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How The New Executive Order On Fair Banking Redefines Financial Inclusion And Tackles The Impact Of De-Risking

On August 5, 2025, the White House issued the "Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans" Executive Order (Executive Order), a major policy shift to expand banking access...

United States Finance

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Perkins Coie LLP

Tornado Cash Jury Deadlocked On Most Serious Charges, But Convicted Founder Roman Storm On Conspiracy To Operate An Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

On August 6th, 2025, following a four-week trial, a jury found Roman Storm, the founder of a crypto mixing service called Tornado Cash, guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN's Focus On Cryptocurrency Kiosks And Financial Crime

On August 4, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued Notice FIN-2025-NTC1 (the "Notice") to address mounting concerns over regulatory risks related to convertible virtual currency ("CVC") kiosks, also known as cryptocurrency ATMs.

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Treasury Issues RFC On Innovative Methods To Detect Illicit Activity In Digital Assets

On August 18, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury published a Request for Comment (RFC) seeking public comment on innovative methods to detect and deter illicit activity involving digital assets.

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

The GENIUS Act And Financial Crimes Compliance: A Detailed Guide

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

FATF Revises AML Standards For Certain Funds Transfers

United States Government

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Mayer Brown

FinCEN Orders Exemptive Relief To Delay The Investment Adviser AML Rule By Two Years

United States Government

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Winston & Strawn LLP

FinCEN Issues Order Delaying Effective Date Of Investment Adviser Rule

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Supreme Court Sets A High Bar For Challenges To Sanctions Designations

United States Litigation

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Dechert

FinCEN Delays Implementation Date And Reopens AML/CFT Rule For Investment Advisers

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

U.S. Senate Introduces Act To Apply AML/BSA Laws To Art Dealers And Auction Houses

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN To Postpone Effective Date And Reopen Anti-Money Laundering Rule For Investment Advisers

United States Government

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Goodwin Procter LLP

FinCEN Delays AML Requirements For Investment Advisers

United States Government

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Dechert

GENIUS Act Establishes Regulatory Framework For Stablecoins

United States Technology

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Are Emotional Distress Damages In FEHA Settlements Taxable?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

New Montana State Income And Property Taxes For 2025 & 2026

United States Tax

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

Analysis Of The 2025 Federal Tax Changes Under The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Legislation

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BakerHostetler

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

United States Litigation

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JAMS

U.S. Department Of The Treasury To Delay Implementation Of The Investment Adviser Rule

On July 21, 2025, FinCEN announced its intention to delay the implementation of the final rule establishing Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers …

United States Government

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

FINCEN Postpones AML/CFT Rules For Investment Advisers Until 2028 And Revisits Scope Of Such Rules

On July 21 2025, in a significant win for the investment adviser industry, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") announced its intention...

United States Government

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Investment Management & Funds Regulatory Update - July 2025

In this issue, we discuss FinCEN's postponement of the effective date for a final anti-money laundering rule that was issued in August 2024 for investment advisers...

United States Government

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

FinCEN Exercises New Authority Targeting Mexico-Based Financial Institutions To Counter Cartel-Linked Fentanyl Trade

On June 25, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated three Mexico-based financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns...

United States Anti-trust

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Foley & Lardner

Anti-Money Laundering And Counter-Terrorism Financing

Worldwide Government

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Jones Day

FinCEN Delays And Intends To Revisit Investment Adviser Final Rule

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Direct Supervisory Powers Of The New European Anti-Money Laundering Authority

United States Government

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Jones Day

FinCEN Postpones Effective Date Of Investment Adviser AML Rule And Announces Intent To Revisit Its Scope

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy / White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Advisory | GENIUS Act Establishes Federal Regulatory Oversight Of Global Stablecoin Industry

United States Technology

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Alston & Bird

FinCEN Postpones Effective Date Of Anti-money Laundering Rules For Investment Advisers

United States Government

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

FinCEN's Cartel Crackdown On Three Mexican Financial Institutions: Implications For US Financial Transactions

United States Government

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Bracewell

AML Reprieve For Investment Advisers

United States Government

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K&L Gates LLP

Risks Increase As U.S. Escalates Pressure Against Mexico With Regulatory Focus On The Financing Of Fentanyl Trafficking

United States Government

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K2 Integrity

Bank Secrecy Act Postponed For Investment Advisers And Exempt Reporting Advisers

United States Government

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Lowenstein Sandler

FinCEN's Cartel Crackdown On Three Mexican Financial Institutions: Implications For US Financial Transactions

It just got much riskier to do business in Mexico. On June 25, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a novel set of orders finding...

United States Government

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Bracewell

AML Reprieve For Investment Advisers

On July 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it is delaying the effective date of the investment adviser anti-money laundering rule (IA AML Rule) for two years from 1 January 2026 to 1 January 2028.

United States Government

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K&L Gates LLP

Risks Increase As U.S. Escalates Pressure Against Mexico With Regulatory Focus On The Financing Of Fentanyl Trafficking

The evolving U.S.-Mexico geopolitical relationship is now fundamentally burdened by the growing regulatory, enforcement, and real risks tied to cartel activity, drug trafficking and the fentanyl trade, immigration, and a rapidly changing tariff environment. Financial institutions and companies on both sides of the border are now having to address more complicated compliance risk management as U.S. authorities wield new authorities and target Mexican financial institutions.

United States Government

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K2 Integrity

Bank Secrecy Act Postponed For Investment Advisers And Exempt Reporting Advisers

On July 21, the United States Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intent to postpone compliance with new regulatory requirements imposing certain anti-money...

United States Government

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Lowenstein Sandler

Treasury Postpones Effective Date Of Investment Adviser AML Rule; Signals Broader Reassessment Of Regulatory Framework

United States Government

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Anderson P.C.

Global Anti-Corruption Insights: Summer 2025

With the return of President Donald Trump to the White House came a new approach to enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

A Guide To Virtual IBANs And Their Regulation

Virtual IBANs have become increasingly popular in the payments industry, but are not always well understood, and the application of regulation (and payment system rules) to vIBANs is not always straight forward.

United States Technology

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A&O Shearman

GENIUS Act Moves To The President's Desk

Today the House passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) (available here) with strong bipartisan support.

United States Government

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

GENIUS Act: AML/CFT And Sanctions Compliance

Today Congress passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. StablecoinsAct (GENIUSAct) (available here) with strong bipartisan support.

United States Government

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

FinCEN Prohibits Fund Transfers Involving Three Mexico-Based Financial Institutions Under FEND Off Fentanyl Act

United States Government

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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

NYDFS And Other State Regulators Impose $4.2 Million Penalty On Money Transmitter

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Focus On Transnational Cartels Continues: FinCEN Targets Three Mexican Financial Institutions With Special Measures, Restricting Their Access To U.S. Financial System

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FinCEN Uses "Special Measures" To Combat Fentanyl Money Laundering, Raising Concerns Around Targeted Mexican Financial Institutions

United States Government

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Perkins Coie LLP

FinCEN Designates Three Mexican Financial Institutions Under New Section 311 Authority: First Use Of Expanded Powers Under FEND Off Fentanyl Act Prohibits All Funds Transmittals To Named Entities

United States Government

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Mayer Brown

FinCEN Sanctions Three Mexican Financial Institutions—Unwary Transactions May Trigger Prohibited Conduct With Broad Legal Implications

United States Government

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Duane Morris LLP

Landmark FinCEN Orders Prohibit Fund Transfers Involving Three Mexican Financial Institutions Based On Illicit Opioid Trafficking Concerns

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

Three Banks Targeted By FinCEN In FEND Off Fentanyl Act Actions: What To Know

United States Criminal

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Lowenstein Sandler

Trump Administration Clears Nippon Steel Acquisition Of U.S. Steel After Biden Block

United States International

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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

The BSA's Expansion & How Investment Advisers Can Leverage Existing AML Compliance Programs In The Cayman Islands To Comply With The BSA

United States Government

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Lowenstein Sandler

DOJ Issues New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines

United States Criminal

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Nossaman LLP

Client Alert: Back In Action: The Trump Administration Lifts "Pause" In Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement

United States Criminal

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Jenner & Block

FinCEN Issues Advisory On Iranian "Shadow Banking" Network

United States Finance

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Arnold & Porter

OFAC Imposes Largest-Ever Penalty On Nonbank Financial Institution For Egregious And Sustained Sanctions Violations—a $216M Warning To U.S. Fund Managers: Know Your Investors

Worldwide International

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Lowenstein Sandler

DOJ Adopts Risk-Based Approach In FCPA & White-Collar Enforcement Policy Shift

United States Criminal

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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Minutes On The Matter With Mike Beckwith: Federal Anti-Money Laundering Trends (Video)

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Law Of Probability: Real-Money Games And Gambling (Video)

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Gamma Law

Key Considerations For Financial Institutions Subject To The New AML Whistleblower Law (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

Current Developments And Looking Ahead In AML And Sanctions (Video)

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A&O Shearman

Our International Trade Team Comments On Recent Iran-Related Developments: Central Bank Sanctions, Humanitarian Trade, And Anti-Money Laundering Rules (Video)

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Hogan Lovells

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