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Money Laundering Compliance Examinations
Part One of a Two-Part Article
For money-laundering compliance officers, a classic Bob Dylan song offers a word of sound advice: “You better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone, for the times they are a-changin'.” Or, as acting Chief Counsel for the Comptroller of the Currency Dan Stipano told Florida bankers in February, “In every war we have ever fought, bankers have been on the front lines. While most banks have been willing partners … what was good enough in the past may not be good enough now. The stakes are much, much higher than ever before and a 'business as usual' approach is not going to be sufficient.” Banks that fail to head these warnings will face onerous regulatory orders, fines, and possible criminal investigation.
The biggest change that financial institutions face is the new, expanded-scope anti-money laun-dering (AML) regulatory examination and the proliferation of Written Agreements, Memoranda of Understanding, or Cease and Desist Orders issued by bank regulatory agencies should the financial institution be found to be deficient. An analysis of recent regulatory orders including, among others, AmSouth, ABN AMRO, Standard Chartered, Hudson United Bank, and City National Bank, demonstrates that the regulators are focused on multiple issues.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?