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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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The institutions are the ones shouldering the costs of compliance, examinations, and fines. Reporting Since the real estate industry was exempted from AML requirements in 2002, the onus has been on financial institutions to identify and report suspicious or fraudulent activity.

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Real Estate Money Laundering An Increasing Focus Of Governments

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trillion a year, reported Mansion Global, citing data from Accuity, a global risk and compliance company. Money laundering through real estate is about $1.6 Patrick Hinchin, vice president of commercial strategy at Accuity, said in the report that money laundering through real estate is becoming more common in Australia, America and the U.K.

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Offering advisory services: Piecemeal or holistic approach?

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“The challenge with the piecemeal approach right now is that every project becomes a new and different project,” says Donny Shimamoto, CPA.CITP, CGMA, founder of advisory-focused CPA firm IntrapriseTechKnowlogies LLC in Honolulu and a nationally recognized accounting technology thought leader. “If

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

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At the recent NYU Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement , FinCEN Director Kenneth A. FinCEN is committed to addressing compliance failures that put our financial system and national security at risk. Financial Institution Response : Virtual currencies are a growing money laundering concern, and they are not going away.

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