SEC Division of Examinations: 2024 Priorities
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COVID-19 & U.S. Financial Institutions: FinCEN’s guidance
On April 3rd, 2020, FinCEN provided additional information to help financial institutions comply with the Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA") obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most importantly, it announced a direct contact mechanism for urgent COVID-19 related issues.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Breaks the Buck.
Due to economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Money Market Funds (“PMMFs”) have seen large outflows while Government Money Market Funds (“GMMFs”) have seen strong inflows due their underlying assets being liquid government securities.
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5th edition of the french biomethane observatory
A comprehensive review of the biomethane sector in France
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Bank Secrecy Act & Anti-Money Laundering Manual Updates
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released several updated sections and related examination procedures to the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual that provide instructions to examiners when assessing the dequacy of a bank’s BSA/AML compliance program.
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Unprecedented: Oil & Gas in the Wake of COVID-19
April 20, 2020 was yet, another unprecedented day during unprecedented times. The WTI benchmark dropped below $0/bbl for the first time ever, closing at –$37.63 for May contracts.
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Cash Management in the context of Covid-19: focusing on what matters.
With the new pandemic, the world has changed faster in the past few days than any could have foreseen.