On May 13, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) jointly proposed to require that SEC-registered investment ...

Financial institutions operate in an environment where trust, compliance, and fraud prevention are inseparable. To protect the financial system from money laundering, terrorist financing, and identity ...

On May 13, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a joint rule (the Proposed ...

The SEC is proposing a new customer identification program on the heels of the Treasury Department’s February 2024 proposal to stem potential money laundering. The program would require RIAs and ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission and Treasury Department on May 13 issued a rule proposal aimed at combatting money laundering that would require registered investment advisers and exempt ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a rule requiring registered investment advisers (RIAs) to implement ...

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LPL Financial has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that it failed to close or restrict thousands of high-risk accounts because of lax anti-money-laundering procedures.