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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council ("FFIEC") updated four sections and respective examination procedures in its Bank Secrecy Act / AML ("BSA/AML") Examination Manual.

The "FATF Public Statement," which was published on November 3, 2017, identifies jurisdictions that are subject to its call for countermeasures or are subject to enhanced due diligence due to their strategic AML/CFT deficiencies.

As an accompaniment to our biweekly series on "What Every Multinational Company Should Know About" various international trade, enforcement, and compliance topics, below find an update to our series on compliance checks that every multinational company should consider.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) on May 9, 2025, voted to defer the compliance deadline for the amended Negative Option Rule...

A Canadian gold mining corporation agreed to settle SEC charges that the company failed to maintain adequate internal controls sufficient to prevent and detect illegal payments by two African subsidiaries.

In its "2017 Year in Review", the Fraud Section in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice announced the launch of its Health Care Fraud Unit's Data Analytics Team.

On May 2, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a class deviation to DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (DFARS 7012)...

Late last month, the New York City Council voted to approve a bill that serves to permanently cap the commissions that third-party food delivery service providers can charge restaurants.

On February 21, 2020, OFCCP launched an online training platform called the Contractor Compliance Institute ("CCI"). In announcing the release of CCI, the agency stated it "created...

Recordkeeping violations continue to grow at a rapid pace, with nearly $4 billion in fines since 2021. Employees continue to use unapproved communication channels...

As a reminder, and as we had reported in an earlier Blog Post, Federal Contractors and Subcontractors are asked to certify their compliance with the Affirmative Action Program obligations under Executive...

On June 7, 2023, the SEC adopted two final rules addressing misconduct in the SBS market. The adopted rules expand the scope of antifraud rules and prohibit certain attempts to influence...

For over twenty months, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has steadily announced settled orders against broker-dealers and investment advisers for failure to retain business-related communication.

On September 6, 2023, the SEC Division of Examinations (EXAMS) released a Risk Alert highlighting critical areas of interest to any investment adviser—including how EXAMS selects...

Tax Exempt and Government Entities is pleased to release ourFiscal Year 2021 Accomplishments Letter. Highlights of our accomplishments during the last fiscal year include...

Ankura experts Shelly Mady and Jean-Michel Ferat contributed to the second edition of The Guide to Compliance published by Global Investigations Review (GIR) by writing a chapter...

Ankura expert Jean-Michel Ferat authored The Guide to Compliance - Third Edition ‘The Significance of Audit and Monitoring in a Compliance Programme' published by Global Investigations Review (GIR).