Funds (Corporate Governance Guidance) which: - updates the current guidance applicable to funds...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
I. Introduction- U.S. hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds (collectively, the Private Funds),1 and their U.S. general partners, sponsors, and managers (Advisers), are not directly subject to the...more
This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more
There are many advantages to forming a commingled real estate investment fund. These include providing a pool of capital to draw upon quickly as competitive opportunities arise and allowing an investor to build a brand as an...more
A variety of steps have been taken to accommodate managers working during the lockdown. As at 29 September 2020, these measures are as follows: 1. MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF FUNDS - On 20 March 2020, the...more
New law imposes registration and compliance obligations on private funds that carry on business in or from the Cayman Islands. Absent an exemption, all private funds that carry on business in or from the Cayman Islands will...more
Welcome to our Funds First Update. In this briefing we set out an overview of some of the main developments and upcoming changes that we think will be of impact to fund managers, fund investors and to the funds sector as a...more
The Hong Kong Financial Secretary announced in his 2019-20 Budget speech that the government was seeking to establish a limited partnership regime for funds (LPF), in order to facilitate industry development while maintaining...more
On January 7, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued its annual examination priorities for the coming year (2020 Priorities). The 2020 Priorities are important for regulated entities,...more
Central Bank publishes twenty-third edition of UCITS Q&A - The Central Bank published the 23rd Edition of the Central Bank UCITS Q&A on 5 July 2018. A new question, ID 1002, in relation to UCITS investing in non-UCITS...more
This week, the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive came into force in the UK. Among the changes arising from the transposition of the Directive in the UK has been to broaden the "persons with significant control" (PSC)...more
The election of President Trump contained some positive signs for Private Equity (PE) fund managers. These included potential lower corporate taxes, a ten-percent tax holiday for funds parked overseas, large infrastructure...more
Investor Money Regulations Update - The Investor Money Regulations (IMR) became effective on 1 July 2016. The Irish Funds IMR Working Group is in the process of finalising an IMR Q&A document due to be released...more
Summary of private equity firms’ compliance obligations, discussion of notable developments in 2015 and outlook for 2016. US federal laws and regulations, as well as the rules of self-regulatory organizations (SROs),...more
It’s an Absolute Privilege to Meet You! Texas Supreme Court Rules That Internal Investigation Report Provided by Shell Oil to DOJ Enjoys “Absolute Privilege” - Why it matters: On May 15, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court...more