Reported by GIULIA MORPURGO and BLOOMBERG Moody’s Analytics has found 21 million “red flags” associated with shell companies that could be used to enable financial crimes, from ancient directors to dubious addresses. For instance, more than 2,200 companies have directors aged 123 years and above, despite the fact that the oldest known human lived to […]
Reported by New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent of Financial Services Adrienne A. Harris announced today that Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC) and its New York branch have agreed to pay $30 million in penalties pursuant to a Consent Order entered into with the New York State Department of Financial Services […]
Reported by Jack Boldarin, James Burch, Lucy Frew, Steven Manning, Nicholas Quin, Andy Randall, John Rogers, Nicholas Swartz, and Daniel Wood Following the removal of the Cayman Islands from the Financial Action Task Force’s list of “jurisdictions under increased monitoring” in October 2023, on 12 December 2023, the European Commission adopted the Commission Delegated Regulation […]
Reported by Rich Stanton The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs) following years of opposition—though not without stern warnings about the “myriad risks” of investing in cryptocurrency. The news was greeted with enthusiasm by crypto-lovers and has led to a minor spike in Bitcoin’s value, with one Bitcoin being worth around $44,000 […]
Reported by Oluwapelumi Adejumo Genesis Global Trading, a prominent cryptocurrency firm, has settled with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). As part of the agreement, Genesis Global Trading will relinquish its authorization to carry out operations within the state. In a January 12 statement, Genesis consented to pay the New York financial regulator an […]
Reported by Jim Wyss In the tropical paradise of Saint Kitts and Nevis, it isn’t the visitors to its golden shores and pristine beaches who sustain the economy. It’s those buying its navy blue passports. For as little as $100,000,foreigners can secure citizenship in certain Caribbean nations that promise tax breaks and visa-free travel to Europe. In […]
Reported by Adam Schrader A law enacted in 2021 to combat money laundering, tax fraud, and corruption went into effect on January 1, 2024, posing a legal risk for artists who do not comply, experts are warning. Hannah Cole, a tax professional and artist herself, penned an op-ed in Hyperallergic on Tuesday, revealing that Corporate Transparency Act […]
Reported by David Leask America has imposed sanctions on three Scottish shell firms it believes are being used to aid Russia’s war effort. United States authorities formally listed the Edinburgh-registered limited partnerships or SLPs earlier this year. They did so as part of a crackdown on a Swiss financier who they – and the British […]
By Robert A. Johnston Jr., Melissa L. Wiley, Paula A. Ladd, Samantha Sigelakis-Minski, Sara Lazarevic, and Stephanie Stephenson On Dec. 22, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Limited Liability Company Transparency Act (“NY LLC Transparency Act”) into law.1 The NY LLC Transparency Act is modeled on the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), a federal law aimed at tackling tax evasion […]
Reported by Edward Helmore It has long been known that the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein operated at the center of a globe-spanning network of the rich, famous and powerful but the documents released Wednesday were nonetheless shocking in revealing the sheer magnitude of his elite circle. Through the prism of a defamation lawsuit involving allegations against […]
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