Bessent Says FinCEN’s New SAR Guidance Will Ease ‘Pain Points’ for Banks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said new federal guidance on Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) is intended to ease banks’ “pain points” and shift U.S. anti-money laundering oversight toward measurable effectiveness.
US Lifts Sanctions on Former Paraguay President Cartes
The United States has removed former Paraguayan president Horacio Cartes from its sanctions list, a shift that comes amid warmer ties between the Trump administration and President Santiago Peña’s conservative government, Bloomberg reported.
Pope Leo Curbs Vatican Bank’s Role in Holy See Investments
Pope Leo XIV has approved new rules that redistribute control over the Holy See’s financial investments, diluting the exclusive authority the Vatican Bank has held since 2022 and formalizing a shared model of oversight across church institutions.
Congress Expected to Subpoena Banks Linked to Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein remained embedded in Wall Street’s elite financial networks in the years before his 2019 death, maintaining accounts at more than 20 banks and executing large transactions with prominent investment firms, according to new reporting by The Wall Street Journal.
HK Regulator Bans Ex-Citi Asia Equities Head for Poor Compliance
Hong Kong has banned Richard Charles Heyes, Citigroup’s former head of pan-Asia equities, from re-entering the financial industry for five years after finding him liable for regulatory breaches.
JPMorgan to Pay $330 Million to Resolve 1MDB Case in Malaysia
JPMorgan Chase will pay $330 million to the government of Malaysia to settle claims that it facilitated the processing of $800 million in fraudulent transactions linked to the looting of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB.