FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule to Postpone Effective Date of Investment Adviser AML Rule
On September 19, 2025, FinCEN issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the effective date of the final rule establishing Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers (IA AML Rule) from January 1, 2026, until January 1, 2028.
For more information, see Treasury’s announcement of FinCEN’s intention to postpone and reopen the IA AML Rule, Exemptive Relief Order and the Final Rule below
Treasury Announces Postponement and Reopening of Investment Adviser - Rulehttps://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0201
Exemptive Relief Order to Delay the Effective Date of the Investment Adviser Rule - https://www.fincen.gov/system/files/shared/IA-Rule-Exemptive-Relief-Order.pdf
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/04/2024-19260/financial-crimes-enforcement-network-anti-money-launderingcountering-the-financing-of-terrorism
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Register :: Public Inspection: Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers