2/12/2025 5:58:06 PM CFPB Shaken Up While Courts Address Consumer Fraud Obligations Under EFTA and Convenience Fees By Stuart Richter Eric Hail Ted Huffman Camille Brooks +1 more... Show less The new administration continues to shake up the financial services regulatory environment. The CFPB’s new acting director indicated...
2/7/2025 2:50:33 PM FCA Publishes Policy Statement on UK’s Commodity Derivatives Regulatory Framework Reform By Carolyn Jackson Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien On 5 February 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement (PS25/1) setting out its response and final...
1/22/2025 9:34:33 AM FCA Consults on Second Phase of Enforcement Investigation Proposals By Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less Following the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s February 2024 consultation on changes to its Enforcement Guide and publicising...
1/7/2025 3:20:00 PM The CFTC Codifies the Letter 19-17 Compliance Processes Around Separately Margined Accounts By Stephen Morris In 2014, the Joint Audit Committee issued a Regulatory Alert insisting that futures commission merchant (FCM) clearing members treat...
11/22/2024 11:15:31 PM Alpine v. FINRA Big News By Susan Light Wayne Aaron On November 22, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted Alpine a preliminary injunction, ruling that the...
11/21/2024 7:59:27 PM US Federal Court Vacates SEC’s Dealer Rule By James Brady Wayne Aaron Susan Light Earlier today, the US District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas vacated the rule recently adopted by the Securities and Exchange...
11/19/2024 5:36:51 PM New Administration, New Direction? What Swap Dealers Can Expect From CFTC Post-2024 Election By Alex Kim Carl Kennedy The 2024 US presidential elections may signal a shift in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) regulatory and...
11/19/2024 5:30:03 PM Expected CFTC Implementations Post-2024 Election: Key Considerations for Futures Commission Merchants By Carl Kennedy Stephen Morris Eli Krasnow Nicholas Gervasi +1 more... Show less The 2024 US elections may signal a shift in the policy orientation of other federal financial regulators, but at the Commodity Futures...
10/22/2024 8:32:51 PM NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance Requirements for November 1, 2024 By Trisha Sircar As we previously reported, in 2023 the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended its cybersecurity regulation, 23...
9/24/2024 8:47:30 PM FCA Consults on Guidance for UK Trade Repositories’ UK EMIR Reporting Requirements By Carolyn Jackson Ciara McBrien On 4 September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a website seeking feedback (Consultation) on draft questions and answers...
8/15/2024 6:14:22 PM Crypto Compliance in Focus: FINRA Unveils Key Insights on Member Firms’ Digital Asset Activities By Susan Light James Brady Alex Kim The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released a comprehensive update on its insights into its member firms’ involvement in...
8/9/2024 3:58:44 PM (mis)Conduct, Money & Reputation: A Look at Equifax, CrowdStrike & Cybersecurity By Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Cybersecurity continues to dominate headlines, concern investors and have substantial and very real implications for asset and wealth...
7/31/2024 9:47:32 PM FinCEN Proposes Enhanced AML Rules By Susan Light Eli Krasnow On July 3, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a proposed rule (the Proposal) to strengthen and modernize...
7/1/2024 8:33:10 PM A Timely Reminder from CME Market Regulation of the Broad Reach of the Duty to Supervise By Stephen Morris The CME has issued a revised Market Regulation Advisory Notice on Supervisory Responsibilities for Employees and Agents that includes a...
5/15/2024 7:08:41 PM FinCEN AML Alert Part 2: Customer Identification Program Requirements for Investment Advisers By Adam Bolter Nicholas Gervasi On May 13, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...
4/23/2024 3:48:54 PM Whistleblower Rewards Program Update: DOJ Explains and Expands Pilot Program for Voluntary Disclosures By Ryan Meyer Ryan Dean On April 15, the Department of Justice (DOJ) publicly released a memorandum fleshing out its previously announced corporate whistleblower...