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FinCEN Issues Final Rule: Implications for Real Estate Money Laundering

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the United States Department of Treasury, has issued a new investment advisor rule to protect residential real estate from illicit finance, such as money...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Acciones Clave GAFI Febrero 2024

El 02/23/24, el Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI o “FATF”), una entidad intergubernamental independiente que desarrolla políticas para la protección de nuestro sistema financiero global contra el lavado de...more

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FATF Key Actions February 2024

On 2/23/24, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an independent inter-governmental entity that develops policies for protection of our global financial system from money laundering, terrorist financing and financing of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FinCEN's Proposed Streamlined SAR -- The Real Estate Report

On February 16, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a proposed rule addressing “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers.” The proposed rule would, among other...more

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FinCEN Proposes BSA Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate

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On February 16, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) regarding residential real estate. The final version of the NPRM published in the Federal Register is 47...more

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FinCEN Seeks Public Input to Reduce Vulnerability of Real Estate Market to Money Laundering

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) on Dec. 9, 2021, requesting public comment on ways to enhance the transparency of the domestic real estate market...more

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The Government’s New Strategy To Counter Corruption: What You Need To Know

On June 3, 2021, the White House issued a memorandum formally establishing the fight against corruption as a core national security interest. The memorandum directed the development of a presidential strategy to, among other...more

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U.K. Court Strikes Down “Unexplained Wealth Orders” By Parsing Facts and Making Value Judgments About Meaning of Corporate...

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A Court Ruling that May Resonate Across the Globe - The High Court in London recently struck down three “Unexplained Wealth Orders” that U.K. law enforcement had hoped would foil an alleged money laundering scheme by...more

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Treasury Report Targets Money Laundering Risks in Real Estate and Gatekeeper Professions

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In its 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (“2020 Strategy”), the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) has laid out its AML and money laundering enforcement priorities. Last week, we...more

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Treasury Department’s 2020 National Illicit Finance Strategy: Aspirations for BSA/AML Modernization and the Combatting of Key...

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First in a Two-Post Series - The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) has issued its 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (“2020 Strategy”)....more

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German Government Implements Stricter Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Real Estate Sector - Changes to the German anti-money...

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Money laundering risks in the real estate sector have moved increasingly into focus in recent years. The German Government is about to implement stricter anti-money laundering rules following the enactment of the Fourth Money...more

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