FACT welcomes Treasury’s release of draft regulations introducing common-sense anti-money laundering safeguards for the U.S. private investment industry. The draft rule builds upon a slew of recent moves by Treasury to protect U.S. markets from dirty money.
In January, FACT, TI-US, and GFI held a press briefing detailing the Coalition’s main policy areas to watch in 2024, including imminent actions by Treasury addressing money laundering risks through U.S. real estate and private investment markets, as well as new work at the intersection of environmental and financial crime.
Key recommendations include requiring investment advisers to conduct basic customer due diligence, report beneficial ownership information, and countries of origin for investors in private funds.
Requiring private fund advisers to conduct and report basic customer due diligence is key for defending U.S. financial markets from bad and corrupt actors.
On the eve of the Summit for Democracy, a new report – “Private Investments, Public Harm: How the Opacity of the Massive U.S. Private Investment Industry Fuels Corruption and Threatens National Security” – reveals a gaping hole in the U.S. anti-money laundering framework that undermines U.S. national security, jeopardizes the world’s democracies, and touches the lives of ordinary Americans. Learn more at this event.
