Lexology PRO | European Union, France, Global, etc. | 23 Mar 2022
The UK Economic Crime Act fast-tracks to royal assent, Poland’s Act for assisting Ukraine could permit the abuse of public funds, and the USAA Federal Savings Bank is fined US$140 million for AML failures – plus other key updates.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | USA | 7 Mar 2022
Medical cannabis is on the way in Alabama. What does that mean for Alabama banks? The implications of this development are enormous for the financial…
Fredrikson & Byron PA | USA | 3 Dec 2021
If you are into Foreign Bank Account Reports (FBARs), your concern about penalties for failing to comply with those FinCEN 114 reporting rules just…
Lexology PRO | Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, etc. | 29 Oct 2021
Closing legal loopholes, launching investigations, and changing legal privilege rights in financial crime investigations are some of the ways that regulators and legislators are responding to the Pandora paper disclosures.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | USA | 1 Oct 2021
On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced two major actions by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) to combat…
Lexology PRO | China, European Union, Global, etc. | 23 Sep 2021
China extends AML obligations to more businesses, the US considers a bill targeting cryptoassets, and a look at the EU’s new AML legislative package – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | USA | 11 Aug 2021
Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has agreed to pay $100 million in the US to settle allegations that it allowed illegal trades and violated the country’s anti-money laundering rules.
Greenberg Traurig LLP | USA | 6 Jul 2021
On June 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in consultation with the U.S. attorney general…
Buckley LLP | USA | 24 Jun 2021
On June 21, the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) published updated versions of four Sections of the Bank Secrecy…
Lexology PRO | Belarus, Belgium, Canada, etc. | 7 Jun 2021
New EU and US sanctions on Belarus and ISIS, tighter UK and US measures to tackle cyberattacks and fraud, and new legislation to strengthen AML and CTF regimes in China, Canada and Germany – plus other key compliance management updates.