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FATF: Review of Standards on Virtual Assets and Providers (Archive Edition)

The FATF has issued it’s second 12-month review of its revised standards for virtual assets and virtual asset providers. John Byrne, Executive Vice...

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FinCEN Seeks Comments on the Entire BSA

This week FinCEN issued an Request for Information and Comment (RFI) on a Review of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations and Guidance. The RFI asks for...

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FinCEN Issues Several Proposals on Which You should Comment

This week FinCEN issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Real Estate Transactions and a ...

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Banking Agencies Looking at Impact of Crypto-Assets

Last week the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a Joint Statement on...

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Pandora Papers: Global and Local Financial Secrets (Archive Edition)

This episode previously aired October, 8th 2021.

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), The Washington Post and many other...

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IRS-Criminal Investigation 2021 Annual Report

This week the IRS published the IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report. IRS-CI is the criminal investigative arm of the...

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Your Sanctions Program is a Key Compliance Issue

The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), the New York State Department of Financial Services,...

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Interpol Looks At Cultural Property Crime

INTERPOL has released its latest survey of member countries – Assessing Crimes Against Cultural Property 2020. The report discusses the INTERPOL...

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Latest FATF Plenary; October 2021

The Financial Action Task Force held its most recent Plenary last week. The delegates completed work on a number key initiatives – updated guidance...

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Aiming for Improving Tax Fairness

The Biden Administration and the Treasury Department have unveiled a proposal to improve tax fairness and compliance. The proposal seeks to enhance...

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Billions are Hidden in US Real Estate

In August 2021, Global Financial Integrity published Acres of Money Laundering – Why U.S. Real Estate is a Kleptocrat’s Dream. The report compares...

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Pandora Papers: Global and Local Financial Secrets

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), The Washington Post and many other news organizations around the world have...

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Suspicious Activity Beyond the SAR

This week the Department of Homeland Security added an item to its website entitled “if you see something, say something.” The item discusses how...

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Regulation of Antiquities – The ANPRM

This week FinCEN published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding anti-money laundering regulations for the trade in antiquities. John...

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Basel: Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk

This week the Basel Institute on Governance published its 10th AML Index. The Index looks at activities by 112 countries to effectively operate...

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Some Thoughts on 9/11

This week is the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The events of that day impacted many lives and changed how people view the world and the threats in it. It...

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FATF: Mutual Evaluation Report – Japan

This week FATF issued a Mutual Evaluation Report for Japan. John and Elliot discuss the findings in the report, the report process, and the focus of...

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Cybersecurity: A Global Challenge

This week saw a White House summit on cybersecurity making clear the connection between cybersecurity and national security. John and Elliot discuss...

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Afghanistan - From Bad to Worse

This week saw the rapid fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban. John and Elliot discuss the collateral damage from this sudden change,...

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A Busy Week in Virtual Currency

This week saw virtual currencies be the focus in many venues. John and Elliot discuss statements from the head of the SEC and the fine levied against...

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New Cuban Sanctions

This week, Tim White and John Byrne discuss the recently imposed sanctions on Cuban officials by the Biden Administration 

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The Risks of Central Bank Digital Currencies

This week at a hearing of a subcommittee of the House Banking Committee the risks related to central bank digital currencies. John and Elliot discuss...

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The Nexus of Narcotics Trafficking and Dirty Money

This week the US Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held hearing on the federal response to the drug overdose epidemic. John and Elliot...

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Proposed Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships

This week US banking regulators asked for comment on proposed interagency guidance on third-party relationships. The proposed guidance will replace...

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FATF: Review of Standards on Virtual Assets and Providers

The FATF has issued it’s second 12-month review of its revised standards for virtual assets and virtual asset providers. John Byrne, Executive Vice...

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The New National Priorities for AML and Terrorist Financing

This week FinCEN issued the first Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism National Priorities. They identify eight areas of...

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Information Sharing - It Really Works!

This week John and Elliot discuss the recent FinCEN recognition of a number of organizations related to the use of a Bank Secrecy Act, how they are...

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