On November 1, 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued its Second Amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies adopted in 2017, codified in...more
On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed an order (the “Proposed Order”) that would allow natural persons to engage in limited activities assisting issuers in raising capital without...more
The 2020 Election Results and Implications for the Financial Services Industry -
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has won the 2020 presidential election and the Democratic Party will remain in control of the House...more
The economic and operational stresses caused by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) are highlighting the need for regulated financial institutions to formulate responses to address significant business disruptions (SBDs) and to...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
11/8/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Onshoring ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards ,
Recovery Plans ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
11/5/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards ,
Recovery Plans ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
9/24/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Prudential Standards ,
Recovery Plans ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
7/27/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
Corporate Culture ,
Credit Ratings ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Payment Systems ,
Prudential Standards ,
Recovery Plans ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
7/20/2018
/ Bank Resolution Scheme ,
Banking Sector ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Standards ,
Securities ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
7/12/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Culture ,
Cybersecurity ,
FinTech ,
Payment Systems ,
Prudential Standards ,
Recovery Plans ,
Securities ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
7/5/2018
/ Bank Resolution Scheme ,
Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Prudential Standards ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
6/4/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards ,
Securities ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
May 11, 2018 marked the compliance date for the Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions rule issued by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on May 11, 2016 (the...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
4/26/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Bank Resolution Scheme ,
Banking Sector ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Standards ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
4/20/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
1/11/2018
/ Annual Reports ,
Banking Sector ,
Basel III ,
Benchmarks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Libor ,
Money Laundering ,
Prudential Standards ,
Regulation C ,
Risk Management ,
Securitization ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
12/21/2016
/ Banking Sector ,
Central Counterparties ,
Credit Rating Agencies ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Banks ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
Liquidity ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Stress Tests ,
Systemic Risk Buffer ,
UK ,
Volcker Rule
The European Commission has published draft legislative proposals which would require large non-EU banking firms with EU operations to establish an intermediate holding company in the EU. The proposed rules are similar to US...more