In recent years, several groundbreaking changes to U.S. domestic and foreign policy initiatives have been brought about as annual provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). With the 2024 iteration of the bill passing through Congress and ultimately signed into law by President Biden in late December, the NDAA has continued its attempts to […]
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As we approach the two-year anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the effects of the military conflict continue reverberate on the global financial system. Economic sanctions levied by dozens of major powers around the world have rained down on Russia and Crimea in wake of the onset of the Russo-Ukrainian war, creating a uniquely […]
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The role of whistleblowing in the financial realm has been a driving force in identifying and mitigating fraud and other forms of corporate misconduct for decades. As such, varying departments
Read MoreCompliance Management Flaws in corporate culture in recent corporate and institutional scandals have been drawing the public’s attention to corporations and other large entities. The concept of “corporate compliance culture” has come under increasing scrutiny by the public and other parties due to these incidents. Regulators are treating it as a high priority, and boards […]
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Current events have brought to the spotlight the implications of having limited or minimal information on beneficial owners of an account. The leak this week of more than 11 million records from the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, has led to a global uproar that prompted Iceland’s prime minister to step aside. An international consortium […]
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In spite of a significant increase in both attention paid and resources committed to fighting illicit finance at the global scale, money laundering and terrorist financing activity remain
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The long-awaited Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is officially in effect as of January 1st, requiring beneficial ownership reporting for both American and foreign companies. The very goal of the CTA is in its name: transparency. Given the increasing prevalence of financial crime seen domestically and abroad, the United States is seeking to expose criminal and […]
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2022 was a landmark year for ransomware attacks on major businesses and government agencies both domestically and abroad, with the prevalence of high-profile attacks continuing to rise
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Canadian multinational banking and financial services staple TD Bank is bracing themselves for a potential regulatory storm the likes of which they have never encountered. Reports emerged last week indicating that the financial giant is currently battling claims that their domestic operations are riddled with anti-money laundering-related deficiencies, with the firm expected to face multiple […]
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In spite of the advanced precautions taken by the federal government, as well as an increase in awareness by both domestic financial institutions and the general public that have helped to better counter illicit financial activity as it relates to terrorism, recent developments have kept the terrorist threat to American interests significant. While a heavy […]
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