The Treasury Department issued the 2024 National Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment and the 2024 National Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment. The assessments are intended to assist both public and private sectors in understanding the current illicit finance environment and developing appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
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Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen congratulated staff at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for the successful launch of the beneficial ownership reporting system. The reporting requirements went into effect on January 1, 2024.
In a newly issued Fact Sheet, Treasury highlighted recent efforts to fight corruption and enhance its AML efforts.
The DOJ, OFAC, FinCEN and the CFTC settled enforcement actions against Binance, its CEO and former CCO. The coordinated settlements addressed charges against the digital asset exchange for CFTC registration failures and for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and International Emergency Economic Powers Act sanctions programs.
The Inter-Agency Working Group for Treasury Market Surveillance reported progress on efforts to ensure that the Treasury market "remains the deepest and most liquid market in the world and a central component of the financial system."