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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has levied a $7.5 million fine against LPL Financial LLC (LPL) for a series of email system failures which prevented LPL from accessing hundreds of millions of emails and…more

In Part 3 of "It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?" we will address developing BYOD trends and best practices. Please check out Part 1 and 2 of this 3-part series addressing employee and employer concerns,…more

It took just two weeks for the first online poker site located and operated completely inside the United States to deal its one millionth hand of poker. While UltimatePoker.com is only available to Nevada residents located in…more

A new Manhattan bar has become one of the few brick and mortar operations to accept Bitcoins as a method of payment. For more information, see New York City bar Accepting Bitcoins as Payment…more

Federal authorities executed a seizure warrant against a bank account associated with one of the leading bitcoin exchanges. The warrant was not based on bitcoins themselves being illegal. Rather, the entity was not registered as…more

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - What's the Matter With Zynga? - Video game maker drops gun makers, not their guns -…more

In a 33-1 vote, on May 13, the state Senate approved Senator Mark Leno's bill that would require state law enforcement officials to obtain a search warrant before asking service providers to disclose the contents of their…more

FinCEN recently issued interpretive guidance to clarify that it views certain activities involving convertible virtual currencies as money transmission services under the Bank Secrecy Act and FinCEN regulations. If your business…more

What exactly is the '"best" solution for an international business needing to handle and transfer personal data across borders? This has become an increasingly important and common question as business becomes more global…more

On March 29, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed consideration of new regulation on lender-placed insurance. The FHFA specifically requested public input concerning sales commissions and reinsurance activities,…more

In Part 2 of "It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?" we will discuss employer BYOD concerns. Check out Part 1 to learn more about employee interests; Part 3 will present developing trends and suggest best…more

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued model notices for informing existing employees and new hires of health coverage options which will be available through the new marketplace of state and federally supported health…more

Rule 10b5-1 trading plans are in the limelight due to investigations initiated by U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the SEC into possible abuses by corporate executives of such plans. Now, more than ever, companies and their boards of…more

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s civil investigative demand (“CID”) authority has recently presented significant compliance difficulties for companies that have received requests for information relating to an…more

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) requires participant-directed retirement plans to provide participants with in-depth disclosures of the plan’s fees, expenses, and investment performance on an annual…more