Archive:February 16, 2024

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FinCEN Proposes AML Requirements on Registered Investment Advisers (including Exempt Reporting Advisers)
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Australia: Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Reporting Due for Financial Services Licensees

FinCEN Proposes AML Requirements on Registered Investment Advisers (including Exempt Reporting Advisers)

By: Richard F. Kerr, Jennifer L. Klass, and Annabelle H. North

On 13 February 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would impose anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) requirements on Securities and Exchange Commission-registered investment advisers (the SEC, and such investment advisers, RIAs) and exempt reporting advisers (ERAs). FinCEN previously made similar rule proposals in both 2003 and 2015, which were never finalized.

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Australia: Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Reporting Due for Financial Services Licensees

By: Daniel Knight and Laura McFadzean

All Australian financial services licensees with a retail authorisation, Australian credit licensees and certain unlicensed entities and superannuation trustees (eligible entities) are required to report IDR data to ASIC by 29 February 2024 at 11:59 PM.

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