FACT Submits Comments on Investment Adviser Rule Delay
FACT submits official comments to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on the delay of the landmark investment adviser anti-money laundering rule.
FACT Holds Launch Event for Oil and Gas Tax Report, FinCEN Calls for Comments on IA Rule Delay – Just the FACTs 10/17/25
RSVP now for the launch of FACT’s new report on tax subsidies for U.S. multinational oil and gas companies, and catch up on all the latest from FACT and our members and allies in the latest edition of Just the FACTs.
Beyond Boundaries: Rethinking Conservation in the Age of Environmental Crime
In his latest blog, Isidoro Hazbun argues that the conservation movement must confront the financial engines of environmental destruction that operate across continents.
Amid Venezuela’s illegal gold heist are armed groups, gangs & elites, report says
Mongabay covered a new FACT report that examines the destructive effects of illegal gold mining, with a focus on steps the U.S. can take to cut off the financial drivers of this crime.
“A militaristic, hardline U.S. response to illegal gold mining in the region would be both unwise and ineffective… What we are urging the U.S. to do is to employ new tools from the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing toolbox.”
FACT Calls for US Action on Illegal Gold, FinCEN Director Testifies in Wake of AML Rollbacks: Just the FACTs 9/18/25
FACT publishes new research on illegal gold mining in the Amazon, Congress presses the Administration on anti-money laundering rollbacks, and Australia advances the implementation of its new tax transparency standard.
Corporate Transparency Act Update
FACT deputy director Erica Hanichak was quoted by Thomson Reuters in their coverage of FinCEN’s announcement that it plans to delete beneficial ownership information collected under the Corporate Transparency Act.
“Pilot agencies collectively provided 100 staff members access to FinCEN’s IT system for BOI, conducting nearly 1,700 searches as of October 29, 2024.” Erica Hanichak noted this shows a clear demand amongst law enforcement for the information.