Treasury Secretary Bessent Outlines Strategic Vision for Financial Regulatory Reform at Federal Reserve Capital Conference
In prepared remarks delivered at the Federal Reserve Capital Conference, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined a sweeping and assertive vision for reorienting the nation's financial regulatory architecture. Framing the speech as a call to action, Bessent emphasized the urgent need to move beyond reactive, fragmented regulation and toward a coordinated, long-term blueprint centered on economic growth, innovation, and national security.
Treasury Postpones Effective Date of Investment Adviser AML Rule; Signals Broader Reassessment of Regulatory Framework
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced today its intent to postpone the effective date of its final rule imposing anti-money laundering (“AML”) and countering the financing of terrorism (“CFT”) requirements on investment advisers (the “IA AML Rule”). The new anticipated effective date is January 1, 2028, replacing the original date of January 1, 2026. In parallel, FinCEN indicated that it plans to revisit the scope and substance of the IA AML Rule through a renewed rulemaking process. The agency cited the need to appropriately tailor regulatory obligations to the varied business models and risk profiles present across the investment adviser sector, while also balancing implementation costs and regulatory clarity.