3/17/2025 7:33:09 PM FINRA Proposes and Seeks Comment on Simplified Rules for Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions By Wayne Aaron On Friday, March 14, in Regulatory Notice 25-05, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) proposed a new rule to address when...
3/7/2025 10:36:26 PM CFPB Drops Challenge That Lease-to-Own Agreements Be Regulated As "Credit" By Eric Hail Ted Huffman On Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) dropped its high-profile enforcement action against Acima in Utah federal...
3/5/2025 11:46:48 PM NYDFS Annual Compliance Submissions Due April 15, 2025 and New Compliance Requirements Effective on May 1, 2025 By Trisha Sircar As we previously reported, in 2023 the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended its cybersecurity regulation, 23...
2/24/2025 4:42:42 PM President Trump Executive Order on Supervision of 'Independent' Agencies By Dan Davis Carl Kennedy Nicholas Gervasi Amidst a blitz of executive action, on February 18, President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled “Ensuring Accountability...
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...