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Institute of International Bankers | 2,364 followers on LinkedIn. Advancing the Interests of the International Banking Community in the United States | The IIB&#39;s mission is to ensure that federal and state banking laws and regulations provide international banks operating in the United States with the same competitive opportunities as domestic banking organizations.  Applying U.S. banking laws and regulations to the U.S. branches, agencies, securities affiliates and other operations of international banks is enormously complicated and can produce unintended adverse results.  The IIB therefore carefully monitors legislative, regulatory and judicial developments at the federal and state level and advocates, as appropriate, to seek results that are consistent with the U.S. policy of national treatment and advancing the interests of its members.

General Counsel Institute of International Bankers

Stephanie Webster

Director of Communications at Institute of International Bankers

Garrett Hawkins

Director of Government Affairs

Kyle Simpson

Head of Communications for the Americas, Deutsche Bank

Dylan Riddle

IIB General Counsel Stephanie Webster recently discussed the Basel III Endgame proposal and the importance of a level playing field for international banks with Risk.net , noting that "the US presents a unique situation where it creates a significant capital charge that is misaligned with the actual risk presented." Check out the article:

There was a full house today at the IIB’s 2024 Anti-Money Laundering Conference. Against the backdrop of significant geopolitical and policy developments over recent years, we heard timely discussion and analysis from industry leaders, private-sector experts, Treasury Department officials and federal regulators on the hottest topics in combatting financial crime. Special thanks to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, US Treasury Deputy Director Jimmy Kirby for taking time out of your busy schedule to discuss the Beneficial Ownership rule, AML Program rule, the 2024 National Risk Assessment and much more. We’re also grateful to Acting U.S. Department of the Treasury Under Secretary Brad Smith and Treasury Head of Strategic Illicit Finance Initiatives Chandana Ravindranath for joining us to speak about sanctions, AML/CTA enforcement, the AML Program rule and more. Thank you again to Deutsche Bank for hosting us in your beautiful space. And thank you to all of our sponsors for making today possible, including Arnold & Porter , Guidehouse , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates , Debevoise & Plimpton , Treliant , WilmerHale , AML RightSource , Berkeley Research Group (BRG) , Crowe , Guidepost Solutions , Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP .

Check safety is part of financial security. The IIB is happy to support the American Bankers Association 's new campaign against check fraud.

From examination priorities and supervisory expectations to third-party risk management and AI, the IIB’s annual Regulatory Compliance Conference was filled with fascinating conversations with senior regulators and leading private-sector experts. Big thanks to keynote speaker Deputy Comptroller of the Currency Donna Murphy for taking time out of your busy schedule to join us today and sharing insight about the importance of developing a culture of compliance and risk management and integrating these functions throughout one's organization. Thank you to Debevoise & Plimpton for hosting us in your beautiful offices. And thank you to sponsors Arnold & Porter , Clifford Chance , Gibson Dunn , Guidepost Solutions , AML RightSource and FTI Consulting .

Insightful new paper by the Bank Policy Institute on the regulatory challenges faced by the U.S. operations of international banks, particularly intermediate holding companies (IHCs). The IIB supports the paper's conclusion and recommendation for a "holistic review" of the current regulatory framework: "U.S. regulators should conduct a holistic review of how these regulations interact, considering the unique nature of IHCs. The current regulatory environment has impaired the mobility of bank capital across subsidiaries and reduced the diversification benefits of global banks. This review should include adjustments to the Fed’s stress testing models to better reflect the business models of IHCs and to modify the proposed standardized approach for operational risk under the Basel III Endgame proposal to account for the unique risk profile of IHCs."

The IIB is advocating for critical changes to a proposed rule implementing the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. Capitol Account noted a major concern of the IIB in coverage yesterday about the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, US Treasury 's AML program proposal: "Companies with overseas operations took issue with a provision that requires certain AML work to be 'performed by' employees based in the U.S. The Institute of International Bankers argued that the law only requires that the programs be overseen in the U.S., while Fincen is going much further. 'Onshoring to the United States of a significant portion of AML/CFT functions currently conducted offshore would require extraordinarily high expenditure for no meaningful benefit,' IIB wrote."

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As the tax landscape rapidly evolves, IIB members heard timely analysis and discussion today from leading experts at the IIB’s annual Tax Conference. Speakers covered the expiration of the TCJA tax cuts, implementation of Pillar 2, next steps for CAMT and the Stock Buyback Excise Tax, what Loper Bright means for tax policy, and much more. Special thanks to keynote speaker Rohit Kumar , principal and co-leader of the National Tax Services Practice at PwC , who delivered an informative tax policy update, including how various election outcomes could impact the 2025 tax debate. Thank you to the team at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates for hosting the conference in your fantastic space and for your platinum sponsorship. And thank you to our gold and silver sponsors— EY , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP , Jones Walker LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP .

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