The OCC released new Bank Secrecy Act examination procedures to reduce regulatory burdens for community banks, continuing its efforts to streamline anti-money laundering compliance obliga...
The proposed Mexico-related special measure is an extension of the administration’s “total elimination” strategy against cartels and transnational criminal organizations. The propos...
With attempts to secure a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine war at an apparent impasse, the U.S. government imposed blocking sanctions on the two largest Russian oil producers – Rosn...
FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released new FAQs intended to streamline suspicious activity reporting obligations for financial institutions. Together with other recent actions, ...
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued an interim final rule, effective immediately, that extends U.S. export control restrictions applicable to the Entity, MEU, and SDN lists to all ...
Webinar
1.0 CA - General; NY - Professional Practice / Practice Management
Please join us for a discussion on some of this year’s key enforcement trends and policy and regulatory developments in U.S. sanctions and anti-money laundering. Topics will include:San...
FinCEN announced that it will postpone the effective date of a final rule that would impose anti-money laundering compliance requirements on investment advisers, indicating the agency wil...
The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act into law. Our client update breaks down the AML/CFT and sanctions compliance requirements of the GENIUS Act. A companion update provides...
In a significant step towards modernizing Bank Secrecy Act compliance, FinCEN and the federal banking agencies are providing flexibility in “know your customer” requirements for banks.
The Treasury and State Departments have issued sanctions relief permitting U.S. and foreign persons to engage in a broad set of transactions with Syrian businesses, the Syrian government ...
