Financial institutions have so far not been provided the relief from the burdens of onboarding and customer due diligence they had hoped for as a result of the final version of the beneficial ownership rule issued in September by the… Read More ›
Corporate Transparency Act
Misinvoicing amongst TBML typologies used to cover up environmental crime
Allowing environmental, conservation, and anti-corruption organisations to access export invoices and trade data to identify misinvoicing could help curb environmental crime, including illegal mining, logging, fishing, and wildlife trafficking, according to a virtual convention on environmental crime related illicit financial… Read More ›
FinCEN issues proposed rule on beneficial ownership information reporting requirements
The US treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a proposed rule on beneficial ownership information reporting requirements that would implement key provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act, which was enacted earlier this year as part of the… Read More ›
FATF’s view on US beneficial ownership arrangements not enough for ABA
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has upgraded its assessment of the US’ anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance framework. But the American Bankers Association (ABA) and US legislators are calling for much more stringent disclosure of beneficial… Read More ›