Tag: FinCEN
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Dubai’s Financial Front: Why Freezing Iranian Assets Could Hurt Tehran More Than Missiles
For years, Dubai was one of the most important pressure valves in the Iranian system: a place where trade could be repackaged, money could be rerouted, shell entities could be formed, and sanctions friction could be softened without ever being advertised that way. Now, according to a Wall Street Journal report summarized by Reuters, the…
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European Parliament: The U.S. is a Haven for Tax Cheats and Money Launderers
Earlier this week, we blogged about how the United States recently declared the Philippines to be a “major money laundering country.” On the same day of our post, March 7, the European Parliament (EP) issued a Report which describes the United States as a growing haven for tax evasion and money laundering. Specifically, the Report…
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The Day Your IRA/401(k) Dies
October 20th, 2015. That date might not mean much to you now, but it will. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to meet and announce that it intends to replace the U.S. Dollar as the default reserve currency. What’s that mean for Americans with retirement accounts? It means if your IRA or 401(k) is…