17 April, 2025 The CFPB Shuts Down Controversial "Regulation Through Guidance" Practices By Ted Huffman Eric Hail The acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to winnow out regulatory tools used by agency staff under...
01 April, 2025 Winding Back the Clock: CFTC Withdraws Controversial SEF Registration Staff Letter By Carl Kennedy Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Christopher Collins +1 more... Show less The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has withdrawn its previous staff advisory...
17 March, 2025 Turning Up the Heat - Ofcom Ramps Up Pressure for Platforms under the Online Safety Act By Terry Green From today, online platforms are expected to have risk assessments in place to understand how likely it is for its users to encounter...
07 March, 2025 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...
22 November, 2024 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...
24 September, 2024 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...
15 August, 2024 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...
09 August, 2024 (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...
01 August, 2024 ABA Weighs in on Generative AI Use in Legal Practice By Michael Justus Alex Kim The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 512, attempting...
03 July, 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Chevron – Impact on Health Care and Life Sciences By Kenya Scott Woodruff Ramana Rameswaran On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court (the “Court”) issued a decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v....
01 July, 2024 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...
14 May, 2024 Proposed Regulations May Mitigate Certain US Tax Reporting Obligations for Some US Taxpayers By Zachary Arons It is quite common for high-net-worth individuals to have income streams from multiple countries. For example, an individual may have an...
23 April, 2024 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...
15 April, 2024 Senate Budget Committee Calls for More IRS Criminal Referrals to the DOJ By Ryan Dean According to Law360, the Senate Budget Committee recently held a hearing regarding offshore tax evasion where senators made clear that,...
14 March, 2024 EU Leading the Way With Passing of the Artificial Intelligence Act By Larry Wong As if implementing rules to make USB-C ports mandatory for electronic devices was not enough, yesterday the European Union approved the...
26 February, 2024 Ensuring Everything Is Above Board: CFTC Proposes Simplified Rules for SEF and DCM Governance, Independence and Mitigating Conflicts of Interest By Nicholas Gervasi Carl Kennedy Seeking to ensure that designated contract markets (DCMs) and swap execution facilities (SEFs) adequately incorporate an independent...