Advisers Drafted by FinCEN for AML Duty, More Fines for E-Comm Retention Failures and a September Miracle, SEC Falls Back on Broken Windows Strategy, and a Refusal to Give Up on Private Fund Rules - FinCEN added to advisers’...more
Hope for a resurgence during 2024 in Venture Capital fundraising, investment, and returns was strong at the beginning of this year, with optimism fueled by the recovery in 2023 of U.S. stock markets (lead by the performance...more
FinCEN is focused on customer due diligence, and both the 2024 Investment Adviser Risk Assessment and proposed rule indicate that investment advisers will be expected to assess customer identity, business model, and sources...more
Treasury proposed a new rule that would require investment advisers to establish an AML/CFT program and file certain reports, such as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), with FinCEN (Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule...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 US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently finalized sweeping new rules for private fund advisers (the “PFA Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The PFA Rules...more
As the private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) funds industry grows and matures in Asia, managers are increasingly looking to market interests in their funds to U.S.-based investors. However, many Asia-based managers...more