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The Need for a FinCEN Database

Abrigo

The US is at a disadvantage without a national beneficial ownership registry. . The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) led the way as the first international body to set global standards on beneficial ownership in 2003 as part of a strong CDD program. Is a national beneficial ownership database in the works?

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Challenges to monetary policy: lessons from Medieval Europe

BankUnderground

Moreover, the national currency belongs to the people, and the state’s role is to regulate it to benefit the people. This is done by ensuring money is produced according to the strictest standards and avoiding manipulating it to the king’s benefit ( inflation tax ).

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Addressing The Symptoms Of Pharmacies’ Cash Flow Ailments

PYMNTS

Taxes, minimum wage, global trade tariffs — there are a lot of regulatory changes weighing heavily on the minds of U.S. With prescription drugs representing 92 percent of sales revenue, according to the National community Pharmacists Association, thinning margins — and frequent losses — from this side of the business can be fatal.

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Dynamic Duo

Independent Banker

Community banking priorities of reducing regulatory burden and institutionalizing tiered regulation, as well as addressing the risks and market distortions created by too-big-to-fail institutions are likely to rank high on Shelby’s and Brown’s legislative goals for the new Congress. He’s a free-market conservative,” Lynch says.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

CB Insights

In the early 70s, See’s was able to produce about $2M a year (after tax) on just $8M in net tangible assets (including all accounts receivable.) Berkshire Hathaway bought See’s, and by 1982, it was up to producing $13M after taxes on just $20M in net tangible assets. And it’s not one that can be fixed with regulation.

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