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Regulatory & Compliance
Treasury Department Issues Revised Rules For Reporting Foreign Financial Accounts HIRE Act Requires Reporting on the Federal Income Tax Return of Certain Foreign Financial Assets
The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury Department"), issued final regulations in February 2011 to clarify the requirement that certain U.S. persons annually report foreign bank and other...
Read MoreCalifornia Requires Solicitors Of State Retirement Systems To Register As Lobbyists: Implications For Investment Managers
As of January 1, 2011, the California Political Reform Act (the "CPRA") requires "placement agents" soliciting business for "external managers" from the state's public retirement systems - currently the California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS") and the California State Teachers'...
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