Investigations and Cognitive Interviews
Implications of the SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule
Healthcare Document Retention
Vicky Hanks of Blake Morgan on Building an Effective Employee Brand - Passle's CMO Series Podcast
Behavioral Health Compliance
Conducting Healthcare Compliance Investigations
Navigating the Storm: Crisis Management in the Workplace — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Episode 299 -- Bobby Butler on the Compliance Profession and the Future of Compliance
Compliance Auditing & Monitoring
Web-based Tracking Technology and AI: HIPAA Compliance Issues for Health Care Practices
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - SECURE 2.0 Act Relief for Plan Corrections
What Physicians Need to Understand About Balance Billing
What Nonprofit Board Leadership Needs To Know About Internal Investigations
Compliance with the New EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Compliant Business Communications Through Messaging Apps
Interactive Compliance Policies
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Tax Insurance 101
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Look at the Treasury Department’s April 2023 Report on Decentralized Finance or “DeFi”
Personal Devices and Messaging: Evolving Compliance Concerns and Best Practices
#WorkforceWednesday: What the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Means for Employers - Employment Law This Week®
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Proposed Rule revising its regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requiring financial institutions to...more
Treasury issued a final rule requiring certain investment advisers to establish an AML/CFT Program and file certain reports, such as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), with FinCEN (Final Rule). The Final Rule applies to...more
On May 13, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of the Treasury’s (USDT) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) jointly released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) which, if...more
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has recently taken steps to expand the reach of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and related customer identification regulations. These steps build on...more
Earlier this month, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) continued its efforts to require registered investment advisers (RIAs) and exempt reporting advisers (ERAs) to take steps to prevent the laundering of...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers; Closed-End Funds; and Directors of Closed-End Funds - Quick Take: The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a notice of...more
The Proposed Rule Would Subject Certain Investment Advisers to a Broad Range of AML/CFT Obligations and Represents a Significant Development for the Sector - Regulators have long considered the lack of anti-money...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
FINRA recently published its 90-page 2024 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (Report) providing member firms with insight into six primary topics: Financial Crimes, Crypto Asset Development, Firm Operations, Communications...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is responsible for protecting investors and ensuring the integrity of the securities markets. As part of this mission, the SEC requires broker-dealers to comply with...more
The report examines the vulnerabilities in DeFi, including potential gaps in the United States’ Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering regulatory, supervisory, and enforcement regimes for DeFi. We first discuss how Treasury...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more
1. AML Laws - Federal anti-money laundering (“AML”) laws are complex in nature and apply to a broad category of institutions and businesses. One of the most important AML laws is the Bank Secrecy Act, which obligates...more
As covered in our earlier advisory, "AML Enforcement Continues to Trend in 2021," the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021 included the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), which...more
On September 15, 2020, FinCEN issued a Final Rule stating that Banks lacking a Federal Functional Regulator will be required to establish and implement AML programs including policies and procedures, a dedicated compliance...more
In November 2018, Missouri voters passed Amendment 2, setting in motion state regulated medical marijuana. Over the last month, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) began approving license applications...more
La Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (“Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – FCPA”) prohíbe el pago de sobornos a funcionarios extranjeros para ayudar a obtener o retener negocios. Exige que las empresas cuyos valores se...more
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits payment of bribes to foreign officials to assist with obtaining or retaining business. It requires companies whose securities are listed in the US to maintain books and...more
Smaller banks and money services businesses should expand their AML compliance to mitigate human trafficking corporate liability. Aside from the Bank Secrecy Act, federal law creates corporate liability for financial...more
This Post at a Glance: - FinCEN imposes $2 million penalty against community bank - Bank failed to conduct appropriate due diligence related to Mexican customer - Small banks, other financial institutions need to...more
On August 25, 2015, the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed rules that would require registered investment advisers to adopt anti-money laundering (AML) programs and report...more
Registered investment advisers (RIAs) are required to review their policies and procedures on at least an annual basis. As an aid to the required review and to assist with timely completion of required compliance tasks, below...more
Why it matters - More than 12 years after initially proposing to extend the Bank Secrecy Act's anti-money laundering compliance programs and recordkeeping and reporting requirements to investment advisers, the Financial...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the Department of Treasury, issued a proposed anti-money laundering rule applicable to investment advisers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
On August 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released proposed rules that would require investment advisers that are registered or required to be registered (RIAs)...more