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Investors Blind to Geopolitical, Tax Risk Without Public Reporting of Key Financial Data, Report Finds

July 28, 2022

Investors are exposed to material tax and geopolitical risks because of a lack of tax and other financial transparency, according to a report released today by the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition. To give investors greater visibility into these material risks, the FACT Coalition report calls on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to use its current authority to implement rules for public country-by-country reporting (PCbCR) regarding revenues, profits, operations, and taxes paid and accrued.

House Passes Bill to Boost Budget of Nation’s Financial Crime Fighters

July 20, 2022

Today, the House of Representatives passed a six-bill appropriations package (H.R. 8294) for fiscal year 2023 that includes $210.33 million for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

House Approves Bipartisan Act to Rein In the Enablers of Corruption

July 15, 2022

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved as part of the must-pass defense spending bill the “ENABLERS” Act. The Act requires certain professional service providers that are best positioned to act as “gatekeepers” to the U.S. financial system to adopt common sense anti-money laundering procedures that can help detect, flag, and prevent the laundering of corrupt and other criminal funds into the United States.

Congress Takes Bold Step to Crack Down on Money Laundering and Global Corruption

June 23, 2022

The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition applauds the House Armed Services Committee for voting today to include the ENABLERS Act in the House version of the annual defense bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (the NDAA).

Treasury Department Makes Urgent Plea for Funding for the Nation’s Financial Crime Fighters

June 14, 2022

Today, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) to urge increased funding for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

Summit Anti-Corruption Commitments Must Include U.S. Domestic Anti-Money Laundering Reforms

June 9, 2022

The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition today reiterated the need for substantive U.S. leadership on key anti-corruption and financial transparency reforms after the opening speech by President Biden last night. Among the Summit’s themes is the reaffirmation of still unfulfilled anti-corruption commitments from the previous Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru.