Regulations amending Chapter 517 of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act (FSIPA) took effect Oct. 1, 2024 (the Regulations). While the Regulations revise certain existing securities and transactional exemptions

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On June 28, 2024, FinCEN issued a Proposed Rule to amend BSA regulations that prescribe the minimum requirements for AML/CFT programs for “financial institutions.” Financial institutions subject to AML/CFT program

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On Dec. 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a final rule (Access Rule) establishing the parameters for authorized access to BOI reported

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Starting Jan. 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act and its implementing regulations mandate that certain U.S. legal entities and foreign entities registered to do business in the United States (collectively

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The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (CTA), enacted as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, requires, for the first time, that certain U.S. legal entities and foreign entities

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On Sept. 6, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations issued a Risk Alert detailing the Division’s examination selection process for SEC-registered investment advisers (Advisers). The Risk Alert

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