Treasury considering rule to address AML ‘loopholes’ in private investment
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-06-07T22:05:00
The Treasury Department is considering rulemaking that would seek to mitigate the growing risk sanctioned Russian oligarchs and politicians will attempt to use “hedge funds, private equity firms, and investment advisers to hide their assets.”
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