The American Dream Gets Trickier for Regional HNWIs

Reported by Andrew Isbester The US government issued a rule that will soon make it more difficult to use cash when buying property.  American Dream However, a major, unfettered bastion of the anonymous cash-for-homes faction has now been felled, as a message sent overnight by the US Treasury Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) shows.  A […]

Treasury Department Finalizes Anti-Money-Laundering Rule for RIAs

Reported by Patrick Donachie The U.S. Treasury Department finalized new anti-money-laundering rules affecting Securities and Exchange Commission-registered investment advisors, though it loosened some strictures from its proposal earlier this year. The department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) unveiled two final rules to combat money laundering: one for IAs and exempt reporting advisors and one for […]