On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Regulation S-P (“Reg S-P”) that are intended to help protect investors’ privacy from the “expanded use of technology and corresponding...more
5/29/2024
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Compliance ,
Customer Information ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation S-P ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Digital Euro project is the European Central Bank’s (ECB) response to the changing landscape of consumer payments, driven by the rise of cryptocurrency, payment fintechs and electronic transactions. A Digital Euro would...more
8/7/2023
/ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda
On January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (together, the “federal banking regulators”) issued a joint...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission, on October 12, 2022, adopted amendments to its books and records electronic storage requirements for broker-dealers and certain security-based swap entities (“SBSEs”). The final rule...more
Recent turbulence in the crypto asset market and comments by certain regulators raise the critical question of what happens to crypto assets held by a crypto custodian if the custodian becomes insolvent. Custodians include...more
On June 7, 2022, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA), a highly anticipated legislative proposal that, if enacted by Congress and...more
On May 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed rule and form amendments that, if adopted, would require specific, additional disclosures regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...more
As part of our ongoing series of virtual panel discussions exploring a select number of themes instrumental in shaping the future of the global banking sector, our next webinar will focus on digital assets. In this session,...more
4/5/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
CFIUS ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Webinars
On January 20, 2022, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) released a long-awaited paper on U.S. central bank digital currency (“CBDC”), Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of...more
As part of the proposed Banking Package (CRDVI), the European Commission has proposed a harmonised EU regulatory framework for third country bank branches.
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The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a long-awaited Report on Stablecoins on November 1, 2021.
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U.S. regulation of money managers, including non-U.S. managers, and the funds they manage is a complex regime that has changed significantly since the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Reform and Consumer Protection Act of...more
6/18/2015
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Formation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Exemptions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Foreign Investment Fund ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
JOBS Act ,
Licensing Rules ,
Volcker Rule